US Commercial Property Update Industrial sentiment worsens in Q2 RICS survey While headline balances saw little movement, digging deeper the Q2 RICS survey shows a reversal of last quarter’s more positive outlook. Indeed, respondents seem more downbeat, with almost half now... 25th July 2024 · 6 mins read
Europe Commercial Property Update RICS survey sours on France, turns upbeat on values The Q2 RICS survey showed that sentiment toward offices is improving – occupier demand balances saw the largest sectoral rise and rent and value growth expectations were raised. With year-ahead... 25th July 2024 · 4 mins read
UK Commercial Property Update Commercial property capital values bottom out The Q2 RICS commercial survey added to the growing body of evidence that capital values at the all-property level have now bottomed out. But, in line with our forecasts, it also implied that the... 25th July 2024 · 3 mins read
UK Commercial Property Update Supermarket recovery delayed, but still imminent Supermarkets struggled in 2023, as falling food sales volumes hit profits and rental growth. But the future looks brighter. As food price inflation has fallen supermarket profits have recovered and... 24th July 2024 · 3 mins read
Europe Commercial Property Update Lending surveys point to weak recovery in transactions Recent surveys of real estate lenders paint a picture of a European lending market that is still seized up, as loan terms tightened and credit demand fell in H1. Lenders are optimistic that demand for... 23rd July 2024 · 3 mins read
US Commercial Property Update Distress rising, but still a long way to go With the share of non-performing CMBS loans on the rise, and plenty of loans set to refinance onto a higher rate this year, recent data provide further evidence that distress will rise both this year... 18th July 2024 · 4 mins read
Europe Commercial Property Update UK looking increasingly attractive compared to France Newfound political stability in the UK contrasts with the now more uncertain political backdrop in France. A better relative outlook for economic growth and risk-free rates had already led to a... 18th July 2024 · 3 mins read
UK Commercial Property Chart Pack UK Commercial Property Chart Pack (Jul. 24) Yields look to have topped out in most sectors and alongside solid rental growth that means capital values are close to bottoming out. However, with no yield compression in sight the recovery will be... 17th July 2024 · 1 min read
US Housing Market Rapid Response US Housing Starts (June 2024) The rise in housing starts and building permits in June is not as good as it seems at first glance, as it was driven by gains in the volatile multi-family sector, which we think will prove temporary... 17th July 2024 · 2 mins read
US Commercial Property Update Flight to more affordable South set to continue Many households have left western metros in favor of those in the South over the past two years. With remote working looking like a permanent fixture of office-based jobs and affordability... 16th July 2024 · 4 mins read
Europe Commercial Property Update Sweden REIT distress unlikely to derail recovery The downgrading of Sweden’s SBB to selective default last week is the latest development for a property market that has faced some of the most acute debt refinancing pressure in Europe. The saga will... 11th July 2024 · 3 mins read
UK Commercial Property Update Do the latest job figures hint at weaker office rents? UK employment has faltered of late and, though growth is expected to improve, no return to the buoyancy of the recent past is in prospect. While headcount has become a weaker indicator of office... 10th July 2024 · 3 mins read
US Commercial Property Update Industrial supply risks look most pointed in Phoenix The legacy of the post-pandemic industrial construction boom is now being felt in rising supply across most metros. With the demand outlook stabilising, we think the evolution of supply will shape... 9th July 2024 · 4 mins read
US Commercial Property Update Near-term laggard but US to outperform longer term The slower adjustment to past rises in interest rates and sharper hit to office demand mean US property is set to underperform European property over the next five years. But unlike equities, we think... 8th July 2024 · 3 mins read
Europe Commercial Property Update Latest trade data spell good news for Iberian ports Timely estimates of trade through Europe’s busiest seaports so far this year have broadly mirrored relative economic performance across Europe, as volumes through Iberia’s ports have recovered while... 4th July 2024 · 3 mins read
UK Commercial Property Rapid Response S&P Global/CIPS Construction PMI (Jun 24) The headline CIPS construction PMI edged back in June from its two-year high last month, but at 52.2 remains in expansionary territory. Both the commercial and housing balances retreated, with the... 4th July 2024 · 1 min read