UK Commercial Property Data Response RICS Construction Market Survey (Q2) The latest RICS Construction Survey showed a further rise in workloads during Q2, though sentiment for the next 12 months worsened slightly. With labour and supply shortages remaining a major concern... 4th August 2022 · 2 mins read
UK Commercial Property Data Response S&P Global/CIPS Construction PMI (Jul.) The fourth consecutive decline in the headline construction PMI took the index below 50 for the first time since January 2021. While driven by an idiosyncratic drop in civil engineering activity, the... 4th August 2022 · 3 mins read
US Commercial Property Data Response US Metro Employment (Jun.) There was little evidence of any slowdown in June’s job figures, but the deep divisions in performance at the metro level remained. Dallas and Austin stood out on a range of comparisons, while... 3rd August 2022 · 2 mins read
Europe Commercial Property Update Better transparency provides little respite for yields While encouraging for the property risk premium, better transparency across Europe is unlikely to provide much support for property yields given the deterioration in the economic and interest rate... 2nd August 2022 · 3 mins read
UK Commercial Property Update Stretched consumers to cut back on leisure spending As the cost-of-living crisis bites consumers will be forced to cut back on discretionary spending, with the leisure sector set to suffer as a result. At the same time, operators are facing shortages... 2nd August 2022 · 3 mins read
Europe Commercial Property Update Slowdown in European investment to continue After a strong start to the year, European investment weakened in Q2. And we expect only lacklustre activity over the second half of the year as rises in the cost of debt, tightening credit conditions... 29th July 2022 · 3 mins read
UK Commercial Property Data Response Lending to commercial property (Jun.) Lending activity in the commercial property sector surprised on the upside in June, driven by a rise in net lending to standing property investments. But looking ahead, rising interest rates, a... 29th July 2022 · 2 mins read
US Commercial Property Data Response RICS Commercial Market Survey (Q2) The latest RICS survey for the US highlighted the steepest drop in confidence since early 2020, abruptly reversing the building optimism of recent quarters. This adds to the growing evidence that the... 28th July 2022 · 2 mins read
UK Commercial Property Data Response RICS Commercial Property Market Survey (Q2) After briefly recovering in Q1, the latest RICS survey showed that occupier demand dropped back in Q2 as concerns over the economic outlook and cost pressures weighed on activity. Both rental and... 28th July 2022 · 2 mins read
US Commercial Property Data Response NCREIF Property Index (Q2 2022) NCREIF total returns fell back again in Q2, dropping to 3.2% q/q from their end-2021 peak of over 6%, as higher interest rates and weaker growth hit property performance. We expect the remainder of... 26th July 2022 · 3 mins read
Europe Commercial Property Update Weaker consumer outlook to delay Spanish retail rally A rebound in tourism will cushion some of the blow to Spanish prime retail demand caused by falling real incomes this year. But once inflation eventually eases, we expect rent growth to outperform... 25th July 2022 · 3 mins read
UK Commercial Property Chart Pack Yield compression at an end as recession looms With inflation now set to rise to 12% by October, interest rates on the rise and the economy on the brink of recession, the 21-month streak of yield compression is at an end. Coupled with subdued... 22nd July 2022 · 8 mins read
US Commercial Property Update Office conversions most likely in high land cost metros The contrast between the strong performance of the apartment sector and the weak performance of offices in the last two years has made office-to-residential conversions more viable, but the numbers... 22nd July 2022 · 3 mins read
China Economics Weekly Property financing strains, migrant job losses Regulators have called on banks to step up lending to developers. But with banks becoming more cautious about issuing mortgages in the face of mortgage boycotts and local governments tightening... 22nd July 2022 · 4 mins read
Europe Commercial Property Update Tightening credit conditions point to higher yields The Q2 ECB bank lending survey showed a tightening in credit standards for commercial property lending in the first half of the year, with expectations for a further squeeze in H2. With the cost of... 20th July 2022 · 3 mins read
UK Commercial Property Update Recession to weigh on the property outlook The latest revisions to our UK economic view indicate that a recession is now unavoidable. This will weigh on commercial property performance into next year, but the dip is expected to be fairly mild... 20th July 2022 · 3 mins read
