UK real estate: comparing then and now. […]
Thanks for the memories UK real estate: comparing then and now

UK real estate: comparing then and now. […]
U.S real estate is having ‘a good cycle’. It is a long one by any standards. We are also seeing shifts between sectors. Single family homes have given way to apartments; but the way in which the retail has ceded ground to industrial and logistics is the biggest talking point. Technology and demographics are generally […]
Most real estate value is created at the urban level, but some of the most expensive cities in the world are the least well-functioning. So, it does not follow that improvements in the ways cities are run will flow directly into increased real estate value, but they might. Big data techniques are increasingly being adopted […]
GCC Focus – Losing and making money in commercial property The sharp rise in US Treasury, British gilt, German Bund and other government bond yields is a disaster for real estate investment trusts (REIT’s) worldwide, including those in the GCC. In the $1.2 trillion US REIT market, prices of REIT’s investing in commercial property segments […]
I’ve recently been involved in a few subletting transactions relating to offices in London. These transactions were time-critical, but very time-consuming, and the pain of securing superior landlord consent for the subletting at times made me want to poke myself in the eye with a stick. No-one was at fault: all principals, agents and lawyers […]
Charlie Ellingworth shares his predictions for the commercial and residential sectors. […]