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Download here: Emerging Trends in Real Estate® Europe 2012

An economic crisis has left the European real estate industry in limbo, with preferred markets chosen more on their potential as safe havens than high-growth hubs, and with highly specialised non-core investments gaining attention as alternatives to traditional property types, according to Emerging Trends in Real Estate® Europe 2012, the annual industry forecast published by PwC and the Urban Land Institute (ULI). 

Office to Residential Conversion: Where the Action is?

On November 4th, 2011, the Urban Land Institute held a seminar to consider Government proposals to relax planning rules for conversion of office space to residential use. This seminar was organised jointly by the ULI UK Residential and Office Councils, hosted by Lazard & Co Limited. 

With unlisted real estate rapidly being regarded as a crucial financial asset , there is a growing requirement to establish a robust regulatory and reporting framework against which the performance of non-listed real estate investments can be made. In the latest of its agenda-setting InfoBurst reports, ULI Europe examines several examples of existing indices and investigates both the negative and positive aspects of these.

Working through a group case study, 25 ULI Young Leaders spent two days in “summer school” June 9 and 10 at Cambridge, UK.

The programme focused on learning how to structure real estate funds, present a proposition, hire a placement agency, and pitch to a panel of investor experts.

Why are they no residential REITs? With the right support, a vibrant residential REIT sector that links institution or private finance with housing delivery is poised for take-off claims the ULI.

Residential REITs are highly popular and successful in other countries, so why are there none in the UK despite the fact that the market capitalisation of UK commercial REITs is £28.2 billion?

With increased competition between cities in Europe to attract investors, business and consumers, the role of city branding in building sustained awareness and reputation is more important than ever. ‘City Branding and Urban Investment’, a new InfoBurst report published today by the Urban Land Institute (ULI), examines different approaches by four cities to increase their brand value.

Behaviour Change in Building Energy Efficiency

The summary of the recent Behaviour Change in Building Energy Efficiency LessEn Roundtable is now available.

European cities are under immense pressure to decrease CO2 emissions and increase energy efficiency by 2020. In this new Urban Investment Network InfoBurst report, ULI Europe explains what cities are doing on the ground-level to fight climate change by focusing specifically on renewable energy.