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© The Irish Times |
20 Dec '20 |
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Gavin Wyley appointed as RGRE’s head of residential development
Wyley said: “My role is both to deliver on the current pipeline and to pursue new residential opportunities to supplement our existing land bank. I’m very aware of the structural shortfall in the - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
16 Dec '20 |
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Yew Grove sells €2.4m of ‘non-core’ properties
These transactions increase the company’s yearly rent roll to €11.3m and reduce the vacancy by estimated rental value (ERV) to 3.9pc from 7.2pc of its portfolio. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
16 Dec '20 |
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Commercial property sector demonstrates resilience in face of Covid-19: Fergus O'Farrell of Savills
With one of the lowest urbanisation rates in Europe (at 63 per cent), and with Dublin experiencing the fastest population growth of any city in Europe, it makes a compelling case for further internati - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
16 Dec '20 |
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Questions posed by Covid-19 will frame our approach to business in 2021: Aidan Gavin of Cushman & Wakefield
I believe the questions retail faced in the wake of Covid-19 will also mean repurposing becoming a big theme as investors seek to “future proof” their assets from an event of this scale again. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
16 Dec '20 |
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Resilience shown in 2020 paves way for robust recovery: Myles Clarke of CBRE
Although yields in sectors such as retail, hotels and student accommodation understandably softened, it has been interesting to observe the resilience of yields in sectors such as industrial, offices - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
16 Dec '20 |
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Retail parks seize opportunity presented by High Street’s difficulty: Rod Nowlan of Bannon
There is little doubt that the rebasing of the sector generally will attract new investors wishing to get ahead of the recovery. This will probably manifest as loan trades first with a focus on fundam - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
16 Dec '20 |
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Better year in prospect for 2021 as range of European investors eye Ireland: Kenneth Rouse of BNP Paribas Real Estate
The development of prime logistics space on a speculative basis only began relatively recently, meaning demand is still outstripping supply in this sector leading to rental growth and yield compressio - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
16 Dec '20 |
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The office has a definite future but it will be more flexible: Marie Hunt of CBRE
As opposed to a dramatic fluctuation in rental values, we are more likely to see more generous incentives and greater flexibility being built into office leases for the foreseeable future. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
16 Dec '20 |
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Property investors weigh the longer-term impact of the Covid lockdown: Adrian Trueick of Knight Frank
Dublin’s exposure to the international IT and pharma sector has cushioned the economy from the worse impacts of the pandemic and will support the property market as we come out of the crisis. These - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
16 Dec '20 |
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2020: An unprecedented year for the investment market: John Moran of JLL
Investor demand for logistics is at record levels, as are yields which are now sub-5 per cent in Dublin. Activity in this area is only constrained by a lack of supply, and I expect a lot of investors - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
16 Dec '20 |
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Dublin's private rented sector the standout performer of 2020: Ken MacDonald of Hooke & MacDonald
The sale of 146 residential units by Flynn & O'Flaherty at the Phoenix Park Racecourse in Castleknock to Ires reit for €60 million, a forward sale of 94 apartments by Winterbrook at Harbour Road, Da - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
16 Dec '20 |
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Supply will be biggest obstacle for private rented sector in 2021: Tim MacMahon of Knight Frank
Forward-funding deals which are driving the European PRS market could play a key role here where the sponsors on the land side are deemed to be institutionally-suitable counterparties. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
16 Dec '20 |
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The Top 10 commercial property deals of 2020
1. Cualanor apartment portfolio €200m 2. Bishop’s Square €182m 3. Fitzwilliam 28 €170m 4. Prestige apartment portfolio €145m 5. Baggot Plaza €141m 6. Blackwood Square apartment portfolio - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
15 Dec '20 |
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700 ex-Airbnb units added to rental market - Ires Reit
“We are very lucky, we are positioned mid-tier in the market, there has been more softening in the high-end in city centre,” Ms Sweeney said. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
15 Dec '20 |
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Industrial and logistics sector moves towards the top of the class: Kevin McHugh of Harvey
Unsurprisingly, prime warehouse rents have grown 5 per cent in the past 12 months and now range from €9.75 to €10.45 per sq ft. Given the level of demand and increased construction costs associate - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
15 Dec '20 |
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Too much room at the inn as hotel market feels full impact of Covid-19: Dan O'Connor of JLL
Ireland is a fractured market with over 80 per cent of its hotels under independent ownership. It is this part of the market, weakened by Covid-19, that the dominant players will target.
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© Business Post |
14 Dec '20 |
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Some important lessons to take from the 2020 property market: Marie Hunt of CBRE
The downturn we experienced as a direct result of Covid-19, and the government’s response to it, was largely created by an inability to trade, as opposed to a liquidity crisis or an oversupply situa - Subscribe |
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© Business Post |
14 Dec '20 |
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Prepare for a guarded return to market ‘normality’ in 2021: Keith Lowe of DNG
The first lockdown confined many homeowners to their homes for nearly three months, which focused their minds in terms of their accommodation requirements, and many made the decision to move - Subscribe |
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© Business Post |
14 Dec '20 |
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The case for urban regions and the multi-family/PRS sectors: Donald MacDonald of Hooke & MacDonald
Human beings are generally social animals and the personal interaction that occurs in an office setting is hugely positive. As the months have gone on, many people have found the logistics of working - Subscribe |
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© Business Post |
14 Dec '20 |
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A property market changed, changed utterly: Barry McDonald of REA McDonald
Quality broadband and remote working possibilities replaced commuting strategy and location as the drivers of an extraordinary year which outperformed all expectations despite the Covid-19 crisis.
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