Emerging Trends in Real Estate® Europe 2006 - Urban Land Institute
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<strong>in</strong> <strong>2006</strong>.<br />
Exhibit 4-3<br />
100%<br />
80%<br />
60%<br />
40%<br />
20%<br />
0%<br />
also show some promise, but office, street retail, and manufactur<strong>in</strong>g<br />
offer only fair prospects. It is no surprise that, while<br />
the prospects for the office market may improve, the sector<br />
certa<strong>in</strong>ly does not need any new development, especially <strong>in</strong><br />
the bus<strong>in</strong>ess park/out-of-town segment.<br />
Retail<br />
<strong>Europe</strong>an Direct <strong>Real</strong> Estate<br />
Investment, by Property Type<br />
Office<br />
Retail<br />
Industrial<br />
Hotel<br />
Mixed-Use/<br />
Other<br />
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1H 2005<br />
Source: Jones Lang LaSalle <strong>Europe</strong>an Research.<br />
Note: Figures exclude Portugal and Denmark.<br />
There is much less consistency of views about the retail sector<br />
this year from our survey. Retail parks and shopp<strong>in</strong>g centres<br />
have rema<strong>in</strong>ed the top-rated sectors for total returns, with<br />
slightly higher rat<strong>in</strong>gs than last year, but beneath this headl<strong>in</strong>e<br />
the survey rat<strong>in</strong>gs show creep<strong>in</strong>g concerns over rental<br />
growth and development prospects.<br />
Cont<strong>in</strong>u<strong>in</strong>g weak consumer spend<strong>in</strong>g across <strong>Europe</strong> is<br />
now caus<strong>in</strong>g concern among <strong>in</strong>vestors as well as economists.<br />
Spa<strong>in</strong> and the U.K. face a somewhat weaker <strong>2006</strong>. Germany<br />
cont<strong>in</strong>ues to be somewhat weaker but is set to get a temporary<br />
boost with the stag<strong>in</strong>g of the World Cup <strong>in</strong> summer<br />
<strong>2006</strong>. Meanwhile, buck<strong>in</strong>g the trend, at least temporarily, is<br />
France, which is outpac<strong>in</strong>g economic forecasts for its consumer<br />
spend<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Despite this, retail rema<strong>in</strong>s the sector of choice for many.<br />
“Retail has been very attractive, and because of the more stable<br />
performance, many <strong>in</strong>vestors are look<strong>in</strong>g at it. The outlook<br />
for Germany, France, southern <strong>Europe</strong>, and the Nordic<br />
region is very attractive, while the prices <strong>in</strong> the U.K. and central<br />
<strong>Europe</strong> are not.” Yields are quite low, but survey results<br />
Exhibit 4-4 IPD Retail Property Total Returns<br />
for Selected Countries<br />
30%<br />
25%<br />
20%<br />
15%<br />
10%<br />
5%<br />
0%<br />
Ireland<br />
France<br />
Sweden<br />
United K<strong>in</strong>gdom<br />
Netherlands<br />
F<strong>in</strong>land<br />
Germany<br />
Portugal<br />
Spa<strong>in</strong><br />
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004<br />
Source: Investment Property Databank (IPD).<br />
Note: For Ireland, 2004 figure was not available; figure shown is for the<br />
12 months end<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> third-quarter 2005.<br />
suggest that some further downward pressure can be expected<br />
on retail property yields <strong>in</strong> <strong>2006</strong>.<br />
Out-of-town is still a preference for most <strong>in</strong>vestors—<br />
shopp<strong>in</strong>g centres and retail parks—although a general<br />
acknowledgement that city centre regeneration will become<br />
key could shift some <strong>in</strong>terest back <strong>in</strong>to town.<br />
Best Prospects<br />
Germany provides a restructur<strong>in</strong>g opportunity, and with<br />
domestic <strong>in</strong>vestors fail<strong>in</strong>g to see even long-term value <strong>in</strong><br />
their own market, <strong>in</strong>ternational <strong>in</strong>vestors will cont<strong>in</strong>ue to<br />
take the lead <strong>in</strong> <strong>2006</strong>. Entrepreneurial U.K. <strong>in</strong>vestors have<br />
been very active, but now this has been followed by North<br />
American capital such as Canadian <strong>in</strong>vestor Ivanhoe and<br />
LaSalle Investment Management l<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g up with Merrill<br />
Lynch. Respondents say that grow<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>terest has already<br />
meant that supply is a problem. These <strong>in</strong>vestors are look<strong>in</strong>g<br />
for high-yield<strong>in</strong>g retail <strong>in</strong>vestments, which means the sector<br />
is not an option for all. “Opportunities exist <strong>in</strong> Germany,<br />
but risks are higher than markets such as France,” says one.<br />
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