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It was a stellar year, but I’m sceptical of a Goldilocks scenario for 2018
Predicting is an unpredictable pursuit, but, in my Property Week article a year ago, I did forecast that the surprise of 2017 would be the bounce-back of UK-listed real estate equities.
Listed sector bounces back as specialist strategies pay off
“Perhaps the surprise of 2017 will be the outperformance of the UK-quoted real estate sector against the wider equity markets” was the closing sentence in my January column.
Middle-aged consumers have the deepest pockets
“Age doesn’t matter, unless you are a cheese,” according to Luis Buñuel. I would argue otherwise.
2017 Predictions: surprise of 2017 could be the bounce-back of UK real estate
What a year 2016 was! Who would have thought last January that the UK would vote to leave the European Union, Donald Trump would win the US election and Leicester City would win the Premier League.
Expect the unexpected in the second half of the year
The first six months of 2016 were challenging for the quoted real estate sector, ending a fantastic run of out-performance against the wider equity markets.
Another great year for real estate as returns smash those of other sectors
Welcome to 2016, a US election year, and therefore appropriate to start with a quote from former US president, Franklin D Roosevelt: “Real estate cannot be lost or stolen, nor can it be carried away. Purchased with common sense, paid for in full and managed with reasonable care, it is…
Real estate is set to out-perform the wider equity markets once again
Globally, 2014 was an excellent year for real estate with the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Index delivering a USD return of 14.73% and the US index leading the way with a sparkling performance of 30.43%.
Bigger data is leading to better customer experiences in-store
We recently contributed to the BCSC Technology Trends report, an exploration of how technology trends affect the property industry with particular focus on the retail sector and shopping centres. Penning our thoughts brought home how any technology innovation, from contactless payment to iBeacons, ultimately begins with data and ends in…
The large cap companies are marching back into the top 10
In my article for Property Week on 10 January, I concluded that given the outperformance by global equities and real estate in 2013, it was unlikely that the level of returns could be sustained into 2014.