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Conformity across borders

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The yields gained from investments in European shopping centres are at around 5.5%-6.5% in Belgium, France, the UK, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. Some observers suggest the convergence of yields is partly due to the same multinational retail outlets being located in many of the centres and therefore they can make a special deal on leases. There is a strong demand for investment opportunities in shopping centres but there are few deals to be made. Other observers have suggested the introduction of the euro also has had an effect on the move towards convergence.

BUILDING MATERIALS & GARDEN SUPPLIES, Stores in Shopping Centers, All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers, Evaluation, Retail trade, Retail stores, Shopping centers

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Spin-off's dramatic benefits

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The need to provide high rates of returns for shareholders and continue expansion plans in Europe has forced many corporate entities to consider divesting property through the outsourcing marketing, with properties then being leased as an investment. The trend towards this kind of divestment is expected to cause a dramatic shift in traditional real estate markets throughout Europe, with investment companies considering property as a major element in portfolio planning.

Property, Corporate divestiture, Divestiture

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An off the wall achievement

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Tishman Speyer and Kajima and the Sony Corporation have invested 1.5 billion deutschmarks in the Sony Center, a construction which consists of 132,500 square meters of letting space in eight buildings surrounding a roofed public area. The Center is situated in Berlin, Germany.

Germany, Real estate, Buildings and facilities, Sony Corp., Real property, SNE, Berlin, Germany, Tishman Speyer and Kajima

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