Monthly Archives: June 2017

Private Rented Sector Growth & The Expansion of Build to Rent (Bisnow)

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Below is a summarised write-up of three broadly overlapping build to rent (BTR) panel discussions from a mid-May 2017 Bisnow event.  Drawing on both domestic and global expertise, the discussions covered a number of relevant topics from managing the sector´s growing pains, the future sustainability of the “wall” institutional funding driving progress in addition to some interesting operation-led feedback and discussions on the issue of affordability. What Can the British Private Rented Sector Learn from the US? Moderated by Mike Kavanau, senior managing director at Chicago commercial real estate brokers HFF, the comparatively smaller panel of the day started with Michael Ablon, Principal and founding partner at Texas-based PegasusAblon sharing his experiences of the developing build to rent (BTR) projects in the Dallas / Fort Worth areas.  Like much of urban US, this region has seen noticeable signs of densification and... [Read More]

Commentary on the June 2017 Property Investor´s Factfile

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June 2017 Property Investor´s Factfile The Property Investor Blog´s monthly factfile presents relevant data from national / London house prices, the latest buy to let Limited Company (SPV) loan rates, LIBOR / SWAP rates and rentals to  mortgage debt figures and information on the first-time buyer sector.  Some noteworthy observations from the last month are outlined below: Nationwide reported average prices in the UK reaching £208,711, slowing down annual growth to 2.1 per cent – the lowest in four years.  Despite the national unemployment rate hitting a 42-year low in the quarter preceding March, Robert Gardner the building society´s chief economist pointed out that real incomes were under pressure due to inflation overtaking wage growth. Speaking to the Guardian, Gardner commented that there is further evidence “that the housing market is losing momentum” which “may be indicative of a wider slowdown in the household sector, though data continues to send mixed... [Read More]