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The Professor

Our professorial contributors illuminate the latest academic research in real estate and economic policy

The Professor

Will the Bank sabotage Labour’s growth ambitions?
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by Peter Warburton | Sep 23, 2024

The decision by the Bank of England’s rate-setting committee to reduce Bank Rate from 5.25% to 5% on 31 July was clearly a nail-biting affair, succeeding by the narrowest of margins: five votes to four. The most recent consumer price inflation print of 2.2% in July, implies a real short-term...

The Professor

Finding the X Factor
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by Alex Moss | Dec 2, 2023

This article is part of our Premium Content Stream, a new Property Chronicle initiative to bring you additional high quality analysis of multiple asset classes. It is currently...

The Professor

The refinancing struggle continues!
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by Nicole Lux | Dec 1, 2023

In UK and European more and more development projects have come to a halt and require new financing agreements in order to continue.

The Professor

Where will the class of 2023 invest?

by Luke Hickmore | Nov 13, 2023

It’s hard not to be infected by the brisk back-to-school mood that arrives with autumn. The French have a word for this time of new notebooks, sharpened pencils and squeaky...

The Professor

Refinancing activity picks up again in October
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by Nicole Lux | Nov 13, 2023

October has been busy with refinancing of some larger European & UK loan facilities including some CMBS bonds.

The Professor

The trend is your friend – but what is it?
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by Alex Moss | Nov 3, 2023

We are introducing a new series of monthly reports where we will look at listed real estate strategies, their rationale, and performance. Each month we will combine aggregated performance data with academic evidence . This article provides a flavour of the content and style of these monthly reports.

The Professor

CRE debt refinancing requirements increase across Europe & UK
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by Nicole Lux | Oct 13, 2023

In September, the ECB raised its key interest rates for a 10th consecutive time, taking the deposit rate to a record high of 4.00% from a historic low of minus 0.50% in just over a year, but economists believe that this was the last increase in 2023.

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Global Inflation Heat Maps September/October 2023
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by Peter Warburton | Oct 9, 2023

Despite the recovery of energy prices and its reflection in transport inflation, there remains a net disinflationary bias among advanced economies as core inflation rates drift lower.