Across the retail property sector, the primary factor in calculating the financial return of an asset is its rental income. Therefore, gaining a detailed view and understanding of the potential risk to total income is vital when evaluating tenants within a portfolio. Why Is Measuring Risk Important to Retail Investors? The UK retail sector has been […]

Proven and trusted in the U.S., Green Street’s Trade Area Power (TAP) Scores have become a go-to benchmark for assessing the local demographic strength of an asset, with TAP scores referenced in our research notes widely to support analysis of assets. Now, this powerful tool is set to launch in the UK, within Retail Analytics […]

Over the course of 2024, Green Street have seen that investment activity in the retail sector is gaining significant momentum. Last week, PwC published their bi-annual report, featuring proprietary data from Green Street, highlighting the positive shift in retail through the latest openings and closures of chain stores, leisure venues, and service outlets across Great […]

In light of the recent news that Prada has acquired the building housing its flagship Miu Miu store on New Bond Street for approximately £250 million, we take a closer look at the historical retail landscape of this iconic shopping destination and explore how it compares to other leading luxury retail hubs across Europe. Luxury […]

Estimating the total retail floorspace across Great Britain has long been a complex challenge for stakeholders in the retail property sector. However, Green Street, following its acquisition of LDC’s granular POI dataset, has harnessed cutting-edge data science and analytical capabilities to model floorspace across 700,000 plus retail units across GB. This landmark development provides new […]

The narrative around brick & mortar retail has changed dramatically over the last few years, particularly relative to the outright negativity from the late 2010s. At the time, mounting concerns that ecommerce would quickly dominate the retail industry – compounded by high-profile bankruptcies such as that of Toys R Us or Sports Authority – prompted […]

The industrial sector and office sector have both seen significant flux in the past year. In a global macroeconomic environment filled with shifting trends and difficult lending policies, the commercial real estate (CRE) market is filled with market participants hunting for every opportunity they can find. In the UK specifically, this – along with shifting […]

Demand negatively surprised for the Industrial sector in 1Q24 for many reasons, but primarily for the warehouse inventory issues related to real retail sales drops. This is hardly good news for rent growth projections looking into the coming quarters – and likely into ’25. In fact, Green Street has adjusted our fundamental outlook for the […]

Recent ESG changes – and changes in Nature in general – have been challenging the Industrial sector in certain states. But, always known for its toughness and tenacity, Texas is rising above the rest and showing multiple markets with promising growth.   Despite these ESG regulations limiting performance in multiple commercial real estate sectors, the Longhorn […]

There is a myriad of different levels and layers of data that go into commercial real estate analysis – almost too many if you’re looking to insert the value of international data in CRE. But rest assured, even on the smallest scale, international data can play a significant role. Depending on your individual goals, data […]

After the past few years of choppy waters through volatile market shifts, we’re seeing a nice change of pace versus the tail end of 2023 in our latest Pan-European Commercial Property Outlook. In this blog, we’ll be running through the major insights we shared in our Pan-European Commercial Property Outlook webinar and maybe giving a […]

Perspectives on Germany’s nuclear backout and its effects in real estate + larger implications   Energy policy in Germany may be providing insight into the importance of nuclear power, and energy’s effect in real estate in general. New Green Street data delivers insights on Germany’s 2002 commitment to move away from nuclear power and the quick […]

It’s been an eventful year for CRE players. Downward pressure on prices among many other micro factors all sit against an economic backdrop filled with uncertainty. To help you navigate this evolving market environment and capitalize on opportunities, please enjoy our annual Green Street Year in Review, which includes valuable forward-looking insight from Director of […]

Below are excerpts of three Green Street Research Reports that piqued the interest of our readers in 2023 July. CTP (CTP): Gateway to Central and Eastern Europe 18 July 2023 In Mid-July, Green Street reached a milestone of 50 Listed PropCos under coverage after announcing that the firm initiated coverage of CTP (CTP), a €13bn-GAV […]

Green Street recently hosted a webinar with Scott Rechler, CEO and Chairman of RXR Realty (a large private investor/operator), as part of its Industry Leaders series. Mr. Rechler is a highly respected executive and provides thoughtful commentary on several important topics. The conversation primarily focused on his views/outlook for New York office fundamentals and capital […]

From September 2007 to March 2009, which marked the peak-to-trough property pricing movement during the Global Financial Crisis (‘GFC’), Green Street’s Commercial Property Price Index (CPPI) fell by a cumulative 18% in Europe. During the same period, cumulative inflation totalled 4%. Since the most recent peak in real estate pricing exactly 12 months ago (i.e., […]

The steep rise in interest rates during 2022 resulted in unprecedented levels of volatility in the unsecured bond and CMBS markets, resulting in reduced capital availability in those segments which pushed commercial real estate borrowers towards bank term loans. Even seasoned unsecured bond issuers (e.g., REITs like STOR, SRC) turned to the bank term loan […]

The article below was published in the May 2 issue of Real Estate Alert. Bad debt on bank balance sheets ticked down again in 2022, but the data belies a wave of loans maturing this year that could translate to distressed offerings for equity buyers. Just $10.4 billion of commercial, multifamily and construction/land loans held […]