Real Estate Business Issue 4/2016

News

• Zurich: New neighbor for the Tonhalle
• John Taylor: Master license for Switzerland
• Personnel: EY
• Biberist: New project from AXA Winterthur
• Frauenfeld: Ideas sought for army sites
• Personalia: PSP/Plazza/E&V Commercial
• Solothurn: New gateway to the city
• Brickspaces: Platform for pop-up stores
• ReMax CH: On course for expansion
• Goldman Sachs: Withdrawal from Geneva
• Emmenbrücke: Facelift for Emmen Center
• Basel-Stadt: Canton buys Rosental site
• ImmoScout24/IAZI: Real-time rent index

Trends

• Coworking spaces: niche or megatrend? The market for office space is also becoming more mobile
• The Chinese are coming
• New Market Players in Europe: Investors from the Middle Kingdom

Markets and Investment

• The high price of security Hedging is becoming more expensive
• Message: CS REF Global
• Money for Nothing Monetary policy makes mortgage loans cheaper and cheaper

Title

• Opportunity for dividend hunters
• Real estate shares seem more attractive again
• Message: Peach Property
• Message: SPS Swiss Prime Site
• Message: PSP Swiss Property
• There are also positive total returns in 2016
• Interview with Philippe Kaufmann, Credit Suisse, and Thomas Veraguth, UBS

Project and site development

• Snow was
• Swiss tourism regions in trouble

Architecture and construction industry

• From industrial wasteland to urban quarter
• In Bülach-Nord, the start of construction is getting closer
• 39 News: Uitikon's lakeside becomes more attractive

Residential

• Expulsion from Paradise
• The upward trend in rents for apartments appears to have come to a halt

Service

• Agenda/Review
• Asking rents
• MIPIM 2016: Good mood in Cannes
• Message: wispswiss annual event

Foreign markets

• Transparent markets preferred
• London and Paris remain high on investors' agendas
• News: Paris real estate market
• News: Midlands Engine/Brexit

Real Estate Financial Markets

• Interview of the month: Axel Schaufelberger, AXA
• CS REF International: Benchmark beaten
• SF Sustainable Property Fund: Fresh money
• AFIAA: New President of the Foundation Board
• IAZI Real Estate Investment Awards
• Zug Estates: Well on the way
• Espace Real Estate: Capital increase
• HIAG Immobilien: Large development pipeline
• Column: Buyer? Swarm!
• Schroders: Investment in Berlin-Friedrichshain
• Corpus Sireo: Fourth real estate healthcare fund
• BMO: Hamburg's HafenCity in its sights
• Invesco: Deal in Italy
• Union Investment: Acquisition at Frankfurt Airport
• Final Performer: PSP Swiss Property

Condominium ownership

• Rent or buy - which is cheaper in 2016?