On Pricewaterhousecoopers' Website's Home Page:

[Tired of Waiting]

On Pricewaterhousecoopers' website's home page:

" Adapt or die for real estate? " . http://www.pwc.co.uk/

Many more links here: http://www.pwc.co.uk/eng/publications/emerging_trends_in_real_estate_europe.html

Then a huge report here: http://www.pwc.com/lu/en/real-estate/docs/pwc-publ-et-re-2011.pdf

(I didn't read it yet.)

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After reading a few parts of the report, it looked a bit "real estaty".

It is co-authored by a "Urban Land Institute" (Never heard.)

Googling it :

http://www.uli.org/LearnAboutULI.aspx

Learn about ULI

ULI, the Urban Land Institute, is a 501© (3) nonprofit research and education organization supported by its members.

Founded in 1936, the Institute now has members in 95 countries worldwide, representing the entire spectrum of land use and real estate development disciplines working in private enterprise and public service.

As the preeminent, multidisciplinary real estate forum, ULI facilitates an open exchange of ideas, information, and experience among local, national, and international industry leaders and policy makers dedicated to creating better places.

Members say ULI provides information they can trust and is a place where leaders come to grow professionally and personally through sharing, mentoring, and problem solving. With pride, ULI members commit to the best in land use policy and practice.

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Edited February 25, 2011 by Tired of Waiting

[Conrad]

skim read it nothing too bearish unfortunately

[Pytyr]

On Pricewaterhousecoopers' website's home page:

" Adapt or die for real estate? " . http://www.pwc.co.uk/

Many more links here: http://www.pwc.co.uk/eng/publications/emerging_trends_in_real_estate_europe.html

Then a huge report here: http://www.pwc.com/lu/en/real-estate/docs/pwc-publ-et-re-2011.pdf

(I didn't read it yet.)

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There is an exciting moment coming later this year [in the UK] when all the [spending] cuts come in, unemployment rises, maybe interest rates rise a little. Secondary [properties] will come on to the market [and] values will have to fall

To my mind, we shouldn't have leverage at all. And for the long term investor, the current difficulty of people getting debt is an absolute dream; it is perfect. It keeps the short term investors out of the game

London is a country in itself and seems to defy gravity. Regionally, it's going to be ugly

All about commercial property but well worth a read. Good find ToW.

[Tired of Waiting]

skim read it nothing too bearish unfortunately

Not much macro-economic analyses though. Just a little, in pages 7 and 8.

It sounds like they just interviewed lots of estate agents!

[Tired of Waiting]

All about commercial property but well worth a read.

Yes, I noticed those too. Just a few though.

I think prices will come down strongly, including in London - or even more so in London! The supply flood is very strong there now, and with weakening support from Housing Benefits, I can't see how London prices won't fall strongly.

Good find ToW.

Thanks

[Pytyr]

Yes, I noticed those too. Just a few though.

I think prices will come down strongly, including in London - or even more so in London! The supply flood is very strong there now, and with weakening support from Housing Benefits, I can't see how London prices won't fall strongly.

Thanks

I like to think of London (and the associated commuter towns around it) as a pimple being squeezed. It gets bigger and bigger until...

[REP013]

I like to think of London (and the associated commuter towns around it) as a pimple being squeezed. It gets bigger and bigger until...

You mean like this?