Pan-European broad equities (measured by the STOXX Europe 600 index, in euros) generated total returns of +6.7%. They shrugged off poor corporate earnings releases and dreadful macroeconomic news flow in April, warmed by the enormous central bank and government support actions. Pan-European property stocks (EPRA Developed Europe, sterling, total returns) returned +1.7%, lagging the wider… Read More »
March 2020 saw the most dramatic real estate equity market performance in living memory (and certainly in the 24 years I have been involved in the management of TR Property). The net asset value (NAV) fell -19.8%, while the benchmark was down -19.1%. The share price fell by -26.7%. These were all unprecedented figures over… Read More »
Pan European real estate equities – much like many other equity sectors – reached all time highs this month. This record statistic was swiftly followed by another more ominous one, that of consecutive daily market corrections. In the case of our index a fall of -9.1% between 21st and 28th February. The UK element of… Read More »
The start of the new decade saw a pause in the six-month long recovery of UK property stocks from their August lows. The ‘Boris bounce’ and election euphoria has dissipated for the moment, with UK property stocks collectively returning -2.8%. However, Continental European stocks picked up the baton, returning +3.1% in euro terms and +2.3%… Read More »
The last month of the decade saw a continuation of the theme that has been running since after the summer in listed real estate names, namely the outperformance of the UK and Sweden over the rest of Europe. The UK returned 4.6% (in sterling terms) and Sweden returned 6.6% (in Swedish krona terms), while the… Read More »