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MIPIM 2025: Is the European Real Estate Market on the Rise?

The annual real estate gathering in Cannes, MIPIM 2025, is set to kick off next week. As in previous years, more than 20,000 delegates will gather to discuss both the opportunities and challenges...
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The Ins and Outs of Build-to-Suits

What is a build-to-suit? A build-to-suit is a real estate solution where a company secures a custom-built facility without the upfront capital investment. In a build-to-suit, a developer or investor...
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Will the Net Lease Market Thrive in 2025?

The net lease industry has faced significant challenges in recent years, grappling with widespread economic uncertainty, soaring inflation and elevated interest rates leading to muted growth. ...
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Lease Accounting 101

Classifying leases as finance or operating is fundamental to how companies manage leased assets and report them under today’s U.S. GAAP standards. Regardless of whether a company is entering into a...
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What’s Next for Commercial Real Estate?

After several challenging years contending with the impacts of a global pandemic, the commercial real estate market finally seems to be healing. As noted in the latest Emerging Trends in Real...
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Corporate Capital Outlook - Q3 2024

Written by Colliers Corporate Capital Solutions, the report details the current state of the global economy and how that’s impacting the net lease sector. The report also features contributed content...
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A Resurgence of Investor Confidence

Earlier this week, real estate professionals from over 70 countries gathered in Munich for the annual EXPO Real trade fair. After a muted year of investment volume, participants were eager to meet...
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Five Benefits of Sale-leasebacks Over Traditional Debt Financing

Originally posted April 22, 2022, updated October 1, 2024 In today’s environment, having access to capital is crucial in order to maintain ongoing operations and invest in growth. However,...
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Last month, the European Central Bank (ECB) announced it would cut interest rates for the first time since 2019, bringing the deposit rate down to 3.75%. This decision came following Eurozone...