Category Archives: Real Estate

Real Estate Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

The Les Eléis shopping centre and Carrefour hypermarket opened in Cherbourg in north-western France

10-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Les Eléis shopping centre is celebrating its opening with an official inauguration ceremony on Friday 6 September in the presence of a number of local elected representatives. The Les Eléis shopping centre is a place where people … Read the full press release

Completely overhauled by Carrefour SA the Maltepe Park shopping centre in Turkey reopens its doors to the public

10-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Maltepe Park shopping centre is reopening its doors to the public after 19 months of building work and is transforming into a major shopping destination. Featuring a number of new, modern-design spaces and 140 new shops (including … Read the full press release

HSBC introduced unbeatable mortgage rates on the High Street at 90% LTV to First-Time Buyers

04-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Bank pledges to offer unbeatable rates on High Street to FTBs On Monday 2nd September HSBC will launch ‘First for First-Time Buyers’, offering unbeatable mortgage rates on the High Street at 90% LTV.1 The ‘Best High Street Mortgage Provider’2 pledges … Read the full press release

Online and telephone bank First Direct reduces rates on its Offset and Repayment mortgages and focuses on fee free mortgages

04-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On Friday 23 August first direct, winner of Moneywise Most Trusted Mortgage Provider, reduced the rates on eleven of its Offset and Repayment mortgages by up to 0.2% to provide even better value to customers.  Borrowers with 25-35% deposit or equity are … Read the full press release

Prudential research finds one in four retired UK homeowners hope to raise £62,000 by moving into a smaller home

• One in four retired homeowners hope to raise £62,000 by moving into a smaller home • Convenience, raising money and cutting bills are the top three reasons for downsizing 02-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Nearly three quarters (73 per cent) of the … Read the full press release

Lemminkäinen and Skanska equaly owned consortium Freeway to build S-ryhmän logistiikkakeskukset Oy’s logistics centre for daily consumer goods

LEMMINKÄINEN AND SKANSKA HAVE SIGNED THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE FIRST PHASE OF THE S GROUP’S LOGISTICS CENTRE 22-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The consortium formed by Lemminkäinen and Skanska, Freeway, has signed a contract with the S Group on the construction of … Read the full press release

Lemminkäinen contract with Russian OOO Mikrorayon Kantri to build 46-house residential area in Istra in the Moscow region

LEMMINKÄINEN BUILDS A 46-HOUSE RESIDENTIAL AREA IN THE CITY OF ISTRA IN THE MOSCOW REGION 22-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Lemminkäinen will build a 46-house residential area in Istra in the Moscow region. The construction contract was awarded to Lemminkäinen by the Russian … Read the full press release

Lemminkäinen signs with Länsimetro Oy for the construction of Matinkylä station on the West Metro line

LEMMINKÄINEN BUILDS THE MATINKYLÄ STATION FOR WEST METRO 22-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Lemminkäinen and Länsimetro Oy have signed an agreement on the construction of the Matinkylä station on the West Metro line. The work will begin in August 2013, and it is … Read the full press release

ISS to provide integrated facility management services to 39 Nordea headquarter buildings in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden

ISS, a leading global provider of facility services, will provide services to Nordea’s headquarters in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. 15-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The contract covers management and delivery of integrated facility services to 39 headquarter buildings in Denmark, Finland, … Read the full press release

Orco Property Group’s largest shareholders executed reserved capital increase

Paris, 08-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On 26 July 2013, the largest shareholders of Orco Property Group (“OPG”), Gamala Limited, Kingstown Capital Management, LP, Alchemy Special Opportunities Fund II L.P. and Stationway Properties Limited, executed subscription agreements to subscribe for 6,666,667 new OPG shares at a … Read the full press release

Alinso Group applauds energy company Lufkin Industries, Inc. of Texas for opening its new plant in Ploiesti West Park, Romania

08-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Lufkin Industries, one of Ploiesti West Park’s first customers, is opening today its new plant in Ploiesti West Park. In 2010 Lufkin acquired 33 ha of land within Ploiesti West Park to set-up one of their largest … Read the full press release

Aktia plc shareholder meeting on Thursday, 12 September 2013 at 11am at Tekniskas Salar, Eerikinkatu 2, Helsinki

05-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Following the merger of Aktia plc with Aktia Bank plc on 1 July 2013, all shareholders of Aktia plc are summoned to a shareholder meeting to determine the final account of Aktia plc. The shareholder meeting is held … Read the full press release

STRABAG Real Estate feiert Grundsteinlegung für Wohnkomplex in Flugfeld Böblingen/Sindelfingen

„Quartier 11“ heißt zukünftig „Terminal 11“ Stuttgart, 30-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Die STRABAG Real Estate GmbH (SRE) feiert heute Grundsteinlegung für ihre Projektentwicklung auf dem Flugfeld Böblingen/Sindelfingen. Zugleich wurde der neue Name des bisher als „Quartier 11“ bekannten Gebäudeensembles vorgestellt: passend … Read the full press release

Société Foncière Lyonnaise released its H1 2013 results, resilient rents and appraisal values

Property rentals: €74.6m, up 5.7% on a comparable portfolio basis Property portfolio value: €3,745m, up 4.3% on a comparable portfolio basis Attributable net profit: €82.2m 26-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The interim consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2013 were … Read the full press release

El Banco de España publica la Guía de acceso al préstamo hipotecario

Madrid, 26-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — El Banco de España publica hoy la Guía de acceso al préstamo hipotecario, un compendio de toda la información necesaria para el consumidor que accede a este tipo de crédito para adquirir una vivienda. La Guía tiene como objetivo … Read the full press release

STRABAG Property and Facility Services vermietet rund 3.000m² Lagerfläche in Erfurt

Frankfurt (Main), 24-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — STRABAG Property and Facility Services hat zu Anfang Juni in Erfurt Mühlweg ca. 3.000 m² einer Logistikimmobilie an die Firma Naturkost Erfurt GmbH vermietet. Der Gebäudekomplex besteht aus einer eingeschossigen Halle sowie einem zweigeschossigen Bürogebäude … Read the full press release

Savills-advised Commerz Real AG confirmed the sale of The Lloyds Building to Chinese insurance company

22-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A German Closed End Fund managed by Commerz Real, advised by Savills and CBRE, has confirmed the sale of The Lloyds Building at One Lime Street, London EC3 to China’s leading insurance company, for £260 million reflecting … Read the full press release

The Praha 1 District Court judgment in favour of Komerční banka over mortgage loan administration bank fees case

Prague, 18-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Praha 1 District Court delivered yesterday its judgment in favour of Komerční banka in the case of a client demanding refund of the bank fees charged for mortgage loan administration. Within a short span of time, this … Read the full press release

Icade acquired Saint-Etienne based private hospital Hôpital de la Loire

18-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Icade Santé has acquired the Hôpital de la Loire, a private hospital in Saint-Etienne (Loire), from the ACAPACE Group and a family investment company SOFIVAL, for 58 million euros including duties. The hospital is a 305-bed … Read the full press release

AXA Real Estate Investment Managers appointed to manage new €350M pan- European investment mandate by the Établissement Retraite Additionnelle de la Fonction Publique (ERAFP)

17-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — AXA Real Estate Investment Managers (“AXA Real Estate”), the leading real estate portfolio and asset manager in Europe, with over €45 billion¹ of assets under management as of March 2013, today announces that it has been appointed to manage … Read the full press release