Sustainability
Companies
Spain Becomes the European Leader in Sustainable Offices
Spain tops the list of European countries with the most LEED and BREEAM certified buildings, boosted by the offices of the large Socimis such as Merlin, Colonial and GMP.
REITs
Colonial to Construct an Office Building Made Completely from Wood in Barcelona
Together with Wittywood, the Socimi is going to construct the first fully wooden office building in Spain, which will span 4,100 square metres and be located in the 22 @ district of Barcelona.
Residential
80% of the Buildings in Spain are Inefficient in Energy Terms
80% of the buildings in Spain are inefficient in terms of their energy use and more than half of the building stock is over 40 years old, according to Greenward Partners.
REITs
GMP Converts €525 Million of its Syndicated Financing into a Green Loan
The Socimi has formalised the conversion of €525 million linked to a syndicated loan signed in 2016 into a green loan.
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B-Exclusives
Rental Prices Fell by 10% in Madrid and Barcelona During the State of Emergency
During the lockdown, residential rental prices in Spain decreased by 4.9% on average, with the large cities recording the greatest falls.
House Prices in Madrid Rise by More Than 45% in Five Years
The average home cost 295,927 euros in the Spanish capital at the end of March, compared to 165,280 euros on average in Spain.
How Much Does it Cost to Rent a Home in Your Area According to the Government’s Statistics?
The map prepared by Brains RE using data from the Ministry of Development's index reveals the rental prices in each municipality in Spain; and they vary quite a lot compared to other indicators.
Where are the Most Expensive Homes in Spain?
25 Spanish towns registered house sales costing more than 3,300 euros per square metre during the first quarter, including eight municipalities in the Balearic Islands.
Top News
Hotelbeds Receives a €430M Injection from 3 Funds to Head Off the Risk of Bankruptcy
Cinven, EQT and Canada Pension Plan Investment (CPPI) have decided to contribute €430 million to the Spanish company, which they acquired in 2016.
Brainsre.news: What Happened in April 2020?
The impact of coronavirus defined the real estate market in April, although operations were actually closed in the commercial and logistics markets and new projects were announced in Madrid and Málaga.
Santander Explores How to Securitise NPLs Through Deva Capital
The entity has created the company Deva Capital as a vehicle to explore the purchase of damaged assets from financial institutions around the world, according to various financial sources consulted by the newspaper Expansión. Investment banking sources stress that Santander's subsidiary in Brazil already acquires these types of assets from the banks through its real estate servicer.
Population Density is Not an Enemy in the Fight Against Coronavirus: Here is the Evidence from China and Spain
In regions such as Soria, Segovia, La Rioja and Albacete, the number of people infected by coronavirus per 100,000 inhabitants exceeds one thousand, which is higher than the rates in other areas where the population density is higher such as Madrid and Valencia.
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Hotelbeds Receives a €430M Injection from 3 Funds to Head Off the Risk of Bankruptcy
Cinven, EQT and Canada Pension Plan Investment (CPPI) have decided to contribute €430 million to the Spanish company, which they acquired in 2016.
Santander Explores How to Securitise NPLs Through Deva Capital
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