| Total returns at the NAV level for pan European funds slowed to just 0.1% in the first quarter of 2012, resulting in a 12 month return to March of 2.1%, their lowest in nearly two years.
Although the underlying direct real estate returns were stronger, at 0.9% for the quarter and 5.9% for the last 12 months, they also represented a deterioration on previous quarters. This weakening of performance could have been expected given the Eurozone debt crisis and the slowing of economic growth, and is in sharp contrast to the stronger performance in the US and Australia...............................................Full Article: Source
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