Frans interviewed Mikko Hentinen, portfolio manager of the UB Nordic Commercial Properties Fund.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
00:21 Real estate portfolio manager’s job description
02:14 Q3 updates
04:18 Market development
06:47 Norway
09:14 Sweden
11:31 International capital plays a big role in Finland
13:15 Effects of the pension system reform
15:43 Prime properties
UB Nordic Commercial Properties fund’s portfolio manager Mikko Hentinen and Frans discussed the performance of the real estate fund, general market outlook for the sector, and more.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
00:29 Fund performance last year
01:04 Development of key return drivers
03:47 Industrial property acquisition in Norway
06:06 Transaction size and yield level
07:30 Market outlook for 2026
12:00 Impact of interest rate cuts on the Norwegian real estate market
14:55 Industrial and logistics properties as the star sectors of recent years
18:03 Outlook for Nordic office properties
22:08 Divergent development of commercial properties
25:53 Impact of the Middle East conflict on the real estate sector
Frans‑Mikael Rostedt discussed the fund’s current status and interest rate matters, among other things, with Mikko Hentinen, portfolio manager of UB Nordic Property.
Topics:
(00:00) Introduction (00:11) Q1 update (01:05) Fair values (03:54) Yield requirements (05:00) Real estate developments (08:58) Market situation (11:39) Transaction volumes (13:56) Stock markets have already forgotten the Strait of Hormuz (14:28) UB Nordic Property – return target
Frans discussed the real estate market once again with Mikko Hentinen, portfolio manager of the UB Nordic Property Fund (UB Pohjoismaiset Liikekiinteistöt).
Topics:
(00:00) Introduction
(00:20) Fund update
(02:16) Rise in interest rates
(03:23) Norway’s interest rate environment
(05:08) Real estate transaction market
(06:39) Impact of interest rates on yield requirements
(07:53) Data centers