LONDON-Next year will show falling yields for property as investment liquidity improves and valuation discounts for large spaces, such as in malls, declines, says Schroder Property.

BERLIN-The German cabinet has approved a new law covering changes to the struggling real estate open-end fund sector.

KIEV, UKRAINE-The developer has taken a 35% interest in locally-based retail mall developer Arricano Trading, which has five shopping center projects.

MOSCOW-Golden Babylon 1 and Golden Babylon 2 malls are well located and are 100% occupied, the company said. Until now, both were entirely financed solely with equity.

PARIS-The company’s research group states that this investment appetite is due to a renewed confidence in the sector, based on performance across 27 EU retail locations.

MILAN- Distressed sellers are nowhere to be seen in Italy, yields for prime product are hardening and rents are close to bottoming out, according to Hendersons Global Investors.

LONDON- Liquid Property Fund, a perpetually open ended investment company, will provide institutions with diversification through low volatility global liquid property exposure.

MUNICH- Germany's financial markets stabilization fund, SoFFin, said it will transfer around $259 billion of assets into an institution for servicing and unwinding them.