Banks continue to reduce their real estate portfolio thanks to foreign investors. Unicaja Banco has informed the CNMV (National Securities Market Commission) of the transfer of 75% of two holding companies of real estate assets to the Norwegian firm Axactor, which translates into a total of more than 4,000 properties. Of …

More than 4,000 properties sold by Unicaja to Axactor

More than 4,000 properties sold by Unicaja to Axactor

Banks continue to reduce their real estate portfolio thanks to foreign investors.

Unicaja Banco has informed the CNMV (National Securities Market Commission) of the transfer of 75% of two real estate asset holding companies to the Norwegian firm Axactor, which translates into a total of more than 4,000 properties . In this way, it will reduce by 252 million euros the volume that represents unproductive assets in the balance sheet, decreasing them by 21% in the last year.

This Unicaja agreement with Axactor also envisages entrusting the administration and marketing to Acquired Property Management (GIA), the Unicaja company specialized in managing and selling real estate and is one of the largest Unicaja operations of this type, the second that this entity carries out with the Norwegian company.

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