While our primary focus is the UK commercial property market we will occasionally carry international stories. In the Worldwide News category you can read articles exploring global market developments or looking at a particular overseas commercial property story that has caught our attention.
In New York State, sales of religious property must be approved by the Attorney General's Office and signed off by a Justice of the Supreme Court in the county where the property is located before the transaction can be completed. These extra steps can add an... Read More
The rise in terrorist attacks and insurgency in parts of Nigeria has plunged the country’s property market into a new recession with a fall in demand dragging down values by as much as 40 per cent. With attacks like the kidnap of 200 schoolgirls from... Read More
Istanbul's office market hit a milestone in 2013, hitting record levels for completed transactions. Close to 250,000 square meters of space were registered last year. New development projects offered both pre-lease and pre-sale incentives to occupiers and... Read More
In the 1940s it was the place where Hollywood’s brightest star’s came to relax. While the likes of Lucille Ball, Spencer Tracy and Clark Gable (pictured) sipped cocktails on the terrace, the swimmer and actress Esther Williams ground out lengths in a pool... Read More
The Canadian commercial real estate market is in good shape, according to CBRE Canada, which is forecasting a "steady and stable" remainder of the year. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has assigned an overall rating of "modestly good" to the country's nine... Read More
According to new research conducted by JLL, Auckland commercial property is expected to keep pace with demand. The current development pipeline is said to be "relatively well-matched" to the current demand profile which is forecast for the next 10... Read More
The price of commercial property in New Delhi, which includes retail space as well as offices, has dropped 30% from its peak value in 2008 due to a glut in supply and weak demand over the past few years. One-fifth of commercial space is currently... Read More
The number of distressed properties advertised for sale in Australian national newspapers has fallen to the lowest level in several years, which is being taken as further evidence that the commercial property sector is on an upwards trajectory. According to... Read More
Deepening cracks in China's housing market mean the country's major investors are looking elsewhere for new opportunities. Property investment has slowed down as bank funding tightens up. It accounted for around 12 per cent of China's gross domestic... Read More
In the past year-and-a-half Apple has bought 24 companies with boss Tim Cook admitting his company is “on the prowl” for potential acquisitions. Now the world's second-largest information technology company has turned its attention grabbing chunks of... Read More
The ups and downs of the international commercial property market are closely related to the global economy. However the picture is not always uniform. While demand can be low in one country it can outstrip supply in another.
In this category we report on these trends and the outlook for the occupier and investment markets in Europe, the Far East and elsewhere. We also cover individual commercial property stories from around the world.
These might be articles looking at office developments in global financial centres like New York, Paris and Frankfurt. Equally they could focus on worldwide retail, industrial or leisure developments. You will also find related human interest stories in this category.
