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.
A tiny Hong Kong shop has become one of the most expensive commercial properties in the world after changing hands for almost £14m — around £106,000 per square foot. The 130sq ft store on Matheson Street, which sells audio and visual equipment,... Read More
The global real estate market will continue to grow hand-in-hand with investment in the sector over the next 16 years with rapid urbanisation and demographic changes in the emerging markets delivering “spectacular returns”. The forecast comes in a... Read More
Commercial insurance costs in the US rose by five per cent in aggregate during the fourth quarter of 2013, according to figures included in the Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS). It was conducted by Towers Watson, a professional services... Read More
Commercial property investment in Poland has reached a seven-year high, according to new survey. Last year €3.12bn was ploughed into the country’s real estate market — much of it from Germany. Of the 2013 investments — which increased steadily... Read More
MetLife, Inc. has announced that its commercial real estate division, MetLife Real Estate Investors, originated $11.5 billion in commercial real estate loans in 2013. MetLife continues to be a leader in the commercial mortgage market as well as the largest... Read More
Gender diversity in the workplace has improved greatly over the past few decades with fewer ‘traditional’ male and female roles than there were 20 or 30 years ago. The property industry has followed this trend, but unlike the residential sector, it... Read More
The South African Competition Commission has approved the £335m sale of the Tiber Group’s management business and real estate portfolio to Growthpoint Properties. The 27-property portfolio spans more than 320,000sq metres of prime office space,... Read More
The real estate market in the U.S. provides an insight into the health of that country's economy and, according to Lawrence Yun the chief economist for the National Association of Realtors, the fundamentals are on an upward curve. Growth is continuing... Read More
Dubai has hinted that its post-crisis real estate strategy will include more focused attempts to attract industrial and commercial investors while keeping a tighter rein on the rental market. According to a department of finance report — The Global... Read More
Despite renewed buoyancy in Ireland’s real estate market the commercial property vacancy rate continued to rise throughout last year. By December there were nearly 30,000 empty shops, factories and offices across the country. In the first survey 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.
