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 rash of high-value commercial transactions has confirmed New Zealand’s emergence from the global property downturn with total sales for 2013 at a six year high. “The recovery is being reflected across all sectors of our business. The market is... Read More
Recruiting and retaining staff is a challenge for the commercial property industry in Canada's national capital, Ottawa, according to the results of a survey conducted by the Building Owners and Managers Association and Hays, a recruiting firm. Over... Read More
Strong balance sheets and growing business confidence look set to make 2014 an “uplifting” year, for global commercial property markets according to Jones Lang LaSalle. Next year’s markets could grow by at least 10 per cent with international sales... Read More
David Beckham has signed a deal with international leisure group and property developer Las Vegas Sands according to women’s magazine Marie Claire. Beckham joins artist Damien Hirst and former Manchester United teammates Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville... Read More
A new property register for Malta would level the commercial playing field and close a tax loophole, according to supporters of the online database. If it receives government approval the Mediterranean island should see its Property Market Value Index... Read More
Never a company accused of thinking small, Google is apparently planning to anchor three giant floating stores on both coasts of the United States. Details of the internet giant’s pioneering retail project were leaked recently after suspicions... Read More
Global retail properties saw the highest levels of growth in capital values and rents of all property types during the third quarter, according to a new report released by CBRE. The global retail capital value index increased by a full two percentage... Read More
A US congressman is pressuring Washington to repeal a law which forces foreign real estate investors to pay up to 35 per cent of a building’s sale price to the Inland Revenue Service (IRS). Republican Kevin Brady claims scrapping the 33-year-old tax... Read More
But hoteliers await World Cup bonanza Rental prices for commercial property in next summer’s football World Cup host Brazil will fall in 2014 due to excess supply and declining occupancy rates, according to analysts. Sao Paulo Prices in Sao Paulo,... Read More
The sale of a half-empty Manhattan building — for less than $1m of its pre-recession price — is being seen as the final hurdle in the American commercial property market recovery. The six-storey office block at 246 Fifth Avenue was bought at... 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.
