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.
China is still lagging behind Japan and Australia in commercial real estate investment. The two other countries currently have currently have the advantage of deeper inventory, more experienced investors and better transparency. But according to... Read More
Poland's capital city is becoming a busy business hub with multiple building projects breaking ground to meet demand and investors are taking note. Tomasz Trzoslo, the head of Jones Lang LaSalle's Polish office said recently that Warsaw's central... Read More
Prime rents in the top six German office markets increased by an average of 3.8 per cent in the first three months of 2013. According to the latest research released by Savills, the year-on-year rate was €26.98 sq m. The international real estate... Read More
A new type of high-rise skyscraper is being developed by a team of modern designers. "Big Wood" is a conceptual project that was submitted to the eVolo 2013 Skyscraper Competition by architect Michael Charters. Chicago Loop Rather than relying on the... Read More
Beneficial Bank has signed a 15 year lease at 1818 Market Street in Philadelphia. The city's oldest bank will be moving into 97,764 sq ft of office space on four floors of the high-rise tower owned by Sovereign Capital Management Group. 1818 Market... Read More
The office market in Boston has almost returned to pre-recession rates as take-up improves, driving up rents. Within the past three months, the average price of rents in Boston has increased to $46.26 per sq ft, representing an increase of 16 per cent... Read More
Off-shore buyers are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into indirect retail property investment, according to Savills Australia. Major investors include the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board, which... Read More
New statutory and regulatory changes coming into effect in California will impose new disclosure requirements on commercial landlords and property owners. The law and regulations will apply to all sales, purchases and leases entered into on or after... Read More
Since 2010 new regulations have required a 25 per cent reduction in carbon emissions from new buildings in the UK. These rules are set to tighten further with the government targeting zero carbon emissions for residential new-builds by 2016 and 2019 in the... Read More
Manulife (International) Limited has agreed to buy the West Tower at the One Bay East development in Kowloon East, Hong Kong. The deal, which is worth HK$ 4.5 billion (£379 million), is the largest single office tower purchase in Kowloon. CBRE Group's Hong... 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.
