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.
Investment in the Russian commercial real estate market reached $2.4 billion in the first quarter of 2013, according to a new report released by CBRE Group. This figure marks an all-time high in the sector. In the same quarter in 2012, investments were $101... Read More
Crestpoint Real Estate Investments Ltd. has added to its assets in Greater Toronto and Mississauga. Pierre Elliot Trudeau Airport The recent acquisitions, which are valued at approximately $47 million and total 428,000 sq ft, include four prime retail... Read More
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) has bought a U.S. commercial loan portfolio from Deutsche Bank with a value of $3.7 billion (£2.4 billion). The deal will move the Japanese bank from being the 17th largest real estate lender to ninth place in the... Read More
The former president and three executives of a failed Boise real estate company are facing fraud charges. Douglas L. Swenson, the founder and president of DBSI Inc, and a group of other companies, and three executives have all been indicted. Boise,... Read More
Commercial property consultants CBRE have released figures for final investment spend data for the Irish commercial property market for the first three months of 2013. They indicate the momentum experienced in this sector during the last six months of... Read More
Canada's commercial property market is performing very well and CIBC World Markets Inc is forecasting that it may outperform for a fifth year in a row. CIBC said that the combination of low interest rates, the availability of debt and equity, and "healthy... Read More
U.S. office construction dropped to its lowest level in 14 years in the first three months of 2013 as high vacancy levels discourage developers from getting shovels into the ground, according to Reis Inc. In the three months ended March 31, office completions... Read More
Colliers International has announced that it is absorbing Manekin LLC's property management and brokerage group. After the move is complete, Collier's will be the largest manager of commercial real estate in the Baltimore area. The merger was a stock... Read More
Approximately $3.5 billion in commercial property priced at $5 million and above was sold in the first quarter of the year in Australia, according to figures released by CBRE. A-REITs are returning to the market, in a sign that the market is off to a healthy... Read More
Over the past 10 years, retail property rents in Hong Kong have increased several times in locations like Causeway Bay and other prime shopping districts. These areas are home to luxury stores that attract numerous tourists from mainland China. These... 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.
