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.
Washington investment firm Meridian Group recently closed the deal on its first real estate private equity fund with over $160 million in discretionary capital from investors. The money can be leveraged to buy property worth more than $500 million in the... Read More
The Irish commercial property market will be polarised in 2013. According to the latest predictions from CBRE, the Dublin market will be vibrant and active but secondary markets will struggle in comparison. Demand is currently quite high from... Read More
It is forecast that commercial property market conditions in Taipei are likely remain slow over the next several months. Tighter investment thresholds will continue to restrict life insurance companies, which accounted for over half of the transactions that... Read More
Commercial real estate specialists in the Atlantic City area are pleased by the slow but steady growth pattern the market experienced in 2012 and are hoping it continues into 2013. Vacancy rates for industrial, retail, and office properties are... Read More
More than $120 million in commercial loans in Las Vegas went into default in November, according to a report released by the Nevada Title Co. The $37.9 million loan on the Rainbow Promenade shopping centre is included on the list. JP Morgan is the original... Read More
Sofitel Luxury Hotels has announced it will continue to expand its brand by opening a new property in Bali. Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort will be situated in Nusa Dua, approximately 40 kilometers (24.8 miles) from Denpasar, Bali's provincial... Read More
California's commercial real estate market, which has been feeling the pinch from high vacancy rates and low rents, now appears to have turned the corner and is moving towards recovery. Large institutional investors coming into the market have played a... Read More
Hong Kong and New York City began 2012 as the two most expensive retail rental markets in the world and they ended the year in the same positions, according to CBRE’s third quarter MarketView research report. On Fifth Avenue rents have increased by 17... Read More
According to the fourth quarter PwC Real Estate Investor Survey, US commercial real estate offers a number of opportunities for investors across all sectors. Investors in the office sector are prepared to accept slower growth and are less apprehensive about... Read More
A new report released by CB Richard Ellis Canada predicts that Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) will drive demand for commercial property this year. Pension funds and foreign buyers will also be responsible boosting the market in 2013. Alberta is... 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.
