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.
We recently reported that the Manhattan commercial property market would bounce back from the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy. Last week the New York Times published a story revealing the difficulties faced by firms still struggling to return to... Read More
The abundance of commercial real estate on the market in Malaysia’s Klang Valley is good news for tenants and is drawing attention from investors looking for higher yields in the Asian market. The Singapore Business Times reports that 89 million square... Read More
Blackstone Group LP will be starting a new real estate fund dedicated to the Asian market. The company is focusing on what it describes as a "golden moment" to buy and sell in the region. Founded by Stephen Schwarzman and Peter Peterson in 1985, the... Read More
Indonesia's capital city is home to almost 10 million people and according to a new real estate forecast, it's the place commercial property investors should be focusing on in 2013. PriceWaterhouseCooper (PwC) and the Urban Land Institute have released... Read More
Commercial property owners in California who are looking for a way to make savings financing energy efficiency upgrades will have a new option available to them under a pilot programme that is set to launch early next year. The state's Public Utilities... Read More
The top commercial property agents in Ireland are predicting the market is set to rebound in 2012 with transactions worth up to €650 million expected to change hands. This amount represents a huge change from the €200 million in sales for... Read More
The New Zealand government has confirmed that it has completed a deal for the first three properties it plans to complete by early 2013. Warwick Isaacs, the Director of Christchurch Central Development Unit (CCDU) has confirmed the Crown has signed... Read More
Norway's sovereign wealth fund is planning to invest approximately $11 billion in the U.S. real estate market. The fund will eventually put a full five per cent of its assets into commercial property. Yngve Slyngstad, chief executive officer of... Read More
US commercial real estate investors are responding to higher risks by being more cautious about the amount of money they are borrowing. They are also being realistic about the returns they expect on investments. Buyers have benefitted from the Federal... Read More
Most major US commercial markets are showing signs of slow improvement according to the National Association of Realtors' quarterly commercial real estate forecast. The market is currently building momentum, and the increased demand is directly related to... 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.
