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.
Manila, the capital city of the Philippines, is currently experiencing a property boom the likes of which has not been in 20 years. This is believed to be due to the changing perception of the area, which until quite recently had not been a place where... Read More
Economic uncertainty continues to have an impact on US corporate decision-making and, consequently, on the commercial real estate market. This is likely to remain the case until the latter part of 2013, according to a report released by Jones Lang... Read More
Local real estate executives say New York City's commercial property market will recover in the wake of the devastating effects of Hurricane Sandy, just as it has from previous disasters. Peter Hauspurg, the chairman and chief executive officer of... Read More
A Chinese construction company has announced plans to build what will be the tallest skyscraper in the world and they hope to complete it in just three months. Sky City will be built in Changsha in China's southeast region. The 220-storey structure... Read More
US commercial property owners who may have been worried about being able to refinance existing mortgage debt earlier this year may find their situation vastly improved now. Credit markets have strengthened in recent months, and mezzanine debt has become a lot... Read More
Hyatt Hotels Corporation has recently announced it will open its first Hyatt-Regency hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. The completion date for the Hyatt Regency Bangkok has been set for 2017. The new hotel was designed by a Thai practice, Bangkok Architects. The... Read More
Going green can be beneficial to commercial real estate landlords but they tend to focus their attention on projects that are easy on the wallet and that tenants can actually see. A new report released by Jones Lang LaSalle, entitled Global Sustainability... Read More
The recent US election will have a major impact on commercial real estate over the next several months. President Obama and Congress are getting ready to negotiate a solution to head off the fiscal cliff that has been making headlines recently by making major... Read More
Demand for commercial property in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has stabilized and demand from occupiers has reached a four-year high according to a report released by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). The countries gradual recovery in... Read More
But Us Brits Never Complain Homes and businesses in Venice are submerged by up to five feet of floodwater while tourists have been seen swimming in St Mark’s Square. The flooding has been caused by a combination of heavy rainfall and high tides, but some... 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.
