Worldwide Property News


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.


London Best European City for Real Estate Investors in 2011

Posted on 9 July, 2012 by Jodee Redmond under Economy, Worldwide Property News

The results of a global survey conducted by Investment Property Databank Ltd. are in and a Canadian city was declared the best location for commercial real estate investors in 2011.... Read More

EverBank to Buy Business Property Lending for One Billion Dollars Cash

Posted on 8 July, 2012 by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

EverBank Financial Corporation, the Jacksonville, Florida-based financial institution which went public earlier this year, has announced it has agreed to buy Business Property Lending for $2.41 billion (£1.5 billion) in cash.... Read More

TechSpace Announces Opening of New Office in Cosa Mesa, California

Posted on 7 July, 2012 by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

National office space and technology services firm TechSpace has announced plans to open new offices in Costa Mesa.... Read More

Vancouver Commercial Property Owners May Relocate Due to High Property Taxes

Posted on by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

Vancouver's healthy housing market may be good news for homeowners, who are seeing the equity in their property increase rapidly, but it isn't such a positive thing for small business owners, who are finding that commercial property tax rate rates are on the... Read More

As the US Marks Independence Day, UK Retailers Celebrate Independents’ Day

Posted on 4 July, 2012 by Neil Bird under Worldwide Property News

Today Americans are marking the 4th of July with barbeques, picnics, carnivals and parades.... Read More

Burger King Announces Plans to Open 1000 Restaurants in China

Posted on 2 July, 2012 by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

Miami-based fast-food chain Burger King has announced that it plans to expand its commercial property empire by opening 1,000 new restaurants in China... Read More

Mercantile Capital Corporation Financed Record Number of Commercial Real Estate Deals in May

Posted on 1 July, 2012 by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

Mercantile Capital Corporation, one of the leading providers of U.S. Small Business Administration 504 loan programme has reported a record number of loans in May of 2012.... Read More

Prudential Mortgage Capital Closes First Commercial Real Estate Loan in UK

Posted on 30 June, 2012 by Jodee Redmond under Industry News, Worldwide Property News

Prudential Mortgage Capital Company has closed its first commercial real estate loan in the UK.... Read More

Nashville Commercial Property Sales Activity Increased in First Quarter of 2012

Posted on by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

The results of a new report by Chas. Hawkins Co. Inc. are in and commercial real estate sales numbers in Nashville were up in the first three months of 2012 compared to previous years.... Read More

Investors in African Agricultural Land Gather in London

Posted on 29 June, 2012 by Neil Bird under Worldwide Property News

Investors including pension fund managers and hedge funds gather in London this week to discuss the opportunities provided by investment in African agricultural land.... Read More

Learn more about our Worldwide Property category

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.