Tag: Commercial investment



Investors Roll the Dice in Las Vegas

Posted on 16 May, 2013 by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

But are the returns worth the gamble? The commercial property market in Las Vegas has a definite perk for investors: low prices. Office buildings, strip malls, warehouses and other commercial properties are being offered for sale at approximately 20 per cent... Read More

Banks Buying Hong Kong Offices as Rents Rise

Posted on 14 May, 2013 by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

Banks and insurance companies have launched a strategy to acquire office buildings in Hong Kong. Rents are rising, while the amount of available space is on the decline in the location where occupancy costs are the second-highest in the world. Canadian... Read More

Has the Commercial Property Market Bottomed Out?

Posted on 9 May, 2013 by Jodee Redmond under Industry News

Damian Lloyd, the Director of GVA, has given a lot of thought to whether the commercial property market is making what he refers to as a "positive U turn." Unsurprisingly he begins by noting that, while London has numerous opportunities for investors,... Read More

Minnesota IDS Center Sold

Posted on 8 May, 2013 by Jodee Redmond under Commercial Sales and Lets

Beacon Investment Properties working with Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. and Menora Mivtahim Insurance Ltd. in a joint venture, have bought a Class A office property in Minneapolis, Minnesota for just over a quarter of a billion... Read More

Commercial Property Gaining Popularity with Individual Investors

Posted on 6 May, 2013 by Jodee Redmond under Industry News

Investors have seen the value in holding commercial property in their portfolios for some time. Diversifying investments is an excellent strategy since they don't want to have all of their funds concentrated in stocks and bonds. London was the most... Read More

London Investment Figures Highlight Polarised Market

Posted on 5 May, 2013 by Neil Bird under Industry News

The fact that the London commercial property market is outperforming the provincial market will come as no surprise to anyone. As in other economic spheres this polarity has been evident for many years. Even during the depths of the recession London appeared... Read More

China Set to Become Investment Hot Spot

Posted on 4 May, 2013 by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

China is still lagging behind Japan and Australia in commercial real estate investment. The two other countries currently have currently have the advantage of deeper inventory, more experienced investors and better transparency. But according to... Read More

Warsaw in Midst of Commercial Construction Boom

Posted on 3 May, 2013 by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

Poland's capital city is becoming a busy business hub with multiple building projects breaking ground to meet demand and investors are taking note. Tomasz Trzoslo, the head of Jones Lang LaSalle's Polish office said recently that Warsaw's central... Read More

Off-Shore Investors Target Australian Retail Property

Posted on 28 April, 2013 by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

Off-shore buyers are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into indirect retail property investment, according to Savills Australia. Major investors include the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board, which... Read More

Russian Commercial Property Investment Hits Record High

Posted on 24 April, 2013 by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

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