Tag: commercial property market



Global Commercial Property Transactions forecast to rise by 15 per cent

Posted on 14 April, 2014 by Jodee Redmond under Commercial Sales and Lets, Industry News

Taiwanese investors will be major players Commercial property investment worldwide will increase by at least 15 per cent this year. The annual total is forecast to be well over the US $600 billion mark, according to a report released from Knight... Read More

Forecasters see continued US Market Growth

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets, Worldwide Property News

The recovery in the US commercial property market appears set to continue over the next two years. According to the results of a new survey, from the Urban Land Institute and Ernst & Young, transactions during 2016 are expected to reach $430bn (£256bn)... Read More

Decline in Taiwan Commercial Property Market blamed on Soaring Prices

Posted on 12 April, 2014 by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

Activity in Taiwan's commercial property market has fallen by 68 per cent year-on-year, a report claims, and soaring prices are being blamed for the decline. The sales volume represented the lowest level since the financial crisis reached its peak in... Read More

South African Commercial Property proves a Global Winner

Posted on 10 April, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Worldwide Property News

Profits on South African retail, office and industrial property have reached a six-year high, according to new international research, making the republic one of the world’s most lucrative commercial property investment markets. Of the 16 countries... Read More

Can French Property Investors hold their Nerve?

Posted on 2 April, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets, Worldwide Property News

As workers put the finishing touches to Europe’s biggest office complex, there are growing fears in France that a new property boom is underway — before the previous bust has ended. The Majunga Tower is a 45-storey block nearing completion at La... Read More

MMU places iconic Toast Rack on the Market

Posted on 27 March, 2014 by Neil Bird under Commercial Sales and Lets, Top Properties

Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) has placed the Hollings Building on the market as part of an ongoing strategy to consolidate its campuses. No guide price has been given for the Wilmslow Road property - which is widely known as the Toast Rack due to... Read More

A Third of Birmingham City Centre in Overseas Ownership

Posted on 18 March, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

Almost a third of commercial property in the heart of Birmingham — over four million square feet — is under some form of foreign control, claims a new report. Compiled by real estate management consultancy GVA, the Who Owns Central Birmingham?... Read More

London Is European “Capital” For Commercial Investment

Posted on 4 March, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

London attracted more commercial real estate investment last year than any other European city, according to a new survey. Investment in the capital rose every quarter in 2013 — with the fourth quarter up a staggering 73 per cent on the previous three... Read More

Dublin set to become Europe’s new High-Tech Capital

Posted on 26 February, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Business News

Dublin’s booming technology sector has picked up so much momentum that it could well overtake London as Europe’s high-tech hub, according to one international property agent. A report from Colliers International, which looked at commercial property... Read More

South West Commercial Market Attracts Interest as Economy Improves

Posted on 18 February, 2014 by Jodee Redmond under Industry News

In its latest economic update, the Bank of England has stated that the economic recovery in the UK has "finally taken hold” and is growing at a robust rate as uncertainty lifts and credit becomes easier to obtain. The Bank points out that significant... Read More