Life Imitates Art on Peachtree Street In a case of life imitating art, Atlanta’s tallest building stands half empty a year after becoming the city’s costliest foreclosure. The story of the troubled Bank of America Plaza echoes that of Croker Concourse... Read More
Birmingham City Council is considering a major property disposal to settle a series of equal pay compensation claims the Birmingham Post reports. Birmingham Town Hall The council faces a bill of £757 million after losing its appeal against a court... Read More
Many commercial property investors have seen the value of their portfolios fall significantly over the past five years. Since the onset of the global economic crisis in 2007 investors have witnessed average falls of 11.4 per cent, while some have lost as much... Read More
International demand for central London offices helped to bring £14 billion in investment into the city in 2012, which brought the market back to its pre-2008 activity level. Two-thirds of this figure came from foreign investors and drove last year's... Read More
A new report released by Jones Lang LaSalle has revealed that investors are eager to put more capital into the commercial real estate market. The Asia Pacific market is an especially active one and the company estimates that by the year 2030 direct... Read More
The amount of commercial property sold at auction is on the rise and small investors are increasingly among those looking for a piece of the action. Figures from CBRE show that disposals by banks and administrators are fuelling the auction bonanza because... Read More
The results of Colliers International's fourth quarter 2012 commercial property investor confidence survey are in and they show that Auckland retail investors feel most positive about the market. The survey asked participants to share their views about... Read More
Images of the violence currently rocking Northern Ireland are deterring investment in the commercial property market, Belfast agents warn. One deal, worth £1.5 million, has reportedly fallen through due to the unrest which has led to politicians calling... Read More
Washington investment firm Meridian Group recently closed the deal on its first real estate private equity fund with over $160 million in discretionary capital from investors. The money can be leveraged to buy property worth more than $500 million in the... Read More
The results of a new market research report from Jones Lang LaSalle indicate that global real estate volumes increased in the final quarter of 2012. A total of $141 billion in transactions closed during the three-month period to bring the total preliminary... Read More
