News Archive: commercial property

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08, 2012 February:

Global commercial property markets slowing improving despite economic woes

While economic uncertainty still affects the main commercial real estate centres around the world, global real estate markets are showing steady improvements, according to Jones Lang LaSalle’s latest forecasting report.

07, 2012 February:

Charles Dickens house hits the market

How do you celebrate the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens? One way is to buy his old house. Winterbourne Country House on the Isle of Wight was home to the author in 1849 and has hit the market just in time for his bicentenary. Dickens, who was born 200 years ago today, lived there while writing David Copperfield and desribed it as "the prettiest place I ever saw".

06, 2012 February:

Demand for prime office properties in Dublin expected to be high in 2012

Lettings activity showed an increase of 25% in 2011 in Dublin, compared to 2010, causing vacancy to reduce from 23% to 21.6%, according to Savills latest office report.

03, 2012 February:

Video - Top commercial real estate trends to remain same in 2012

Commercial real estate trends and issues that were prevalent in 2011 will continue into 2012, according to Steve Hentschel, managing director and head of Real Estate Banking, Gleacher & Co.

Brazilian commercial real estate 'demonstrating resilience'

Brazil's commercial property sector is one of the few in the world to record positive sentiment towards rental expectations and capital value growth during the first quarter of 2012.

02, 2012 February:

Student housing demand outstrips supply despite drop in applications

Student housing demand is outstripping supply despite a drop in university applications.

01, 2012 February:

European commercial property loses ground on rest of the world

Commercial property markets in Europe struggled to keep pace with other parts of the world, as the effects of the global financial crisis continued to impact on investment and occupier markets, it is claimed.

26, 2012 January:

Strong demand for German commercial property, research shows

Transaction volumes for Germany’s commercial real estate market will exceed €20 billion in 2012 with continued strong demand from both domestic and foreign investors, it is claimed.

25, 2012 January:

UK couple swap house for bridge

A British couple have sold their home and moved across the UK to live in an unusual new property: a toll bridge. The Whitney-on-Wye bridge, which is attached to a cottage, cost £403,000 and lets the couple charge anyone travelling between Hereford and Hay-on-Wye. But toll crossings are not a buyer's only bridge to profit this year, as London real estate prepares for the Olympics.

19, 2012 January:

UK student accommodation top of the commercial property class

Performing exceptionally well compared to traditional investments over the last year, student accommodation in the UK has outperformed every other commercial property class, supplying regular returns throughout the economic crisis according to the Knight Frank Student Property Report 2012.

18, 2012 January:

Commercial property market delivers 'respectable performance'

UK commercial property performance for December followed the pattern of previous months, with total returns of 0.5% and no overall movement in capital values, according to CBRE’s latest Monthly Index.

20, 2011 December:

Finance for commercial property developments drying up

Development finance available for new UK commercial properties has continued to dry up, with fully pre-let and speculative projects falling out of favour with major lenders who have been spooked by the eurozone debt crisis, a survey shows.

15, 2011 December:

London hotel market outperforms the rest of the UK according to new study

According to a new study by STR Global and Whitebridge Hospitality, London hotel profitability over the last 11 years has outperformed the rest of the UK, seeing the profit gap between London and regional hotels across Britain widen since 2000.

06, 2011 December:

Outlook positive for Italian commercial real estate

Despite on going financial concern across the euro zone region, Italian real estate investment has the potential to be a platform for growth in the medium term, according to Jones Lang LaSalle research.

01, 2011 December:

Video - Kimco IPO changed real estate investment

Kimco Realty Corp’s decision to go public in 1991 kicked off what is now considered the Modern Real Estate Investment Trust Era. Twenty years later, Kimco President and CEO David Henry says the company’s initial public offering changed the face of commercial real estate investment.

24, 2011 November:

Video: UK owns less than half of London’s financial hub

British investors now own less than half the office properties in London’s financial hub for the first time, according to new research by property firm Development Securities.

09, 2011 November:

Australia's commercial property sector 'slowing'

The commercial property market in Australia is exhibiting signs of a slowdown, new data has revealed.

08, 2011 November:

Cheap rent: High Street landlords are offering £1 rent to help keep chain stores in town

High street landlords across the country are offering bargain basement rents of £1 a year to stave off business rates and keep chain stores in town.

07, 2011 November:

Brazilian commercial property 'performing well'

Brazil has been highlighted as one of the top performing commercial real estate markets in the world at present in a new study.

01, 2011 November:

Recovery for Spanish commercial property 'may take more than a year'

The Spanish commercial property sector is likely to take longer than 12 months to recover, new research has suggested.

31, 2011 October:

European commercial property recovery continues

European investment volumes increased in the third quarter of 2011 to €28.8 billion with a rise in international buyers to a market share of over 40%, its highest for two years, a new report shows.

28, 2011 October:

Property industry contributes more than banking

Commercial property is larger than the banking industry, employs close to one million people and represents 5% of the £2.4trillion invested by insurance and pension funds, a new report from the Property Industry Alliance has revealed.

26, 2011 October:

Video: Commercial property – an attractive asset class?

Analyst Mike Bessell looks at the pitfalls of investing in commercial property. Which areas should investors avoid?

24, 2011 October:

European retail real estate see strong investment

European retail real estate investment is up 38% quarter on quarter to €6.7 billion with demand for prime retail to remain relatively strong during the last quarter of the year, according to a new report.

21, 2011 October:

Germany continues to draw strong international interest

Interest in German commercial real estate remains high among both German and international investors with retail property a top favourite, according to a report from Colliers International.

14, 2011 October:

Commercial real estate investment in Asia Pacific increase

Direct commercial real estate Investment volumes in Asia Pacific have increased to around 10% year to date, according to the latest third quarter flash reports from consultants Jones Land LaSalle.

New York Attracts More Commercial Property Investors

The global financial crisis and resulting instability have left many international commercial property investors making fewer speculative buys in emerging markets, preferring to put their money into regions with more established regulatory controls.

04, 2011 October:

Dubai commercial property market seeing increased activity

The commercial property market in Dubai is seeing an increase in tenant activity across the whole sector, according to the latest report from property surveyors and consultants Cluttons.

29, 2011 September:

EC to test broadband performance across member states

The European Commission is launching a major new study of broadband performance across Europe.

21, 2011 September:

US commercial real estate market rebound predicted

Real estate investors are expecting a widespread rebound in US commercial real estate markets, according to a new analysis of the market.

Lloyds to shift £1bn of property debt

Lloyds Banking Group has kickstarted the sale of a £1bn portfolio of commercial property loans, as it continues to reduce its exposure to the sector.

16, 2011 September:

Property values up 0.1 pc in August

Commercial property price growth remained steady at 0.1 percent in August, with offices outperforming retail and industrial and taking the rise in UK property values to 25 consecutive months, research showed.

15, 2011 September:

Europe's biggest shopping mall opens in London

Europe's biggest urban shopping centre opened on Tuesday in a deprived area of east London where it will act as the gateway to the 2012 Olympics.

06, 2011 September:

Realtors moderate growth projections for US commercial property

Commercial real estate vacancy rates in the United States are flat and projections for growth have been moderated because economic growth and job creation have been weaker than expected, but modest improvements are expected over the coming year, according to the National Association of Realtors.

05, 2011 September:

Clinton asks landlords for a little more time

Clinton Cards has asked its landlords if it can stagger September's rent payments to help its cash flow situation.

02, 2011 September:

Cape Verde property "will always be sought after"

There will always be demand for real estate in Cape Verde due to the lack of space available for new developments, one sector commentator has claimed.

01, 2011 September:

World's first semi-submerged hotel to be built in Qatar

What is described as the world’s first semi-submerged hotel resort is to be built in Qatar and has been designed by Italian designer Giancarlo Zema which specialises in semi submerged architectural structures, floating habitats and yacht design.

31, 2011 August:

Demand for space at science park boosts property sector

The £300 million science park at Emersons Green is helping to keep the commercial property market buoyant.

25, 2011 August:

German investors second largest in European commercial property

Commercial real estate investors from Germany remain significant players in the European property market, but are increasingly focusing on their home market, according to the latest data from CB Richard Ellis (CBRE).

19, 2011 August:

German investors shift focus to domestic market

18, 2011 August:

Perfect time to invest in commercial property, says F&C

The time is ripe to invest in commercial property in the UK, says the country’s premier asset management company F&C Investments.

03, 2011 August:

Saudis Plan World's Tallest Tower

Saudi Arabia's Prince Alwaleed bin Talal announced plans to build the world's tallest building in Jeddah less than two years after the Burj Khalifa opened in Dubai at a height that many thought wouldn't be surpassed for years.

02, 2011 August:

Spanish commercial property market improves

The latest European Commercial Property Survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) has revealed that the Spanish market re-entered positive territory during the second quarter of the year.

28, 2011 July:

High-tech London hotel readies for opening

A new hotel in London billed as among the world's most high-tech is gearing up for its grand opening next week.

European real estate investment maintains steady growth in Q2

Investment in commercial real estate across Europe in the second quarter of 2011 reached €25.4 billion, representing a 14% increase from €22.4 billion in Q1, according to DTZ Research in its latest ‘Investment Market Update’ report.

IHG opens first Holiday Inn hotel in Colombia

The new-build, eight-story Holiday Inn Bogota-Airport features 191 rooms and is located within ten minutes of El Dorado International Airport.

Art Deco hotel on Miami Beach to get makeover

Yet another Miami Beach hotel's slated to get a pricey makeover, the South Florida Business Journal reports.

27, 2011 July:

European retail real estate investment increases 34%

Direct investment in retail real estate in Europe during the second quarter of 2011 reached €4.9 billion while total investment volumes for the year to date now stand at €13.6 billion, 34% up over the same period last year, according to figures from Jones Lang LaSalle.

US office space market showing gains

Increased leasing activity and lower vacancy rates are lending a boost to the Central Business District (CBD) market, according to commercial real estate analysts at Cushman & Wakefield.