Commercial property

The latest data comes from international investment consultancy BNP Paribas and shows investment volumes in Europe totalling 37.4 billion Euros in 2011, up 7% compared to 2010...

New York has received more investment in commercial property than any other destination in the world so far this year. According to figures published by Cushman and Wakefield, the US city saw investment rise by 165 per cent in the nine months to September....

There were few rental increases noted across European office markets during the second quarter of this year, the latest report from CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) has revealed...

The latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Global Commercial Property Survey has described the majority of markets around the world as "robust"...

Commercial property investment, in its various forms is a better bet now than it has been for years, and especially than it was during the boom...

Retail property in central London is regarded as one of the best investment options, according to the Colliers International Real Estate Capital Pricing Survey...

Demand for commercial property in Europe could be set to rise following a recent prediction from one consultancy. DTZ's annual Global Occupancy Costs: Offices' survey forecasts that the average commercial office occupancy costs will grow two per cent year-on-year to 2015....

Office markets around the world are increasingly reporting an upturn in demand, with investors hoping to take advantage of improving economic situations and rising rental and occupancy rates....

Demand for office space in Australia has increased over the past few months as investors become more confident about the country's economic growth fundamentals, a new report has claimed....

Commercial property market recovery in Canada was "moderate-to-strong" last year, with some markets performing better than expected, new research has shown. However, the in the US, selected markets posted minor improvements while full recovery was elusive....

Commercial real estate investments across Europe reached EUR 95.9 billion last year, representing a 53 per cent increase on 2009 volumes, the latest research from DTZ has found. According to the firm's Investment Market Update report, the coming year is set to see further improvements made, sparked by an increase in buyer confidence. ...

Commercial investment volumes in the Asia-Pacific region are expected to climb once again this year, overtaking the record USD 145 billion that was transacted in 2010. This figure was almost double the USD 73 billion in 2009 and exceeded the previous peak of USD 101 billion in 2007....

The recovery of the commercial property market in the UK has stalled, with values rising just 0.1 per cent for the second consecutive month in November, new figures show....

Potential property investors are being drawn to the commercial market by the prospect of strong yields, it has been suggested. Merrill Lynch Wealth Management's annual investment outlook statement revealed that the commercial sector is once again proving to be an attractive investment vehicle for buyers....

Analysts are predicting that the global commercial property market will continue to post growth into 2011, following a strong finish to this year. Worldwide investment in the asset class is expected to have grown by more than one-third by the end of 2010 when compared to figures from last year....

Investment in the European commercial property sector is set to rise by as much as 42 per cent by the end of this year, Reuters has reported. Global real estate consultancy DTZ claims that investment volumes will reach EUR 89 billion at the close of 2010 and go on to hit EUR 109 billion by the end of 2011....

Three main industry reports released this year from CB Richard Ellis, Knight Frank and Price Waterhouse Coopers all took a closer look at the commercial property market performance for 2010. The latter two forecast predictions on how the market was likely to behave over the year. The reports in question go into detail about the global property markets, however, we have concentrated on the main markets of the US and Europe. By analysing the results of all three reports the aim is to highlight the differences between opinion and fact, what was predicted and how the markets have actually performed so far this year...

A new report detailing the health of European office property markets has found that after two years of upheaval, there are now signs of recovery. However, the outlook remains varied, with different countries recovering at their own pace, according to the King Sturge European Office Property Markets report....

The real estate sector in Eastern Europe has weathered the worst of the crisis and prices are now rising once again, a new index has suggested. Real estate advisors Ober Haus has found that property values in three key Baltic capital cities are on the up, following drastic falls during the global economic downturn....

European commercial real estate activity slowed during the third quarter of 2010. New figures released by CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) show that transactions recorded in the period were down slightly to EUR 23....

Globally, commercial property values and rental yields have been starting to rise once again as economies around the world return to strength. Following a turbulent two years the sector appears to be going through the early stages of recovery....

Following the downturn in the industry, commercial real estate is experiencing an upturn in fortunes, CB Richard Ellis has predicted. Speaking to the LA Times, the company's chief executive Brett White explains that the future is looking bright for the sector, especially in the US....

Commercial real estate in emerging economies is outperforming that of more established markets.

The latest RICS Global Commercial Property Survey for the second quarter of the year has found that countries located in South American, Asia and Eastern Europe are outperforming UK and eurozone destinations....

Commercial property investment has been attracting a lot of attention recently, with the market generally performing better than its residential counterpart after the economic troubles in Europe...

Middle Eastern investors are exploiting currency trends by purchasing British property bargains....

Land Securities headquarters at 5 Strand, close to Trafalgar Square in London, is up for sale for GBP 53m.

Great Portland Estates plc (GPE) has bought 35 Portman Square, W1 for GBP 53.0 million from the shareholders of Portman Square Properties Holdings Ltd...

Keeping a commercial or apartment building in safe condition requires an eye for detail. Having a checklist.....

With prices for commercial property at or near rock-bottom, Japan's real estate market is ripe for investment...

Global property developer Emaar Properties PJSC said it is offering commercial customers the opportunity to start businesses...

Several multi-billion-dollar buyout real-estate funds are letting investors exit their financing commitments at the end of the vehicles investment periods.....

There was further demand in the European commercial property market in the first three months of 2010 particularly from foreign buyers

More than nine in 10 of the world's commercial property markets are tipped for growth after a two-year slump dragged down the value and size of the sector