UK - The Rezidor Hotel Group announces a new name for their mid market brand Park Inn: With immediate effect, Park Inn becomes Park Inn by Radisson. "This new name is in line with our decision to strongly focus on the development of our two core brands. Park Inn is a young...

CEE - CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) announced that as of 1 June 2010 Gábor Borbély has been promoted to the position of CEE Research Analyst. In this position Gábor will be part of the regional CEE Research & Consulting team led by...

UK - DTZ’s flagship Money into Property report predicts that the worst of the property slump is over and forecasts that global invested stock will grow by 5 per cent in 2010. European invested stock is expected to rise by 4 per cent this year as capital values continue their...

Russia - On 26th May Jones Lang LaSalle will be launching Retail 2020, a definitive study of the rapidly changing global retail landscape over the next ten years via a bespoke interactive website. The research will cover all factors expected to impact EMEA retail real estate by...

UK - The recovery in global real estate markets is playing out rapidly in 2010, faster than forecast at the end of last year, and has now reached a crucial inflection point in terms of sustaining momentum, ING Real Estate Investment Management (ING REIM) said in its latest...

Europe - According to the latest update from Cushman & Wakefield, European commercial property was buoyed in Q1 by further growth in demand, particularly from foreign players, improving debt market sentiment, increased interest in...

Estonia - Real estate developer Paul Oberschneider, with joint-venture partner Satnam Europe, today secured the largest retail refinancing in the Baltic region, securing a 50 million euro loan on their Estonian retail property...

Czech Republic - Central & Eastern European (CEE) commercial real estate investment totaled approximately €600 million in the first quarter (Q1) of 2010, a 140% increase on Q1 2009 turnover, according to the latest data from CB Richard Ellis (CBRE). This growth reflects the increased...

Global Report - Cushman & Wakefield issued its global Economic Pulse reports for May 2010 which analyze global economic trends in the Americas, Europe, and Asia and the implications for business investment and commercial real estate...

UK - The rate of development of new shopping centre space in Europe slowed considerably in 2009. It is unlikely that development levels will pick up before 2012 at the earliest, says real estate adviser Cushman & Wakefield in...

Baltics/Russia - The Rezidor Hotel Group announces a management agreement with the Norwegian real estate developer Linstow for 10 Reval Hotels in the Baltics (Latvia, Estonia & Lithuania) and in Russia. The agreement between Rezidor and Linstow will come into effect on June 1, 2010 and...

UK - Direct commercial real estate transaction volumes in EMEA in Q1 2010 reached €20 billion, according to Jones Lang LaSalle. This was 75% up on Q1 2009 (€12 billion) but 15% below the previous quarter Q4 2009 (€25 billion)....

Hungary - Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries face significant demographic changes within the next decade that will impact the region’s retail markets, according to CB Richard Ellis’ (CBRE) latest research report, Retail...

CEE - Jones Lang LaSalle announced today that it is significantly strengthening its industrial team in the CEE region in a step that positions the business to best take advantage...

Europe - Prime rents stabilised across Europe during the first three months of 2010, with the majority of markets showing little or no change in any sector, according to CB Richard Ellis’s latest EMEA Rent and Yield Indices. This was evident in the Dublin market, where rents in...