UK - Central Europe continues to play a significant role on the industrial real estate map, and despite the rebalancing of the global economy, the market saw a number of major transactions; last year, around 1.5 million square...

UK - Signs of recovery are visible in some European housing markets, especially in sales levels and prices, says the latest RICS European Housing Review launched today in Brussels (2 March 2010).

UK - According to Cushman & Wakefield’s 2010 Global Investment Atlas, which monitors investment flows in commercial property in 56 countries, global investment volumes are forecast to rise 30% this year, hitting $478bn...

Hungary - Peter Noack (41) has been appointed Regional Manager for the Southeast European subsidiaries of Hochtief Projektentwicklung GmbH. The jurist has worked in Prague as general...

Hungary - Although 2009 saw a decline in tourism, in spite of this hotel development has not diminished, on the contrary numerous new players plan on entering the market in 2010, due...

UK - The effects of the economic crisis on demand for office space varied across the world’s major office markets in 2009, and there are now widespread differences in their rental characteristics, according to CB Richard Ellis’ (CBRE) new Global Office Rental Cycle report....

Europe - London began 2010 as it ended 2009, with, by far, the highest Gross Operating Profit per Available Room (GOPPAR) across the sample of European cities in the latest HotStats survey from TRI Hospitality Consulting.

Hungary - Last year commemorates a difficult period on the domestic office market, which was felt by developers, owners and real estate agencies alike. Lease rates dropped by 10-30% in 2009, while the amount of office stock, along...

Europe - Office take-up in the main European cities is to rise moderately by 9% in 2010, according to BNP Paribas Real Estate. The leading global property adviser also forecast that the investment market will rise sharply with...

Hungary - ING Real Estate Investment Management (ING REIM) CEE announces the appointment of Gijs Klomp, 32, as new Head of Asset Management Hungary & Romania.

International - Simon Property Group, Inc. announced that it has made a written offer to acquire General Growth Properties, Inc. in a fully financed transaction valued at more than $10 billion (approx. €7.26 bln.), including approximately...

UK - CB Richard Ellis has strengthened its Global Corporate Services (GCS) team in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region with the appointment of Senior Directors Paul Copeland and Ralph Holland.

Hungary - The Hungarian office of Colliers International has recently issued its updated market analysis for the industrial market. „While 2008 was a year of records in the Budapest industrial real estate market, 2009 was the year...

Poland - Bonarka City Center, the Hungarian majority owned TriGranit’s latest development was awarded by the property professionals. The largest urban center in southern Poland...

UK - Flexibility of buildings and leases in the industrial and logistics property market has become vital in response to shorter business planning horizons and in order to suit...