Hong Kong in a retail rent league of its own

Hong Kong continues to rank as the world’s most expensive global retail market, recording prime rents nearly 150 percent higher than New York and more than 400 percent higher than London and Paris, according to new research from CBRE... more...

Wednesday, 15. May 2013

MENA: School holidays and events boost hotel performance in Abu Dhabi and Dubai

Hotels in Abu Dhabi and Dubai capitalised on a surge in GCC demand in March driven by the spring break for schools in the region, which was complemented by an array of cultural, sports and other events, according to the latest HotStats... more...

Thursday, 2. May 2013

Global shopping center development grows 15% in 2013

An unprecedented 32 million m² of shopping center space is currently under construction across the world, representing a 15% increase year-on-year (28 million m² in 2012), according to the latest research from CBRE. more...

Thursday, 18. April 2013

Global real estate continues to recover from the financial crisis

Across asset classes, 2012 was the year of strong equity performance, with the MSCI World Index posting a local currency return of over 15% for the year as a whole. Real estate securities markets posted even stronger performance, at over... more...

Tuesday, 16. April 2013

Over $870 billion of commercial real estate traded in 2012

Real Capital Analytics’ (RCA) recently released 2012 Global Capital Trend Year in Review highlighted robustness in global transaction volumes during 2012. While, in Europe and the Americas, the fourth quarter is typically stronger as... more...

Monday, 11. March 2013

Shopping Festival boosts Dubai occupancy to nearly 90%

Hotels in Dubai continued to surpass previous year performances as regional and international tourists flock to the city for the 18th Dubai Shopping Festival, boosting key performance indicators across the market, according to the latest... more...

Wednesday, 6. March 2013

London regains world's most expensive office market crown

London’s West End is the world’s most expensive office market once again after regaining its crown from Hong Kong’s Central Business District (CBD), according to research published today in Cushman & Wakefield’s Office Space... more...

Wednesday, 20. February 2013

London West End now the most expensive office space in the world

DTZ released its annual Global Occupancy Costs - Offices (GOCO) survey revealing that the cost for companies to provide office space for their workers in North Asia increased by 6.3% during 2012, outstripping the global average increase... more...

Friday, 25. January 2013

Exceptional Q4 pushes Global Commercial Real Estate Investment Volumes to $436B in 2012

Global real estate investment volumes in 4Q 2012 rallied, with US$141 billion transacted over the quarter to lift the year’s total preliminary volume to $436 billion, according to Jones Lang LaSalle capital markets research from 60... more...

Friday, 11. January 2013

Europe in the eye of the storm

The world's housing markets posted mixed signals during the full year to Q3 2012, according to the latest survey of global house price trends by the Global Property Guide. The bad news is strongly concentrated in Europe. The scale of the... more...

Thursday, 13. December 2012

Asia Pacific shoring locations make up top 3 in global rankings

The Philippines, India and China were the top three global shoring locations for corporations, as highlighted in a new report from global real estate advisor Jones Lang LaSalle. The ranking was based on number of jobs created resulting... more...

Monday, 26. November 2012

Economic growth driving law firm expansion in Asia and North Africa

Strong economic growth in emerging markets is driving law firm office expansions across the Asia Pacific and Africa regions, according to Jones Lang LaSalle’s Global Law Firm Perspectives 2012. The study, an annual barometer of law... more...

Monday, 5. November 2012

Four Asia Pacific Cities feature in the Global Top Ten

Direct investment in commercial real estate in Q3 2012 in Asia Pacific was US$22.4 billion, according to Jones Lang LaSalle’s latest Global Capital Markets Research. This compares to US$26 billion in the second quarter and is in line... more...

Friday, 2. November 2012

Global commercial real estate investment volumes at US$96bn in Q3

Global investor purchasing activity remained steady in Q3 2012, with US$96 billion transacted over the quarter, according to Jones Lang LaSalle capital markets research from 60 countries. Despite a slight fall on the US$106bn total... more...

Tuesday, 9. October 2012

Investment in retail real estate globally expected to hit US-$ 180 billion p.a.

Jones Lang LaSalle launches a new report, Redefining Retail Investment, to coincide with the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) 2012 Retail Real Estate World Summit, taking place in Shanghai this week. more...

Monday, 17. September 2012

Global retail real estate investment to hit $180bn pa by 2020

Jones Lang LaSalle launches a new report, Redefining Retail Investment, to coincide with the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) 2012 Retail Real Estate World Summit, taking place in Shanghai this week. The report confirms... more...

Friday, 14. September 2012

Savills expands service with asset space collaboration

Savills has recently boosted the commercialisation and marketing offer of its Commercial property management team by joining forces with Asset Space. more...

Wednesday, 12. September 2012

No letup in global housing market downturn

No end to the global housing market downturn is in sight, except probably in the US, according to a survey of global house price trends by the Global Property Guide. Asia is weakening, and house price falls in the worst-hit European... more...

Friday, 31. August 2012

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