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Real estate sales volumes in Asia Pacific down 32%

Real estate transaction volumes in Asia Pacific as at 31 December 2011 decreased by 32% year-on-year to US$85.3 billion, and have moderated 18% since the end of Q3, according to a quarterly report produced by the Asia Pacific Real Estate... more...
Monday, 20. February 2012

Global unlisted secondary real estate fund market to ht $7 billion in 2012

Based on key investors’ confirmed divestment and investment intentions, Jones Lang LaSalle Corporate Finance (JLLCF) estimates that the global transaction market for secondary real estate funds is set to grow by up to 30% in 2012 as... more...
Thursday, 16. February 2012

Jones Lang LaSalle reveals real estate investment concentrated in 30 cities

A new report by Jones Lang LaSalle reveals that more than half of all global real estate investment resides in 30 cities. A quarter of the total investment is in five top-tier cities: London, Tokyo, New York, Hong Kong and Paris. This... more...
Friday, 10. February 2012

Riyadh hotels achieve the highest rates and profits in MENA in 2011

Hotels in Riyadh achieved the highest Average Room Rate (ARR) and Gross Operating Profit Per Available Room (GOPPAR) in the region for the month of December and full year 2011, according to the latest HotStats survey by TRI Hospitality... more...
Wednesday, 8. February 2012

Asia-Pacific recorded highest rental-rate growth globally

According to Cushman & Wakefield, Asia-Pacific – most notably Beijing – is experiencing a boom in office rents fuelled by rising demand and increasingly limited supply. As the Chinese calendar moves into the Year of the Dragon, prime... more...
Monday, 6. February 2012

Investors more bullish on cross border transactions

Jones Lang LaSalle’s Year End 2011 Global Capital Flows report shows there was 410.6 billion US-Dollars of direct commercial investment in 2011, a 28 percent increase over 2010. Highlights from the report include: Cross border... more...
Friday, 3. February 2012

Dubai hotels see solid growth in room rates and profits

Dubai hotels reported strong growth in Average Room Rate (ARR) during the month of November 2011 resulting in a knock-on effect on the Revenue per Available Room (RevPAR) and Gross Operating Profit per Available Room (GOPPAR) levels for... more...
Friday, 6. January 2012

Global industrial rents see continued growth

Global industrial rents have continued to grow, according to new research from CBRE, as a lack of significant new development has fueled global growth in prime industrial rents in 2011 and will underpin continued rent increases over the... more...
Friday, 16. December 2011

Occupancies surge in Abu Dhabi while Dubai hits 2007 level

Hotels in Abu Dhabi reported a surge in occupancy during the month of October 2011 while hotels in Dubai were as full as they were in 2007, according to the latest HotStats survey of full-service hotels in six regional cities by TRI... more...
Wednesday, 30. November 2011

Launch of "Distressed Real Estate Debt” Research Cooperation

Approximately 1.4 trillion Euros worth of global distressed assets are being marketed, while another 1.2 trillion Euros of commercial real estate mortgages worldwide are due to mature over the next four years, with approximately 500... more...
Monday, 28. November 2011

Commercial foreclosures on the rise as economic turmoil lingers

The global supply of distressed property is set to rise through to the end of the year as economic turmoil in the Eurozone lingers. In Europe, while Germany and Russia and seem to weather the storm, commercial property markets find... more...
Friday, 25. November 2011

Singapore real estate statistics for 3rd Quarter 2011

The rate of price increase continues to moderate. Prices of private residential properties increased by 1.3% in 3rd Quarter 2011, lower than the 2.0% increase in the previous quarter. This was the 8th consecutive quarter in which the... more...
Tuesday, 15. November 2011

Pipeline project migration impeded by economic & financing concerns

With 783 projects/124,696 rooms at the end of Q2, Europe’s Total Construction Pipeline continues in a lower plateau. After falling from their Q2 2008 peaks, most Pipelines in developed countries have been in a bottoming formation that... more...
Tuesday, 11. October 2011

Opportunistic real estate funds capital raising

The number of opportunistic real estate funds globally seeking to raise capital has picked-up markedly this year, hitting a total target of 76 billion US-Dollars, as managers see more chances to profit from distressed deals coming onto... more...
Wednesday, 5. October 2011

Global retail markets rebound strongly

Despite the fragile economic recovery and subdued consumer sentiment in many countries, global retail markets have rebounded strongly during the last year according to Cushman & Wakefield. Over four-fifths (81%) of the 63 countries... more...
Thursday, 1. September 2011

Cross-border transactions rise

Cross-border transactions rose 50 percent to comprise half of the 103.5 billion US-Dollars of direct commercial real estate investment transactions completed in the second quarter of 2011, according to Jones Lang LaSalle’s new Global... more...
Monday, 15. August 2011

Europe’s commercial property market reflects divided recovery, says RICS

Most commercial property markets around the world remain robust, in spite of the recent economic difficulties. In Europe, Germany and France have reported strong performances with Russia, Poland and the Czech Republic also showing... more...
Thursday, 28. July 2011

Global hotel investment volumes reach 34.8 billion US-Dollars in 2011

Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels today released its second quarter statistical analysis of the global hotel investment market, which reveals that 14.8 billion US-Dollars in hotel assets changed hands in the first six months of 2011. Compared... more...
Wednesday, 20. July 2011