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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

Emerging markets have many popular office locations

Many cities in emerging markets are attracting a similar number of international office occupiers as established business centres, according to a forthcoming study by CB Richard Ellis. more...
Wednesday, 20. July 2011

Global direct real estate investment volumes rise nearly 50 percent to $101 billion

Global direct real estate investment volumes in the second quarter of 2011 totaled more than US$101 billion, up seven percent from the previous three months and 47 percent from the second quarter 2010, according to preliminary research... more...
Tuesday, 12. July 2011

New York still world’s most expensive retail destination

New York City remains the world’s most expensive retail destination as retailers focus on the major fashion capitals pushing global rents in prime locations even higher, according to the latest CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) Global Retail... more...
Monday, 20. June 2011

Global housing market weakens further

Knight Frank Global House Price Index, Q1 2011 results; Key findings: • Global house prices increased by only 1.8% in the year to March, the lowest annual rate of growth recorded since Q4 2009 • House prices in 25 of the 50... more...
Thursday, 16. June 2011

MENA real estate sector missing out on global capital flows

Jones Lang LaSalle published last Wednesday its 2011 Middle East and North Africa Real Estate Investor Sentiment Survey. The report indicates that although investment appetite exists, the region is missing out on significant regional and... more...
Friday, 10. June 2011

London still among the world´s most expensive retail destinations

London’s West End is still one of the world’s most expensive retail destinations as retailers focus on the major fashion capitals, pushing global rents in prime locations even higher, according to the latest CB Richard Ellis (CBRE)... more...
Wednesday, 1. June 2011

Inter-regional direct commercial real estate investment up 70 percent

Cross-border direct commercial real estate investment volumes reached 37 billion US Dollars in Q1 2011, up 25 percent from a year ago, according to the latest Global Capital Flows report from Jones Lang LaSalle. Inter-regional volumes... more...
Wednesday, 11. May 2011

Global debt funding gap in commercial property declines 17% over next three years

The global debt funding gap* is estimated to total US$202bn over the next three years (2011-2013) according to new research from DTZ. This represents a 17% reduction on the US$245bn estimated in November 2010. The latest report shows... more...
Thursday, 5. May 2011