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...

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.

Turkey - The Rezidor Hotel Group announces their third hotel in the European Capital of Culture Istanbul: The Radisson Blu Hotel, Istanbul Asia featuring 194 rooms is scheduled to welcome the first guests in Q4 2011.

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...

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 - The Rezidor Hotel Group announces yet another record year of openings: In 2009, one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide brought 36 hotels with 7,100 rooms into operation across Europe, Middle East and Africa -...

Europe - Despite the majority of the sample cities benefiting from a growth in volume in December, 2009 has proved to be a tough year across Europe with Gross Operating Profit per...

Europe - Retail real estate transaction volumes in Europe during Q4 2009 totalled €4.5bn from 100 deals, nearly 60% up on €2.9bn achieved from 66 deals in Q3 2009, according to...

Europe - In the wake of global climate negotiations at Copenhagen, Jones Lang LaSalle has published a paper entitled From Sandbags to Solar Panels aimed at equipping UK real estate professionals with an understanding of why action...

Europe - Investor activity rose across 70 percent of the Globe as commercial property recovered as an asset class says RICS Global Property Survey published today, (27 January 2010).

UK - According to Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels the hotel investment volume in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) fell to €2.9 billion in 2009, reflecting the lowest volume of transactions since the late 1990s and a drop of 63%...

UK - CB Richard Ellis Group announced today that European commercial real estate investment turnover grew to €25.7 billion in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2009, up 42% on the previous quarter. This is the highest quarterly total...