While our primary focus is the UK commercial property market we will occasionally carry international stories. In the Worldwide News category you can read articles exploring global market developments or looking at a particular overseas commercial property story that has caught our attention.
Absorption of office space in India rose by close to 10 per cent in 2014 to over 33 million sq ft. This figure is indicative of confidence in the commercial property market, and the belief that growth is likely to continue this year, according to a report... Read More
Citing a desire to better serve its customer base and strengthen the company’s position for long-term growth, Mercedes-Benz USA has announced that it will move its US headquarters from its current location in New Jersey to Atlanta. The company plans... Read More
New York City has emerged as the top spot among global commercial real estate investors pushing London into second place. The vast majority (more than 90 per cent) of respondents to a survey conducted by the Association of Foreign Investors in Real... Read More
Global commercial real estate transaction volumes hit record levels in the fourth quarter of 2014, according to JLL. Volumes in the final quarter reached $218 billion, which brought the preliminary volumes for the year to $700 billion, 28 per cent... Read More
Under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan has seen an economic rebound, but the benefits being referred to as “Abenomics” appear to be benefitting Tokyo and not the outlying areas. For a time, as the Bank of Japan busily printed money and Abe spent... Read More
LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) is an environmentally friendly (green) certification programme that was developed by the US Green Building Council to recognise the best strategies and practices in different building classes. In... Read More
Sales of commercial real estate in the Lower Mainland slowed in the period from July to September, compared with the same period in 2013. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver reported that the value of transactions dropped to $1.2 billion during... Read More
Mixed-use and transit-oriented developments are becoming a staple of new construction across the US Southeast. Mixed-use buildings are now so popular that it is becoming increasingly rare to see a new office building being constructed without either a... Read More
In the first 11 months of this year, the transaction value of commercial properties in China fell to a three-year low. Yung Ching Realty Group has attributed the decline to a move by several life insurers to focus on overseas property markets. Yung Ching,... Read More
Real estate firm Coldwell Banker is reporting that the commercial real estate market in Bermuda is looking up, after going through a difficult period. The firm stated recently that it had either rented or placed in contract close to 80,000 sq ft of... Read More
The ups and downs of the international commercial property market are closely related to the global economy. However the picture is not always uniform. While demand can be low in one country it can outstrip supply in another.
In this category we report on these trends and the outlook for the occupier and investment markets in Europe, the Far East and elsewhere. We also cover individual commercial property stories from around the world.
These might be articles looking at office developments in global financial centres like New York, Paris and Frankfurt. Equally they could focus on worldwide retail, industrial or leisure developments. You will also find related human interest stories in this category.
