Worldwide Property News


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.


Vancouver Real Estate Professionals downplay concerns over Foreign Investment

Posted on 24 May, 2015 by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

Vancouver real estate developers and brokers are downplaying concerns over the purchase of Lower Mainland commercial properties by foreign investors. The concerns arose following a news story last month that the owner of a Vancouver property had... Read More

Foreign Capital fuels US Mega-Deals

Posted on 23 May, 2015 by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

Savills recently reported that mega-deals in the European commercial property market are on the rise. Now a similar trend is emerging on the other side of the Atlantic according to Real Capital Analytics. Investment from around the world is flowing... Read More

Higher Bond Yields not slowing hot Aussie Commercial Property Market

Posted on 17 May, 2015 by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

Australia’s low interest rates will continue to lead property investors to choose commercial real estate says the Financial Review. The forecast comes despite the speedy rise in bond yields over the past month and a large amount of offshore equity... Read More

Auckland Commercial Property Market provides Better Yields than Resi investment

Posted on 16 May, 2015 by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

Residential property prices have increased to such a degree in Auckland that the commercial property market has become an attractive alternative for small investors in New Zealand. Recent sales results reported from commercial real estate agency... Read More

SL Green’s New York Tower moves closer following ‘Unprecedented Deal’ with City

Posted on by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

SL Green Realty’s plans to build a 63-storey office tower across the street from  Grand Central Terminal is moving towards final approval, along with the rezoning of the Venderbilt Corridor, due to what has been referred to as an “unprecedented deal”... Read More

Skanska announces latest Norwegian contract

Posted on 10 May, 2015 by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

Skanska has entered into a contract with Harald Kværner Eiendom AS to build a commercial property and a parking garage in Jessheim, Norway. The value of the contract is US $42.81M. The work will start in May and the project is expected to be completed in... Read More

US Commercial Real Estate Loan Defaults at Six Year Low

Posted on 26 April, 2015 by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

Default rates on US commercial real estate loans that back complex bonds slipped to a six-year low in 2014, as a combination of lower borrowing costs and the economic recovery helped to keep the market afloat, the FT reports. Defaults on commercial... Read More

Investors advised to look to Indian market

Posted on by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

Commercial property investors are being advised to look towards the Indian market for a regular cash flow in 2015. The advice comes from JLL India’s Chairman and Country Head Anuj Puri who says that, while residential property may be over-valued in... Read More

African Retail and Office Markets offer Opportunities for Investment

Posted on 25 April, 2015 by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

The combination of rapid urbanization and increased consumer spending power, Africa offers lucrative opportunities for investors looking to get exposure to both retail and office developments on the continent, Africa Property News reports. According to... Read More

Tourism and Rising Employment boost Orlando’s Commercial Real Estate Market

Posted on by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

In 2014, construction firms completed 600,000 sq ft of retail development in Central Florida, and national commercial real estate firm Marcus and Millichap anticipates that an additional 900,000 sq ft will be added by the end of this year. With... Read More

Learn more about our Worldwide Property category

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.