The results of the latest CPE 100 Quarterly Sentiment Survey point to 2016 as being a peak year for the US market. Close to half of the group of industry leaders surveyed (46%) said that asset values and transaction volume across property types have... Read More
Now that most analysts have declared the real estate downturn is finished, Seattle has emerged as one of the bright spots among US cities. The Emerald City is home to several large companies - including Amazon, Boeing, Starbucks and Microsoft - who... Read More
CBRE has released a new report which forecasts another good year for the US commercial real estate market in 2015. And Philadelphia has been singled out as one of the cities that are expected to see big increases in activity. The market report was... Read More
According to a new JLL report, that notes conditions improving across most sectors, offices are the “biggest winners” in the US Secondary and Sunbelt markets. The Fall 2014 Cross Sector Outlook was released on October 22 at the Urban Land... Read More
A surge in west coast leasing by high-tech companies looks set to make San Francisco the most expensive US office location. According to brokers CBRE, it will be the first time in more than a decade that Manhattan has lost its number one spot as America’s... Read More
A group of US lenders is focusing on loans for smaller properties, which is good news for ‘mom and pop’ type investors. These lenders, including ones controlled by Guggenheim Partners LLC, Sabal Financial Group LLC, and Waterfall Asset Management,... Read More
Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties — China's biggest property developer —has announced its intentions to become the world’s largest and most influential real estate company by the end of 2014. The strategy, which many see as a... Read More
Internet giant Google — better known for buying out internet rivals and software companies — has now turned its attention to commercial property. In the second quarter of this year alone it spent $2.6bn (£15.4bn) on capital expenditure. Although... Read More
The four-way partnership which owns a 26-storey office and retail building on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue has to agreed sell the prestige property for a reported $595m (£349m). The current owners of 530 Fifth Avenue — Rockwood Capital, Jamestown,... Read More
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (ARI), which specialises in high performing US property, has announced that it has closed on two commercial loan transactions worth $93.4 million. The company has also acquired commercial mortgage backed securities... Read More
