UBS AG, the biggest bank in Switzerland, has plans for expanding its Chinese property investment business into the commercial property market. Investor demand is increasing in the office, retail, and industrial sectors, and the supply of assets is... Read More
If you were to ask New York commercial real estate executives what they think about prices in the Big Apple, more of them are likely to say that property is overvalued in comparison with other major urban centres around the world. Many of them believe that... Read More
London-based International real estate advisor Savills has completed the 100 per cent buy out of one of American’s leading independent commercial real estate service firms. Acquiring New York-headquartered Studley Inc — formerly known as Julien J.... Read More
In the past year-and-a-half Apple has bought 24 companies with boss Tim Cook admitting his company is “on the prowl” for potential acquisitions. Now the world's second-largest information technology company has turned its attention grabbing chunks of... Read More
Several European commercial property markets are reporting rental growth and growing investor appetite across all property sectors in the first quarter of 2014. There has been a strong increase in investment activity across Europe in the past six months,... Read More
The US industrial real estate market continued its progress in the first three months of 2014. Rising rental rates, declining vacancies and robust absorption were all noted, according to Cushman & Wakefield's (C&W) newly-released research findings.... Read More
The recovery in the US commercial property market appears set to continue over the next two years. According to the results of a new survey, from the Urban Land Institute and Ernst & Young, transactions during 2016 are expected to reach $430bn (£256bn)... Read More
Madison International Realty’s Real Estate Liquidity Fund V L.P - which focuses on investment in the US, UK and mainland Western Europe, closed recently with $825 million in equity commitments. Its target was $750 million. The firm believes that its... Read More
CBRE was the leading global commercial property firm in the world for sales activity in 2013, according to Real Capital Analytics (RCA). It has held this position for the each of the past three years. RCA has credited CBRE with 22 per cent of the... Read More
Lloyds Banking Group Plc has announced that it has agreed to sell a portfolio of European commercial real estate loans to MELF Sarl, an affiliate of Marathon Asset Management LP, as the group looks to lower its "non-core run-off portfolio." The... Read More
