The Fallback Investment Strategy Your Retirement Needs
Retirement was something you were supposed to have sorted out by now. Superannuation was something that was going to help you do it. And the age you tell your boss, or ...
Reforms to encourage more private investment in UK social housing
Moves to encourage more private investment in social housing through Real Estate Investment Trusts have been announced by ministers in the UK. The current Finance Bill is introducing a series ...
Investment and vacation home sales soar in 2011
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Sales of investment properties and vacation homes soared last year as investors snapped up homes that were selling at beaten down prices. Homes bought by investors ...
Amsterdam to Become Hotel Investment Hotspot in 2012
Amsterdam is to be a hotel investment hotspot in 2012 according to international real estate consultancy Savills, as a stream of new hotels are set to come on-line across all ...
More investors choosing target-date funds
Investments in target-date funds, which automatically reset investors’ asset mixes according to a selected time frame, such as retirement, have surged over the past five years, according to investment management ...
China Will Have a Soft Landing Says IMF Official
The Chinese housing market and wider economy will descend into a soft landing according to a senior official with the International Monetary Fund with in-depth knowledge of the Chinese economy. ...
Property Markets ”Will Strengthen in H2”
The second half of 2012 will be much better for global real estate markets than the first six months of this year, demonstrating a reversal of the trends witnessed in ...
Manhattan Hotels Strong 2011 Performance to Continue This Year
Hotel investment volumes in Manhattan doubled last year compared to 2010 according to the latest release of data on the sector from CB Richard Ellis. According to the firm 27 ...
Romney states impact of tax plan cannot be measured
Fresh off his victory in six of 10 Super Tuesday states, Republican front-runner Mitt Romney appeared on CNBC and acknowledged that it was impossible to measure the impact of his ...
Jamaica Investment Forum 2012: 10 Reasons to Invest in Jamaica’s Tourism Industry
“Just to mention the name Jamaica anywhere in the world and you are likely to see the look of recognition on the faces of those present,” the most honorable Prime ...
Hotel property market in the UK has positive outlook
The UK’s hotel property investment market is busy as transaction volumes continue unabated, according to consultants Colliers International. The latest Hotel Snapshot shows that the belief that the UK hotel ...
Multi-million dollar foreclosures
Located in “the Gold Coast of Orange County,” this impressive home with views of Catalina Island and the Pacific Ocean fell into foreclosure in 2010, the same year it was ...
German Real Estate Roundup: Underpriced East, Greek Investors Seek Safety in Germany
Residential investment: “The East is totally underrated” Speaking about Germany’s prime investment markets like Hamburg, Tobias Just, professor and managing director at the International Real Estate Business School at Regensburg ...
German Residential Investment Soaring High
Transactions involving the buy of 50 or more residential units increased by 44% year on year in Germany last year, with 6.12 billion Euros transacted over the course of the ...
London Residential Market ‘Dominated by Overseas Buyers’
The volume of investment flooding into London’s residential new-build property market from overseas investors has far outpaced that from domestic buyers. Research conducted by Savills found nearly two-thirds of those ...
Investment in European Retail Property Increases
The level of investment in real estate assets in the European retail sector grew in the final quarter of 2011. Research published by CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) revealed the total ...
Freddie Mac betting against some homeowners
Outrage ensued when people learned that huge banks sold bundles of shaky mortgages to unwitting investors, then turned around and placed bets that those securities would tank. Now there is ...
30 Cities Had Half of Global Real Estate Investment: Jones Lang LaSalle
London, Tokyo, New York, Hong Kong and Paris led the list and also accounted for nearly a quarter of all real estate investments, excluding residential buildings. However, a shift was ...
Dundee REIT to purchase Whiterock for about $572 million
Dundee Real Estate Investment Trust (D_u.TO: Quote) will purchase Whiterock REIT (WRK_u.TO: Quote) for about C$580 million ($572 million) in a cash-and-stock deal to strengthen its position in the office property space. ...
"Healthy Returns" Recorded for UK Commercial Property
Those with commercial property investments in the UK have experienced “relatively healthy” returns during 2011, it has been asserted. According to the CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) Monthly Index for December, ...
Positive Outlook for Prime Central London Property
Predictions for the year ahead in the prime central London property market are upbeat, which may encourage an increasing number of people to make a real estate investment in the ...
Global Hotel Investment to Remain Stable in 2012
The latest Hotel Investment Outlook report from Jones Lang LaSalle has predicted that, despite the continued uncertainty in the global economy, investment volumes in hotels will “hold steady”. The firm ...
Lehman Battles Bank of America, Barclays Over Archstone Sale
The estate of Lehman Brothers is battling Bank of America and Barclays in court over their pending sale of a huge stake in Archstone, the massive multi-family housing landlord that ...
Mixed Outlook for Commercial Property in 2012
The UK commercial property market is likely to see blended fortunes in 2012, according to a new report. Jones Lang LaSalle’s latest Property Predictions publication suggests this year will be ...
Westpac Reclassifies $28.8 Billion Mortgages
Westpac Bank (ASX: WBC), in a filing with the Australian Stock Exchange, stated that it reclassified the allocation of loan purpose between owner-occupied and investment housing to better reflect the ...
U.S. is Top 2012 Property Investment Pick
— The United States will remain the top choice of most global commercial real estate investors in 2012, but the country has lost ground to Brazil which ranked No. 2 ...
Ex-Fannie Mae Chief Daniel Mudd Takes Leave as Fortress CEO in Wake of SEC Suit
Daniel Mudd, the former CEO of Fannie Mae, will take a leave of absence as CEO of Fortress Investment Group in the wake of a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ...
Singapore hits foreign property buyers with an extra 10% stamp duty
Singapore has introduced new taxes on residential property buys to curb excessive investment by foreign buyers. Foreigners and corporate entities will have to pay an unprecedented extra 10% stamp duty ...
Morgan Stanley Returns $700 Million to Real Estate Fund Investors
Morgan Stanley has returned $700 million to investors after its main real estate fund performed weaker than expected, reported The Wall Street Journal. The Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund (MSREF) ...
Alternative property market offers attractive prospects in 2012, states Kames Capital
Alternative property sectors could offer some attractive opportunities for real estate investors in 2012, according to Phil Clark, head of property investment at Kames Capital. Clark, who heads the property ...