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 ...

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 ...

London Rents ‘Hit by Employment Market’

Fewer employment vacancies in London’s financial sector and tenants seeking lower living costs have combined to push rents down in January. According to data published by Knight Frank, the average ...

Positive outlook for UK purchase to let sector as loans increase, states CML

The number of properties in the UK being purchased with purchase to let mortgages increased by around 84,000 in 2011, modestly helping to increase the supply of private rented housing ...

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 ...

Eurozone debt cloud hangs over UK property investment

Debt concerns in the eurozone remain a risk for UK property investments despite 2011 exceeding expectations, according to consultants. The latest Property Snapshot from Colliers International shows, however, that expectations ...

Threat of Recession Weighs on UK Property Market

A marginal decline of capital value growth in the UK’s commercial property sector was recorded in December, new figures show. The IPD Monthly Index revealed the rate of appreciation of ...

‘Three Pronged Attack’ Required to Boost Building

The HIA has claimed the gloom hanging over home building looks set to continue, and has called for a “three pronged attack” to address the sector’s woes. ABS data has ...

Consultants see student property sector growing in 2012 and beyond

The student accommodation property investment sector in the UK saw strong demand in 2011 and that is likely to carry on into 2012, according to new reports from two leading ...

"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 ...

UK Commercial Property ‘Likely to be Stable in 2012′

The UK’s commercial real estate market has reached a kind of plateau, with tiny change expected in capital values or yields over the coming months, it has been claimed. Partner ...

Building permits down in November after huge gain

The value of Canadian building permits declined by 3.6 percent in November, largely as expected, after an 11.6 percent rise in October, Statistics Canada stated on Monday. The decline was ...

Federal Reserve Officials Urge More Help for the U.S. Housing Sector

In separate speeches, the Fed officials — William C. Dudley, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; Elizabeth A. Duke, a Fed governor; and Eric S. Rosengren, president ...

Will UK Commercial Property Take a Hit in 2012?

A recent survey among economists, analysts and executives carried out by Bloomberg has suggested the UK commercial property sector could see values slide in 2012, due to continued fears of ...

Commercial Property Investors ‘to Focus on Quality’

The “flight to quality and security” among commercial property investors will continue next year, one real estate expert has claimed. Partner in the commercial real estate team at Knight Frank ...

Household debt swells to record high

The debt burden on Canadian households rose to a record high in the third quarter as mortgage and consumer credit increased but the net worth of households fell, Statistics Canada ...

Further deterioration in Portuguese property sales but rental market more resilient

There was a further deterioration in demand, supply and confidence in the Portuguese property in October but the rental sector is proving more resilient. The latest Portuguese Housing Market Survey ...

UK purchase to let sector sees increased number of property loans granted

The number of new purchase to let loans allowed in the UK increased by 16% in the third quarter of 2011, according to data published this day (Thursday 10 November) ...

UK Commercial Property "A Unique Investment"

Investors turn towards commercial property investment in the UK in times of global economic turbulence because the asset class has certain characteristics that it is difficult to find elsewhere in ...

Record-low FDI in Indian property set for further decline

Foreign investment in India’s residential property sector is set to decline further after a new report revealed it was at its lowest level for four years, according to industry experts. ...

Industrial Real Estate Investment In Europe ‘Flat’

The amount of capital being invested in industrial property markets in Europe appears to have stagnated, according to the latest data from Jones Lang LaSalle. The firm revealed that investment ...

London ‘Most Popular European City’ For Real Estate Investors

Global real estate investors are targeting London over any other European city, new research from CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) has revealed. The city attracted some 39 per cent of all ...

Dubai commercial property market seeing increased activity

The commercial property market in Dubai is seeing an increase in tenant activity across the whole sector, according to the latest report from property surveyors and consultants Cluttons. Occupier activity ...

Conference Market Could Provide A Boost To Hotel Sector

With the hotel industry showing signs of growth – and investors once again expressing interest in hotels as an asset class – there are set to be many opportunities in ...

Property Market Confidence "Fragile"

Professionals in the real estate industry are not overly upbeat about the sector’s prospects, a new survey has found. The Savills Residential Sentiment Survey described the market place as “fragile”, ...

Brisbane Commercial Market Recovers Amid Mining Boom

Brisbane’s commercial market is rebounding quickly as demand for office space continues to be led by increased business activity from the resources sector. Queensland Executive Director of the Property Council ...

Is US Commercial Real Estate On The Up?

There are indications that a rebound in commercial real estate markets in the US is happening, a group of experts has revealed. A letter written by the Federal Reserve Bank ...

Yields Harden In Leisure Sector

There has been a shift in prime yields among real estate assets in the UK leisure market, according to the latest commercial leisure bulletin from Savills. The firm noted that ...