Global Viewpoints tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1453922 2011-09-02T11:44:39-05:00 Commercial Real Estate TypePad Up to 700M SF of commercial floorspace to undergo energy efficiency overhaul by 2018 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f0878ad88340154351237f8970c 2011-09-02T11:44:39-05:00 2011-09-02T11:44:39-05:00 Edited by: Lisa Benston Source: Savills The firm suggests that the issue of a requirement to upgrade private rented properties to an EPC rating of grade ‘E’ or above will be most pertinent in London. The firm states that due... ARGUS Software Los Angeles property sells for $132.85 million tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f0878ad8834015433be7e30970c 2011-07-15T15:01:50-05:00 2011-07-15T15:01:50-05:00 In what is being touted as one of the largest commercial real estate sales in Los Angeles County since the turn of the century, the new Warner Center apartment complex has been sold for almost $133 million, according to the... ARGUS Software European commercial real estate investments on the upswing tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f0878ad8834014e89de7082970d 2011-07-15T14:59:44-05:00 2011-07-15T15:02:49-05:00 Direct real estate investment activity during the first quarter of 2011 was up 32 percent from last year and the second quarter saw that growth continue, according to Global Capital Flows research from Jones Lang LaSalle. Investment volumes were up... ARGUS Software U.S. commercial real estate may be appealing to international investors tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f0878ad8834014e89d857c3970d 2011-07-14T16:21:53-05:00 2011-07-14T16:21:53-05:00 Foreign investors have increased their interest in America's commercial real estate market due to easier financing terms and appealing rental yields, according to Financial Times. A report by Jones Lang LaSalle found that foreign investors spent $49 billion on U.S.... ARGUS Software Office leasing in the Big Apple is on the rise tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f0878ad883401538fe4cf71970b 2011-07-14T16:20:39-05:00 2011-07-14T16:20:39-05:00 As the American economy continues its slow recovery, the commercial real estate market in Manhattan is finally starting to show positive signs of life. Office leasing in the city is up 34 percent from last year, according to CB Richard... ARGUS Software Women in commercial real estate may not be treated as equals tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f0878ad883401538fe4cdf6970b 2011-07-14T16:19:12-05:00 2011-07-14T16:19:12-05:00 A study commissioned by the Commercial Real Estate Women Network (CREW) last October found that an increasing number of females are entering the commercial real estate industry, but they may not be paid as well as their male counterparts. The... ARGUS Software RBI wants banks to slow lending to commercial real estate sector tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f0878ad8834015433b85ce9970c 2011-07-14T16:18:00-05:00 2011-07-14T16:18:00-05:00 Amidst fears of a price bubble in its commercial real estate market, the Reserve Bank of India has asked banks to slow lending in the sector. It is believed this request is due to the fact that there has been... ARGUS Software Real estate market begins to recover in Europe tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f0878ad8834015433b85bbe970c 2011-07-14T16:16:29-05:00 2011-07-15T15:13:36-05:00 During 2010 the European commercial real estate market struggled to keep up with America, but experts believe that is beginning to change, according to the Wall Street Journal. Properties on a fundamental level are beginning to take an upturn, with... ARGUS Software Kennedy Wilson closes on $147 in million acquisitions tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f0878ad883401538fe4c85e970b 2011-07-14T16:13:52-05:00 2011-07-14T16:13:52-05:00 California-based Kennedy Wilson, an international real estate investment and services firm, announced that it closed two transactions worth $147 million last week. The company acquired 100 percent interest in a Northern California office property and 50 percent interest in a... ARGUS Software Thailand commercial real estate forecast remains positive tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f0878ad8834014e89d83a72970d 2011-07-14T15:55:13-05:00 2011-07-14T15:55:13-05:00 While Thailand's political future has remained uncertain, and at times unstable, since the military coup in 2006, experts predict the real estate sector will continue to grow. Business Monitor International's Thailand Real Estate Report revealed that more than 200 projects... ARGUS Software