News Archive: 2010

06, 2010 August:

Iconic Shanghai hotel reopens

Shanghai's iconic Peace Hotel reopened recently after a three-year, $US60m renovation to restore what was once the Far East's most luxurious hotel to its 1930s glory...

Foreign buyers hover over US property

Commercial real estate purchases in the US may slump later this year as prices rise and lenders require buyers to put more cash into deals, it is claimed...

04, 2010 August:

Property 'key' to UK Govt savings

Public Sector spending on property could be reduced by up to a fifth, and prime city-centre property could move from the public to private sector use, if central Government departments and local authorities adopted more flexible working practices, according to Advanced Workplace Associates, AWA...

03, 2010 August:

Commercial property sector stalls - why?

We have been inundated with news on the latest happenings in the UK residential market, but just what is going on in the commercial property market - and what bearing does this have on the overall recovery of the country's property sector?...

High annual growth in Cape Verde?

A new five star resort in Cape Verde is confident that investors can realise annual capital growth of 9% and rental yields of 13% after independent analysis indicates that the archipelago has extremely high occupancy rates...

30, 2010 July:

Emerging commercial markets 'strongest'

Commercial real estate in emerging economies has outperformed the Euro zone and the UK in the second quarter of 2010, according to the latest figures...

Corner shops set for planning protection

Corner shops could get protected status like they do in France under new proposals being considered...

29, 2010 July:

Brazil leads global commercial growth

Global commercial real estate markets have seen a solid progression as volumes reach US66 billion in the second quarter of 2010 with the strongest growth in Brazil, the latest figures show...

28, 2010 July:

Extensive Borders farm for sale

Woodhouse Farm is an arable and stock unit just 4 miles south of Jedburgh and comes with a good, informal shoot and duck flighting...

NZ's largest corporate relocation

Staff are preparing for New Zealand's largest corporate relocation with Telecom's new $280 million international headquarters in Auckland nearly finished...