European real estate investment up 65% Y-O-Y, hits €19.1billion in Q1 2010 (EUR)

European commercial real estate investment turnover reached

EU aligns energy saving laws for buildings with Lisbon Treaty rules (EU)

The European Council and the European Parliament have agreed to changes to two key energy-efficiency directives to make them compatible with Lisbon Treaty requirements on delegated acts. The changes w ...

Striking hotel of stacked Zaandam houses is iconic eye-catcher (NL)

The new Inntel hotel in Zaandam is without a shadow of a doubt already the main eye-catching crowd stopper in the revamped town center ...

OSCRE publishes 'Green Lease' data exchange specification (EU)

OSCRE (Open Standards Consortium for Real Estate) has announced the publication of the Lease Abstract Exchange, Version 2 (LSAB v2.0) which extends OSCRE's vendor-neutral language and framework for a ...

Union Investment acquires Horizon Plaza in Warsaw (PL)

Union Investment Real Estate GmbH has acquired the Horizon Plaza Office Complex developed by IVG in Warsaw for around €102 million. Th ...

Fund Managers regroup as capital raising falls by 60% in 2009 (EU)

Capital raised for European non-listed property funds fell by 60% in 2009, according to INREV's latest study. The drop reflects the slow year of activity in the market but also masks the work of fund ...

All major economies to see growth by end of 2010 (EU)

According to Cushman & Wakefield's new European Economic Pulse, while some economies ended 2009 on a weaker than hoped for note, indicators in Q1 2010 suggest that growth has restarted for the reg ...

Substantial rise in London office rent expectations (UK)

There are signs of a turn around in some sectors of London's commercial property market, pushing rental expectations for London offices up at the fastest rate in over two years, says the RICS' UK Comm ...