‘Gateway cities such as London, Hong Kong and New York continue to command high rents despite uncertain economic conditions, as they remain key markets in which to do business; while burgeoning population growth has led to rising occupancy costs in emerging markets in South America and Asia.’

The Cushman & Wakefield “Office Space across the World 2013’’ report offers a ...

The IVG Market Report Germany 2013 analyzes the country’s office sector by looking at the changes in the economy, rental activity as well as top markets and regional ones.
KEY FINDINGS OF THE REPORT • Vacancy rate continued to decline in Germany’s top markets.
• Decreased demand and take-up affected almost exclusively the peripheral locations, while the reduction of vacancy ...

The ‘Market in Minutes Europe: Are markets diverging again?’ report produced by Savills offers a summary on the 2012 European economy as well as an outlook on the first months of 2013.
KEY FINDINGS OF THE REPORT • Deal making momentum is lower in Q1 2013 compared to Q4 2012
• Prime rents have generally been stable
• CBD prime yields have hardened in all major ...

The fifth largest office market in Poland in terms of office stock, Katowice is seen as an attractive location due to its high quality of office space, competitive rents and transparent market practice. The ‘Katowice Office Market Report 2013’ commissioned by Jones Lang LaSalle presents the city through its investment opportunities; labor market highlighting supply and demand in the office ...

The DTZ report ‘German Open Ended Funds – March 2013. More sales in 2013 in Germany and Netherlands’ examines the most active German Open Ended Funds (GOE) as well as the ones which are less active or currently going through the process of liquidation due to new regulations.
KEY FINDINGS OF THE REPORT • New regulations have forced 14 GOE funds to liquidate and 4 others could ...

The ‘Property Investment MarketView – Russia Q1 2013’ report issued by CBRE Global Research and Consulting offers a view on the Russian commercial real estate market for 2013. The analysis focuses on the investment activity in the different real estate sectors, comparing the rates with the ones of Q4 2012. The report ends with forecasts for the near future.
KEY FINDINGS OF THE REPORT ...

The “Marketbeat Report– Madrid Offices Q4 2012” report offers an overview on the office sector, focusing on occupier demand, the investment market and providing and outlook for the near future.
KEY FINDINGS OF THE REPORT • In 2012, the office market reflected the difficulties that the business sector was and still is going through. Gross annual take-up hit record lows. The ...

Local players drive European retail investment growth :
Local buyers are returning to the European retail property investment market in 2013, driving strong growth in the sector, according to the latest research by global property advisor CBRE.
European retail investment activity reached €7.9 billion in the first quarter of 2013 (Q1 2013), a marked 26% increase on the same period ...