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Highest Quarterly Total Reported in 2012 as Market Grows to €7.1 billion. European retail property investment grew to €7.1 billion in the third quarter of 2012 (Q3 2012) - a 12% increase over Q2 2012, and the highest quarterly total so far this year, according to the latest research by global property advisor CBRE. The Q3 2012 figure is 18% down on both the Q3 2011 level and that for the last thre...

UK Accounts for 42% of All Transactions in Europe in Q3 2012 Continued strong activity in central London was the main driver of a 15% increase in commercial real estate investment volumes in Europe in Q3 2012, according to CBRE Group, Inc. (CBRE). During the period, investment transactions totalled €28.4 billion, compared with €24.7 billion in Q2 2012. This volume is almost back to that seen in Q3...

When Completed in 2015, Iconic Tower Will be One of the Most Renowned Commercial Properties in China and Around the World. CBRE Group Inc. (NYSE:CBG) announced that it has been selected by Shanghai Tower Construction & Development Co., Ltd. to provide property management consultancy services for the iconic Shanghai Tower—a 2,073-ft. (632-m.) super-tall skyscraper currently under construction in th...

CBRE Secures Global, Regional and Local Accolades in International Survey CBRE Group, Inc. has been named the top global real estate advisor and consultancy firm in the 2012 Euromoney Real Estate Awards. This is the fifth time in eight years that CBRE has won the prestigious award. Euromoney, a leading international finance publication, annually surveys its readers – corporate and financial-decisi...

North American Capital Dominates Transactions in Europe. Significant Uplift in Investment from Asia, Middle East, and South America. Non-European real estate investors accounted for 25% of the European market in the second quarter of 2012 (Q2 2012), the highest proportion since Q2 2007, before the financial crisis, according to the latest research from CBRE. The amount of buying activity from Nort...

New Development Aims to Meet Demand for Modern Shopping Centre Units. New shopping centre development in Europe is expected to increase by a quarter in 2012 to meet retailer demand for modern, high quality retail space, according to the latest research by global property advisor CBRE. CBRE’s Shopping Centre Stock in Europe research examines existing shopping centres and those under construction in...

European Retail Investment Increases from Q1 2012 to €6.13bn in Q2 2012. Investors in European retail property continue to focus on quality assets, with a number of major High Street transactions taking place in the second quarter of 2012 (Q2 2012). The deals highlight the strength of demand for core retail as evidence of weakness in secondary retail segments comes to the fore, according to the la...

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG) today reported strong revenue and earnings growth for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012.• Revenue for the quarter totaled $1.6 billion, an increase of 13% from $1.4 billion in the second quarter of 2011.• Excluding selected charges1, net income2 totaled $88.0 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, for the current quarter, up 31% and 29%, respectively, from $67.0 mill...

Chicago, IL – More than 300 CBRE professionals from the U.S., Canada and Latin America came together in Chicago earlier this month for CBRE Group Inc.\'s (CBRE) 12th annual Women\'s Networking Forum. The 2012 conference, the largest in the CBRE Women\'s Network\'s history, featured presentations from the company\'s executives and external business leaders; professional-development workshops and di...