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As the world’s most international real estate market, London attracts over a quarter of investment between global regions during the recent recovery period.London captured 27 percent of all cross-regional investment transactions during 2009 and the first half (H1) of 2010, according to new research by leading real estate advisors CB Richard Ellis (CBRE), which explores, among other trends, the deg...

Drop in government bond yields makes real estate with long-term income security even more attractive. The polarised recovery of prime and secondary commercial property markets, which has characterised the European real estate landscape over the last year and a half and has seen investment interest highly concentrated at the prime end, is expected to continue for the foreseeable future, CB Richard...

Scot Holland | CBRE has announced the closing of a deal for securing new office premises with a total area of more than 300 sqm for the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Astana, Kazakhstan. After the official visit of President Nursultan Nazarbaev to Pakistan in February 1992, a diplomatic agreement was signed between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Th...

The report highlights that net inflows turned positive again, with €250 million and €601 million net investment reported in June and July respectively. The continuing falls in German government bond yields and low returns that other Publikumsfonds, such as money-markets funds, are offering at the moment form part of the reason why some new capital has flown into the sector. With interest rates pre...

CBRE secures global, regional and local accolades in international poll CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) has been named the top global real estate advisor and consultancy firm in the 2010 Euromoney Real Estate Awards. This is the fourth time the company has won this prestigious title since Euromoney began the awards in 2005. Euromoney, a leading international finance publication, annually polls its readers...

European retail investment activity reached €15.7 billion in H1 2010, with investor demand expected to remain strong into H2 2010. This is a 15% increase on the €13.6 billion reported in H2 2009. Retail was the only sector in the European commercial real estate investment market to see a rapid increase in cross-border flows. Cross-border investment accounted for 40% of the market in H1 2010, with...

Dan Eliasson has been appointed Senior Director, the Head of Capital Markets for CB Richard Ellis in Russia. Dan has jointed a team of 493 experts that work in Moscow office of CBRE. Prior to joining CB Richard Ellis, Dan Eliasson worked for European Resolution Capital Partners (ERC), which is specialized in assistance to financial and banking organizations in asset management. At different times...

Scot Holland CBRE has announced the closing of a deal for securing of expansion of office premises for the Almaty branch of NOKIA International OY. Nokia (NYSE: NOK), the world\'s largest manufacturer of mobile phones, has selected CB Richard Ellis as its exclusive global strategic property advisor. The services which will be provided include transaction management, brokerage and lease administrat...

Europe closes in on global recovery market leaders Asia Pacific. The Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region has gained momentum in the office rental rebound in the past quarter, now closely trailing the Asia Pacific region, which leads the global recovery in this sector. According to the latest Global Office Rental Cycle report by CB Richard Ellis, which measures prime rents, take-up levels...