Opalesque Real Estate Briefing » Performance http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing Daily global real estate investment news Wed, 15 May 2013 00:49:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en UK commercial property total return increases to 0.6pct http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=62490 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=62490#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 03:08:44 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=62490 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=62490>Article Link</a> UK commercial property performance remained largely unchanged at the All Property level in April, according to the latest CBRE UK Monthly Index. Total return increased from 0.5% in March to 0.6% in April, with the annual return also picking up to 3.1% for the year to April 2013. However, capital values remained flat, and have declined by -2.8% over the course of the last twelve months. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=62490 Turnover of real estate market in Azerbaijan grew by 40pct up to AZN 900 mln for past quarter http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=62487 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=62487#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 03:07:47 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=62487 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=62487>Article Link</a> The Central Bank of Azerbaijan reports that turnover of country’s residential property market for 1st quarter of 2013 increased by 40.1% against the same term of 2012. In 2012 the index grew by 24.86% against 2011. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=62487 Mumbai property rates soar 66pct in 4 years http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=62483 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=62483#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 03:05:00 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=62483 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=62483>Article Link</a> The Mumbai residential property rates, touted as the most costliest in India, appreciated by a whopping 66% during the last four years, quashing reports of an ‘imminent correction’, according to a report. Other satellite areas such as Thane and Navi Mumbai saw an even steeper rise in property prices compared to Mumbai’s average increase, growing by 70% and 74%, respectively. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=62483 UK: Housing market ‘most positive’ in five years, says housebuilder Barratt http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61984 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61984#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 02:38:26 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61984 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61984>Article Link</a> The housing market is at its strongest in five years, according to Barratt Developments, Britain’s biggest housebuilder. “The present market backdrop, in terms of consumer demand and mortgage supply, is the most positive we have seen for five years,” Barratt said in a trading update on Tuesday. “The group expects to deliver a significant year-on-year improvement in operating profit.” (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61984 Canada: Housing starts fall 3.5pct in April as market faces ‘new reality’ http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61976 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61976#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 02:48:05 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61976 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61976>Article Link</a> Housing starts cooled in April, suggesting that home builders are scaling back construction in the wake of the decline in home sales. And, notably, the consensus estimate among economists for this important spring month was virtually bang on. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61976 UK: House prices rise in April, says Halifax http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61969 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61969#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 02:45:48 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61969 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61969>Article Link</a> Prices rose 1.1% over the month and 2% over the year, but significant constraints remain on housing demand, according to the bank. House prices continued on their upward trajectory in April, partly driven by a big drop in the level of new borrower’s mortgage payments in relation to their income over the past six years, according to the Halifax. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61969 Record prices for US commercial property http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61937 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61937#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 01:41:03 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61937 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61937>Article Link</a> U.S. commercial property prices hit record levels last month, a new report suggests. Green Streets Advisors’ commercial property index moved one percent higher than the record achieved in August, 2007, fueled by low interest rates and “modest economic growth.” The index rose one percent in April, after a two percent increase the month before, Bloomberg reports. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61937 London property prices continue to outperform http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61934 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61934#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 01:40:13 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61934 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61934>Article Link</a> According to HM Land Registry All Transaction Data, prices in the area rose 25% across the year to reach an average of £1,186,817. LCP said this price increase is equivalent to earning £122 an hour for a working week, 14 times the London Living Wage (£8.55). (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61934 Baku real estate market prices grew by 1.2pct in April http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61932 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61932#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 01:39:43 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61932 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61932>Article Link</a> In April the Baku real estate market observed a price rise by 1.2%. At that, the prices grew by 3.54% since early 2013 and by 7.8% versus the 2012 same term. MBA Group consulting company’s general director Nusret Ibrahimov says that in April prices on the primary housing market of Baku grew by 9.6% from $914 up to $977 per sq m and by 14.68% against last year’s same term. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61932 U.S. commercial-property prices rise above their ’07 peak http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61813 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61813#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 02:44:28 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61813 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61813>Article Link</a> Prices for U.S. commercial property last month rose above a peak reached in 2007 as low interest rates and financing availability helped increase values, according to research firm Green Street Advisors Inc. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61813 A reality check on real estate http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61808 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61808#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 02:42:50 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61808 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61808>Article Link</a> New statistics on the real estate market show home prices have risen by about 9 percent over the past year. Does this mean that real estate is back? On April 30, the Standard & Poors/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices release showed that a composite of real estate prices in 20 major metropolitan markets had increased by 9.3 percent over the past year, the best annual gain since May 2006. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61808 Swiss property market slows in first quarter, says UBS http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61805 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61805#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 02:41:52 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61805 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61805>Article Link</a> The rate of increase in Swiss house prices slowed in the first quarter, research showed on Friday, suggesting moves by the government to deflate a property bubble are starting to take effect. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61805 Dubai ranked world’s 2nd hottest property market in 2012 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61802 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61802#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 02:41:05 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61802 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61802>Article Link</a> With the property price crash of 2008/09, induced as it was by the global economic slowdown, now a thing of past, Dubai has emerged as the second hottest property market in 2012. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61802 UK: Increased optimism as property market shows early signs of recovery http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61708 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61708#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 02:21:56 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61708 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61708>Article Link</a> The number of homes sold in the UK reached a three-year high during March as increased confidence in the market translated into sales, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors survey. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61708 Housing market forges on with April house price rise http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61707 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61707#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 02:21:39 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61707 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61707>Article Link</a> Further evidence of a recovery in the housing market emerged today, with figures showing house prices rose 0.3% in April – the third consecutive month that values have increased across the country. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61707 World’s most expensive property prices set to grow by 27pct in next five years http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61699 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61699#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 02:19:06 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61699 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61699>Article Link</a> The value of residential property purchases over £10 million in the world’s top financial hubs of London, New York, Hong Kong and Singapore is set to grow by 27% in the next five years according to a report released today by developers Candy & Candy. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61699 UK: House price rise disguises regional differences http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61622 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61622#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:22:10 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61622 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61622>Article Link</a> House prices in England and Wales increased by 0.1% in March, according to the latest Land Registry report, but the headline figure disguised a mixed pattern of rises and falls around the regions. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61622 Kuwait real estate sales climb 19pct in March http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61617 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61617#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:20:09 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61617 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61617>Article Link</a> Real estate sales in Kuwait worth a total KD 293 million leapt 19pct in March, 2013 since the same period last year, said a National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) report here on Saturday. The increase comes after a drop witnessed at the beginning of the year, NBK’s weekly economic brief on Kuwait said, expecting the market to remain stable until a slowdown marked by the advent of the summer period, particularly as the market’s three main sectors are witnessing healthy demand. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61617 Jakarta, Bangkok and Miami top global cities prime property growth http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61615 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61615#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:19:09 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61615 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61615>Article Link</a> Cities in Asia, North America and the Middle East continue to dominate the top half of the results table while seven of the bottom ten rankings are occupied by European cities, according to Knight Frank’s latest Prime Global Cities Index. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61615 Irish house prices: Residential property prices fall by 3pct in the year to March 2013 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61600 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61600#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:18:34 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61600 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61600>Article Link</a> In the year to March, residential property prices at a national level, fell by 3%. This compares with an annual rate of decline of 2.6% in February and a decline of 16.3% recorded in the twelve months to March 2012, according to the CSO today. Residential property prices fell by 0.5% in the month of March. This compares with a decrease of 1.5% recorded in February. Prices were unchanged in the month of March of last year. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61600 Swiss real estate prices record high in 2012, likely to head down http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61580 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61580#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:04:16 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61580 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61580>Article Link</a> Swiss home prices are likely to start drifting down, says Wüest & Partner in its latest report on the Swiss real estate market. The company is an international real estate consultancy firm that regularly produces reports on its home market. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61580 Melbourne records strong property marke http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61570 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61570#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:01:16 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61570 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61570>Article Link</a> According to Australian Property Monitors, median house prices in the city increased by 3.6 per cent in the three months to March, and unit prices lifted 2.6 per cent.The city recorded the highest quarterly price increases in the country. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61570 Home prices rose 7.1pct in year through February, FHFA says http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61563 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61563#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:22:52 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61563 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61563>Article Link</a> U.S. house prices rose 7.1 percent in the year through February, the biggest gain since 2006, indicating a solidifying recovery as buyers compete for properties amid tight inventory. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61563 Investing in student property in the UK set to bring 9.2pct annual return http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61557 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61557#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:21:20 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61557 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61557>Article Link</a> The student accommodation property investment sector in the UK is predicted to see 9.2% annual returns over the next 12 months due to continued demand.This reflects an increase of 0.4% on London returns to 9.1%, due to rising rents in an acutely structurally undersupplied market, says the latest report from property firm Knight Frank. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61557 German Q1 investment figures hit five-year high http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61555 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61555#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:20:47 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61555 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61555>Article Link</a> Total investment volumes in the German commercial property market have risen 21% year-on-year, according to first quarter figures releasedby property advisor Savills. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61555 Home prices up 12 pct as investors bet on real estate http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61542 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61542#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 01:47:22 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61542 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61542>Article Link</a> Prices of existing homes in the US rose 12 percent in March from the same month last year, as the real estate market continues to bounce back, providing much-needed help to the nation’s economy. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61542 Chinese home prices rise http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61529 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61529#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 01:43:44 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61529 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61529>Article Link</a> Average home prices in key Chinese cities rose in March, indicating that recent government efforts to control the unruly real-estate market are having little effect. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61529 China Vanke Q1 net profit up 16pct amid market recovery http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61527 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61527#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 01:43:16 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61527 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61527>Article Link</a> China Vanke, the country’s largest real estate developer posted a 16 per cent rise in first-quarter profit on the back of strong sales.Net income during the Jan-March period rose to 1.61 billion yuan (S$323 million) from 1.4 billion yuan a year earlier, the company said in an exchange filing. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61527 Sydney property prices regain all lost ground http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61503 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61503#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 02:12:12 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61503 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61503>Article Link</a> Property prices in Sydney have regained all their losses since the property slump in 2010 making it the first Australian city to do so whilst Melbourne has maintained steady prices despite predictions that prices would fall further. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61503 German property funds outperform European and global investment vehicles http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61469 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61469#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:29:33 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61469 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61469>Article Link</a> German property funds tracked by UK performance analysis group IPD outperformed global and Europe-focused property investment vehicles in the year to March 2013, returning 2.3 percent as against -1.0 percent for global and -0.3 percent for European property funds, IPD said in its monthly assessment of the sector. The report also showed that inflows surpassed outflows from liquidating property funds, indicating a return of investor confidence in Germany’s real estate market. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61469 Savills: Netherlands retail investment volumes up 30pct in Q1 2013 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61467 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61467#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:28:41 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61467 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61467>Article Link</a> According to Savills latest Netherlands property market report, retail investment in Q1 2013 reached approximately €160 million, representing an increase of 30% on the same period last year, at €122 million. Key transactions included the sale of five shopping centers for a total of €70 million and the purchase of five supermarkets for €20 million. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61467 Dutch retail volumes up 30pct in Q1 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61466 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61466#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:27:44 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61466 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61466>Article Link</a> Dutch retail property investment reached €160 mln in Q1 2013, representing an increase of 30% on the €122 mln recorded in the same period last year. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61466 U.S. housing starts surpass 1 mln in March http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61454 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61454#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:01:12 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61454 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61454>Article Link</a> U.S. builders broke ground in March on homes at a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.04 million, the fastest since June 2008. The gain was driven by a surge in apartment construction and showed continued strength in the housing market at the start of the spring buying season. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61454 Dubai property market rebounds http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61447 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61447#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:58:23 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61447 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61447>Article Link</a> A market report finds that an estimated 40,000 new homes will be available for buyers in Dubai over the next two years. Published by consultants Jones Lang LaSalle, the report shows that a number of new properties will be developed between 2013 and 2015, which would account for 11 percent of the 357,000 units envisaged by developers. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61447 Japan apartment real estate proving best: Riskless return http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61443 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61443#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:57:08 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61443 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61443>Article Link</a> Investing in Tokyo apartments beat putting money into office buildings, malls and the domestic stock and bond markets over the past five years as a housing shortage cushioned rental incomes from years of deflation. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61443 UK: Housing market set to return to pre-crash levels http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61421 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61421#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 01:00:33 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61421 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61421>Article Link</a> Britain is poised for a housing market revival as the market gives its strongest performance since the crash, according to a leading economic forecaster. More than 1m transactions will take place by the end of the year, representing the most activity since 2007 when there were nearly 1.8m, according to the Ernst & Young ITEM Club. The following year, the market dipped to a low of around 900,000. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61421 RealtyTrac: Home repossessions fell in March http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61399 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61399#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:48:27 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61399 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61399>Article Link</a> The number of homes repossessed by lenders in March fell to the lowest level in more than five years, according to foreclosure listing firm RealtyTrac. While some states still saw increases in homes taken back by lenders, nationally home repossessions fell 3% in March from the previous month and were down 21% from a year earlier. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61399 NZ house sales hit six-year high http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61385 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61385#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:44:40 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61385 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61385>Article Link</a> The number of New Zealand house sales rose to a six-year high last month and prices touched a new record as Auckland continued to drive up the national average. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61385 Home prices seen falling in some areas as rates increase http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61382 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61382#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 03:18:14 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61382 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61382>Article Link</a> Home prices are climbing too fast relative to buyer incomes, signaling that property values may fall in some U.S. cities once mortgage rates rise and reduce affordability, according to a study by Zillow Inc. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61382 European commercial property at best value for 10 years http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61377 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61377#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 03:16:40 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61377 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61377>Article Link</a> European commercial property pricing has reached its most attractive level for investment in almost 10 years, according to research from DTZ. DTZ’s Fair Value Index offers quarterly insight into the relative attractiveness of current pricing in European property markets by grading them with a score out of 100. The most recent figures show that in Q4 2012 the overall index score for Europe rose to 78 from 62 in the previous quarter – recording its highest score since September 2003. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61377 CBRE: Property investment in CEE achieves second highest Q1 result since 2007 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61376 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61376#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 03:16:21 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61376 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61376>Article Link</a> Total commercial real estate investment volume in Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) reached €2.6 billion in the first quarter of 2013 (Q1 2013), three times the level achieved during Q1 2012 and the highest first quarter result since 2008, according to the latest research from global property advisor CBRE. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61376 Asia Pacific real estate deals up 35pct to US$144bln in Q4 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61369 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61369#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 03:14:26 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61369 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61369>Article Link</a> Asia Pacific continued to see strong interest in property in 2012, as volumes in the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, surged 35% to US$144.4bil from the third quarter mainly due to land sales. Asia Pacific Real Estate Association (APREA) CEO Peter Mitchell said on Wednesday transaction volumes increased significantly each quarter during 2012, shrugging off concerns over Europe and the anemic recovery in the US. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61369 Singapore: Private residential resales up in March http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61366 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61366#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 03:13:39 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61366 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61366>Article Link</a> Resales of non-landed private residential properties rose from 326 in February to 609 in March, according to new data from the Singapore Real Estate Exchange. However, analysts said this could be a seasonal rebound after the quiet Chinese New Year period - which falls in February this year. March’s volume brings the total transaction volume in Q1 to 1,982, down from 3,271 in Q4 last year. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61366 Europe, Asia Pacific and the Americas commercial real estate investment volumes to US$94 bln http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61360 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61360#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 03:33:40 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61360 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61360>Article Link</a> Commercial real estate continues to rank high on the list of acquisitions for investors around the world as preliminary global real estate investment volumes in the first quarter of 2013 reached R838 billion (US$94 billion). (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61360 CEE property volumes hit five-year high in Q1: CBRE http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61354 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61354#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 03:32:04 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61354 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61354>Article Link</a> Central and Eastern Europe, including Russia, has seen the highest first-quarter real estate investment volumes in five years, CBRE reported. The total investment volume for the region reached €2.6 bn for the first three months of 2013. This is three times the level achieved during Q1 2012 and the highest first-quarter result since 2008, CBRE said. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61354 Housing market ‘at three-year high’, says RICS survey http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61352 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61352#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 03:31:32 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61352 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61352>Article Link</a> Activity in the UK housing market has hit a three-year high, surveyors report, supporting hopes of a revival that would help the economic recovery. Chartered surveyors handled an average of 17.4 home sales over the last three months, according to the latest monthly survey by industry body RICS. That was the highest number reported since March 2010 and meant sales rates have been rising for three consecutive months. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61352 Baku real estate market prices fall by 0.8pct http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61347 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61347#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 03:30:17 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61347 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61347>Article Link</a> In March the Baku real estate market observed a price decline by 0.8%. At that, the prices grew by 0.8% against early 2013 and by 3.27% versus the 2012 same term. MBA Group consulting company’s general director Nusret Ibrahimov says that in March prices on the primary housing market of Baku decreased by 0.87% from $992 up to $914 per sq m and by 4.82% against last year’s same term. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61347 U.K. housing market, retail sales pick up http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61332 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61332#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 03:25:51 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61332 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61332>Article Link</a> Activity in the U.K.’s housing market and on the high street picked up in March despite unseasonably cold weather, surveys showed on Tuesday, giving the economic outlook a boost for the first quarter and suggesting the U.K. may avoid a triple-dip recession. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61332 IPD: Positive total return for Belgium property in 2012 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61329 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61329#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 03:25:07 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61329 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61329>Article Link</a> The IPD Belgium Annual Property Index, released yesterday, showed that all sectors of Belgian investment property delivered a total return of 3.6% in 2012, a decrease compared with 4.6% in 2011. Inflation (CPI) was 2.1%. These results show that the property investment market is not safe from the macro-economic environment in Belgium. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61329 New Zealand house prices increase at fastest pace since 2008 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61319 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61319#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 03:22:11 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61319 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61319>Article Link</a> New Zealand house prices rose at the fastest pace since 2008 in March as the central bank warns that a housing boom would trigger interest rate increases. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61319 Rising real estate tide not lifting U.S. cities’ revenues http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61292 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61292#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 03:19:54 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61292 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61292>Article Link</a> The real estate recovery has yet to lift the property tax revenues of many U.S. cities, a worrying sign for municipalities that rely on the taxes as their chief sources of income, according to a report released on Thursday. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61292 CEE region posts 5.6pct return in 2012: IPD http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61267 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61267#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:38:31 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61267 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61267>Article Link</a> The IPD Central and Eastern European Annual Property Index delivered a positive total return on all property of 5.6% in 2012, albeit 2% lower than the total return for 2011. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61267 Czech Republic commercial property delivers a 4.7pct return http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61260 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61260#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:36:40 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61260 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61260>Article Link</a> The IPD Czech Republic Annual Property Index, delivered a total return on Czech all property of 4.7% in 2012, 310 basis points lower than 2011. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61260 Negative equity figures decreasing in the US housing market http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61248 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61248#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 03:17:16 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61248 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61248>Article Link</a> The negative equity situation in the residential property market in the United States is improving as a new analysis shows around 200,000 more homes returned to a state of positive equity during the fourth quarter of 2012. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61248 Residential growth drives US construction http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61247 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61247#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 03:17:01 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61247 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61247>Article Link</a> Construction output in the US was up +7.9% in the 12 months to the end of February, according to data from the US Census Bureau. The rise to an annual output of US$ 885 billion was driven by a +19.2% rise in residential building, which stood at US$ 310 billion for the rolling 12 months to February. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61247 Italian property market records positive returns during H2 of 2012 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61238 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61238#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 03:14:47 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61238 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61238>Article Link</a> IPD, a measurement group based in the United Kingdom, reports that commercial real estate in Italy delivered an overall return of only 0.5 per cent during the second half of 2012, marking a decrease of 1.3 per cent in comparison with the first six months of the year. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61238 South Africa: Record returns for SA property market http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61237 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61237#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 03:14:32 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61237 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61237>Article Link</a> South Africa’s property market showed its highest return in 2012 since the 2008-09 global financial crisis, according to the SAPOA/IPD South Africa Annual Property Index released in Johannesburg last week. The index showed that the country’s property sector delivered a 15.2% total return last year, an increase on the 10.3% return in 2011. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61237 Hong Kong tops global house price table http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61233 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61233#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 03:13:36 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61233 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61233>Article Link</a> House prices around the world rose by an average of 4.3% in 2012 according to Knight Frank’s Global House Price Index as Europe lags many other regions (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61233 IPD: CEE region generates a positive performance in 2012 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61221 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61221#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 01:25:29 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61221 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61221>Article Link</a> The IPD Central and Eastern European Annual Property Index, released yesterday, delivered a positive total return on all property of 5.6% in 2012, albeit 2% lower than the total return for 2011. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61221 China’s home prices increase most in 26 months, SouFun says http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61213 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61213#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 01:23:13 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61213 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61213>Article Link</a> China’s March new home prices posted the biggest gain in more than two years as buyers rushed into the market ahead of property curbs by local governments, driving real estate stocks higher. (more…)

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