Australians are facing the highest growth in rent prices since GFC
Some weekly payments have increased by 10%, as rental prices mirror the housing upswing – and Covid has exacerbated the hikes Rent has climbed at its fastest rate in…
Ireland Commercial Property Investment Predicted to Hit €4 Billion in 2021
Global property consultant JLL, which tracks Ireland investment market transactions, reports this week that €1.5 billion of investment deals have traded in Q2 of 2021. This is a particularly strong…
Much of the World’s Housing Market in a Price Bubble in 2021
At 7.4%, urban home prices worldwide rose at their fastest rate since 2007, Turkey leading the way International property broker Knight Frank's latest Global House Price Index is reporting that…
Home Sales in the UK Hits Record Pace in June
According to Knight Frank's latest research, the number of UK property transactions in June 2021 is on track to be the highest on record. Although more whole-market data will come…
Commercial Lending Attitudes Improving in Japan
Yet Japanese lenders remain risk averse in 2021 According to new survey data by CBRE, new loan volume is set to increase in FY 2021, despite concerns over economic…
Exploding Global E-commerce Growth Requires 1.5 Billion Square Feet of New Distribution Space
According to a new report from CBRE, with e-commerce penetration expected to grow to 26 percent of all retail sales by 2025, the U.S. will need an additional…
Increased activity expected in Lagos prime office market, says report
• Average prime rents up by 20% in Q1 2021• Prime office yields 8%, driven by pent up demand in the market The performance of office rents across Africa remains…
The World At Work
The pandemic has revolutionised the way people view their office across the globe. We look at how office life is evolving in China, the US and France China In…
Ten of the smallest houses in the world
Size is a subjective thing when it comes to living space. What one may consider as adequate at 2000sq feet another may find largely missing when it comes to some…
Ireland Coastal Home Prices Jump 23 Percent During Covid Pandemic
According to Daft.ie's newly released Coastal Report 2021, properties by the coast in Ireland are now 23% more expensive than before the pandemic. The premium for properties in these coastal…
What Abuja Land Swap initiative means for real estate sector, investors
Once again, investors and the federal capital territory administration (FCTA) Abuja are back to the table following approval for resumption of the ambitious Land Swap Initiative by the federal executive…
Market Cycles
By Mat OakleyHead of UK & European Commercial Research Predicting the future… by observing the past How did real estate markets emerge from previous economic downturns? And can…
Nigeria outshines peers as largest real estate investment by country
An analysis of institutional acquisitions and disposals in real estate investment valued at $1.8 billion across Africa in the past two decades reveals that Nigeria has the largest real estate…
Benchmarking Cities and Real Estate
Despite the pandemic, expectations are that offices will return to be the beating heart of our cities. Yet, evolving worker preferences and needs will likely mean that the role…
Global Home Price Annual Growth Averaged 7.3 Percent in Q1
Turkey Enjoys the World's Highest Annual Home Price Growth Rate According to Knight Frank, globally house prices rose at their fastest rate since Q4 2006. Knight Frank's latest…
Niterói Contemporary Art Museum
LOCATION: Niterói, Rio de Janeiro , BrazilPROJECT TYPES: CulturalYEAR COMPLETED: 1996 Those who visit the Niterói Contemporary Art Museum admire a work where technique gives significant support to art. Five…
GLOBAL HOMELESSNESS STATISTICS
BURKINA FASO Approximately 45% of the country’s 20 million population live below the poverty line. Women, boys and girls aged 6-59 months and the elderly are the most affected by…
Tech companies look to Asia for data center needs
Amid rising demand for data, U.S. tech giants can find scaling up a challenge The pandemic ushered in digital transformations that were expected to take years, underscoring the…
Hong Kong’s Luxury Residential Market Begins Rebound in 2021
Luxury residential market sees best performance since second quarter of 2019 International property consultant JLL's latest Residential Sales Market Monitor report shows Hong Kong's luxury residential capital values saw…
Portugal Vacation Home Searches Rise as COVID Travel Rules Soon Ease in the U.K.
International property consultant Knight Frank is reporting that Portugal, along with Spanish and Greek islands, have been declared safe for UK residents to travel to by the Foreign and Commonwealth…