Regions International
Germany's Promising Discount Retail Market Lures Behringer Harvard
Oct 22, 2009
With the recession having taken a chunk out of consumers' pocketbooks
around the world, the retail real estate market has been struggling for
quite some time, and the situation is no different in Germany. However,
the discount retail sub-sector is thriving in the country, and
Dallas-based commercial real estate firm Behringer Harvard has
positioned itself to capitalize on related development opportunities
with the recent formation of Behringer Harvard German Retail, a joint
venture with Hanover, Germany-based real estate investment and
management company Rahlfs Immobilien GmbH.
Compelling Opportunities in International Real Estate
Oct 22, 2009
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Investors in U.S. REITs and other U.S. property companies should consider investing in publicly traded REITs and property companies abroad. Within developed markets globally, the aggregate equity market capitalization of this sector totals $600-plus billion, two thirds of which are outside of the United States. My team and I continue to identify very compelling investment opportunities in international markets and encourage investors to consider “going global” as part of their real estate allocations.
Economy Watch: No Rush to Build More Houses
Oct 21, 2009
U.S. housing starts posted a gain in September, but only a modest one,pointing to a still-modest rate of recovery for the overall economy.According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, the rate of new homestarted inched upward by 0.5 percent during the month to a seasonally adjustedrate of about 590,000 units. Ever-optimistic economists, it seems, wereexpecting more.
Lenders Step Up Activity for CRE Investments in U.K.
Oct 07, 2009
For U.K. property investors looking to borrow, lending volume increased
from the first to the second quarter of this year, according to a
report by international real estate advisor Savills. The change i s all
about pricing corrections and a decrease in the cost of funding for
banks.
For FirstService, Expansion via Investment
Oct 07, 2009
When an advisory firm is looking to expand its geographic presence,
that typically means it will either establish a new office, or partner
with—or buy out—a local firm. But FirstService Real Estate Advisors, a
subsidiary of FirstService Corp., has taken a different strategy in its
bid to expand its operations abroad.
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