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May 07, 2013 11:45 CEST The search for this year’s coveted CBRE Urban Photographer of the Year prize was launched today. The competition, which was established in 2007 by CBRE, the world’s largest property advisor, is open to photographers worldwide and last year attracted over 8,000 entries from 115 countries.
Apr 23, 2013 14:59 CEST While weak economic indicators in much of Europe, and the prospect of similar performance in the short-term, continue to affect market activity, CBRE’s quarterly survey of rents and yields for Q1 2013 showed a high degree of resilience at the prime end of the market.
Apr 03, 2013 10:00 CEST CBRE announces two appointments to further strengthen its EMEA senior management team. Guy Hollis will expand his leadership role to work with Martin Samworth, Managing Director – EMEA on driving the region’s strategic growth agenda. In addition, Guy will become Managing Director of CBRE’s Nordics business. Enda Luddy has been appointed as Managing Director, Ireland.
Mar 27, 2013 10:29 CET Michael Strong, Executive Chairman EMEA at global real estate advisory firm CBRE has taken over as Chair of leading professional body the Managing Partners’ Forum. Michael replaces Sir Nigel Knowles, Joint CEO of law firm DLA Piper who has led the organisation for 10 years.
Mar 15, 2013 17:12 CET CBRE Hotels EMEA announces the acquisition of the luxury 5-star Kempinski Grand Hotel des Bains, St. Moritz, Switzerland. The hotel was purchased as part of a 7.5 hectare property deal by an International Private Consortium who were advised by CBRE Hotels EMEA. The vendor was Immofinanz Group.
Mar 06, 2013 09:55 CET Initial findings of annual CBRE investor intentions report shows reviving appetite for risk. Significantly greater interest in ‘good secondary’ and ‘opportunistic’ assets reported.
Feb 14, 2013 12:19 CET CBRE, the global real estate advisor, announces that it has launched a new Russian retail capability through the hiring of a team of senior professionals from RTK Group, a specialist provider of retail real estate advisory services.
Jan 24, 2013 10:00 CET A gradual recovery in economic performance and business confidence this year will set the European real estate market up for a stronger recovery in 2014. 2013 European real estate markets are expected to be ‘evolutionary’ rather than ‘revolutionary’
Nov 29, 2012 10:16 CET CBRE Hotels Dublin are pleased to announce that an affiliate of Blackstone Real Estate Partners Europe III, has today agreed the purchase of one of Dublin’s best known and important hotels – the Burlington Hotel Dublin – for €67m. The sale of the Burlington has been negotiated by CBRE Hotels on behalf of Mr Paul McCann of Grant Thornton, Receiver of the Burhotel Trading Company Limited.
Nov 20, 2012 10:45 CET Acquisition of specialist London property consultancy expands CBRE's presence in the city’s commercial property market and significantly enhances its residential capabilities in London
Oct 18, 2012 11:00 CEST British photographer Fraser Perrie has been named ‘Urban Photographer of the Year’, triumphing over 8000 entries from across the globe.
Oct 12, 2012 10:30 CEST CBRE has been appointed by Penta Investments, the central European investment group, as joint leasing agent on its Florentinum development in Prague, Czech Republic.
Sep 28, 2012 10:56 CEST Francisco Horta e Costa to become Managing Director of CBRE in Portugal
Sep 25, 2012 13:00 CEST CBRE today announced the launch of the Real Green Research Challenge (RGRC), a four-year, US$1 million commitment to fund leading-edge sustainability research and innovation relating to commercial real estate.
Sep 24, 2012 10:01 CEST Over €7.5 billion of commercial real estate loan sales have been publicly completed by European banks so far in 2012 according to global real estate advisor, CBRE.
Sep 20, 2012 10:02 CEST CBRE Group Inc. (NYSE:CBG) today 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 the Lujiazui district of Shanghai, China.
Sep 20, 2012 10:00 CEST 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.
Sep 03, 2012 11:30 CEST Residential surpassed offices as the most traded type of property investment in the Nordic region in the second quarter of 2012 according to the latest research by global real estate advisor CBRE. This was largely due to the popularity of residential assets in Denmark amongst investors, which saw healthy investment activity in the quarter.
Aug 31, 2012 12:00 CEST Property consultants CBRE today released their September 2012 bi-monthly report commenting comprehensively on the latest trends and transactions in the occupier and investment sectors of the commercial property market in the Republic and in Northern Ireland.
Aug 29, 2012 11:29 CEST CBRE Hotels are pleased to confirm their exclusive appointment to bring one of Dublin’s best known and most important hotels to the market and offer it for sale by private treaty. The sale of the Burlington is on behalf of Paul McCann of Grant Thornton, who is the receiver of Burhotel Trading Company Limited.
Aug 21, 2012 11:32 CEST Commercial real estate transactions in Russia could reach $4.5 billion according to new research from CBRE, the global real estate advisor.
Jul 17, 2012 10:34 CEST Despite a worsening short-term economic outlook for much of Europe, prime rents and yields for the region’s commercial property remained broadly stable in the second quarter (Q2) of 2012, according to new figures released by CBRE.
Jul 10, 2012 10:00 CEST CBRE Group, Inc. today announced that it has been recognized as the #4 outsourcing services provider across all industries, and the highest-ranked real estate services company, according to the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals’ (IAOP) Global Outsourcing 100. CBRE is the first real estate services firm to break into the elite top 5 on IAOP’s list.
Jul 02, 2012 15:57 CEST The annual Urban Photographer of the Year competition announces that it has extended the deadline for entries to 31 August 2012.
Jul 02, 2012 15:48 CEST The annual Urban Photographer of the Year competition announces that it has extended the deadline for entries to 31 August 2012.
Jun 22, 2012 13:52 CEST CBRE announces the appointment of Valentin Gavrilov as Director of its Russian Research Department.
Jun 07, 2012 14:25 CEST London and Barcelona have been voted the most popular Olympic cities in a worldwide poll conducted by the Urban Photographer of the Year competition as part of its search to find the 2012 winner. The contest, which last year attracted over 10,000 entries from 74 countries, is now open to amateur and professional photographers across the globe.
May 30, 2012 15:02 CEST CBRE has sold the new Portuguese headquarters of Microsoft to a private international investor on behalf of Pavilhão Virtual S.A. The transaction was completed in just over three months and represents the largest single investment transaction since the beginning of the year in Portugal.
May 22, 2012 12:19 CEST The Americas was the best performing region globally for real estate investment value, according to the Q1 2012 CBRE Capital Value Index. This marks a shift from 2011, when Asia Pacific set the pace for global real estate investment performance.
May 21, 2012 11:12 CEST The case for investing in commercial real estate is being augmented by particular features of the current economic climate, argues a new paper from global real estate advisor, CBRE.
May 18, 2012 08:00 CEST Director of Economic Analysis at Oxford Economics joins global real estate advisor
May 04, 2012 13:30 CEST CBRE, the world’s largest property adviser, is over the rainbow following its latest acquisition. The company has purchased five shades of green as part of the Own A Colour campaign established for leading children’s charity UNICEF, of which CBRE is a committed supporter.
May 02, 2012 13:38 CEST Lead indicators point to softening of values in 2012 outside super prime assets
May 01, 2012 10:06 CEST CBRE today released its bi-monthly report commenting on the latest trends and transactions in the occupier and investment sectors of the commercial property market in Ireland. While there has been a notable improvement in assets for sale and occupier activity, the length of time taken to close a transaction has increased, which is attributed to the 'forensic due diligence' being undertaken.
Apr 27, 2012 11:34 CEST During Q1 2012, Moscow’s office market saw a low volume of new supply, strong occupier activity, falling vacancy rates and a stabilization of rental rates, according to the latest research by CBRE.
Apr 24, 2012 15:13 CEST The annual Urban Photographer of the Year competition opened for submissions for a fourth year today with the news that entries are now welcome from across the globe.
Apr 13, 2012 11:42 CEST The cost of breaking swaps contracts taken out by real estate investors who borrowed in Euros at the peak of the property market in 2006/07 has increased substantially, according to an analysis by global real estate advisor, CBRE.
Apr 10, 2012 14:45 CEST PropertyMatch, the secondary marketplace for units in unlisted real estate funds across Europe, has transacted over €1 billion of trades following a flurry of activity in Q1 2012. A record 48 trades worth over €270 million were facilitated via the platform in the first quarter of this year, which is a 240 per cent increase compared with the same period in 2011.
Mar 05, 2012 13:59 CET CBRE has been exclusively instructed to sell a trophy retail asset located at the entrance to Place Vendome at 6 rue de la Paix, Paris. The 770 sq m (8,230 sq ft) property comprises two fully refurbished jewellery boutiques: Tiffany & Co’s French flagship store and Kornmesser, a private Austrian luxury jewellery and porcelain retailer.
Feb 29, 2012 13:23 CET Retail property was the best performing commercial real estate sector in Europe in 2011, according to CBRE’s European Valuation Monitor (EVM), which is based on regular valuations of standing investment portfolios carried out by CBRE’s international and national valuation teams.
Feb 21, 2012 20:38 CET CBRE expects to see banks across Europe continue to pursue sales of commercial real estate loans in 2012 as lenders seek to further streamline the process for reducing their exposure to property.
Aug 06, 2012 11:52 CEST CBRE comments on the findings of its European Valuation Monitor Q2 2012
Jul 17, 2012 10:30 CEST Global real estate adviser CBRE has been mandated to market a 9 acre former timber yard at Overtoom 13-17 in Amsterdam.
Jul 09, 2012 14:00 CEST Michael Hirst, OBE, has been elected as the new Chairman of the Tourism Alliance, the tourism industry’s umbrella body, representing over fifty organisations. He succeeds Brigid Simmonds OBE, Chief Executive of the British Beer & Pub Association.
Jul 09, 2012 10:30 CEST CBRE Group, Inc. (CBRE) today released its latest, up to date, edition of the Global Office Occupier Guide, its comprehensive reference guide on leasing practices around the world. The Global Office Occupier Guide summarizes commercial real estate practices in 122 cities in and across 56 counties.
Jul 04, 2012 09:33 CEST World's largest financial institution to open Warsaw office
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May 14, 2012 15:40 CEST CBRE Group Inc. has been named to the FORTUNE 500 list of the largest U.S. based companies for the fifth straight year.
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Oct 18, 2012 11:00 CEST Tim took this image of the 100th floor of the International Commerce Centre in West Kowloon, Hong Kong. The reflections in the glass, dramatic skies that are commonplace in this country, the typhoon shelter and ships below and the silhouetted figures watching the world pass by all combine to portray what he feels is one of the most incredible cities in the world.
Oct 18, 2012 11:00 CEST Graeme was inspired by Dutch born artist Escher who created works of interlocking repetitive patterns. This image is taken in downtown Melbourne and features multi-levels and several stairways all interwoven
Oct 18, 2012 11:00 CEST Fraser's photograph was taken underneath the Rockefeller Centre in New York at lunchtime, it struck him as a classic city image with a lot going on but all oblivious to the photograph being taken
May 22, 2012 12:14 CEST The Americas was the best performing region globally for real estate investment value, according to the Q1 2012 CBRE Capital Value Index. This marks a shift from 2011, when Asia Pacific set the pace for global real estate investment performance.
May 22, 2012 12:12 CEST The Americas was the best performing region globally for real estate investment value, according to the Q1 2012 CBRE Capital Value Index. This marks a shift from 2011, when Asia Pacific set the pace for global real estate investment performance.
May 22, 2012 12:11 CEST The Americas was the best performing region globally for real estate investment value, according to the Q1 2012 CBRE Capital Value Index. This marks a shift from 2011, when Asia Pacific set the pace for global real estate investment performance.
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Apr 13, 2012 11:18 CEST Low interest rate environments are intended by governments as a way of stimulating economic growth by encouraging business investment. However, those same low interest rates have created a significant barrier to banks working out their legacy of non-performing real estate loans.
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