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Blackstone Buying Multifamily Residential Portfolio from General Electric for $2.7 Billion
UAE Commercial Real Estate Mapping Speedy Recovery: RICS Survey
NAHB Report: August Sees 247 Improving Markets in US
Brookfield Asset Management Inc, the Canadian asset managing firm, has reportedly raise $4.4 billion for its global real estate fund. The amount is one of the largest raised since the financial crisis and has surpassed the $3.5 billion target, the company actually affixed, according to several media reports. US Home Sales Drop Unexpectedly in June; Remain at 3.5 Year High
Home sales in the U.S. witnessed a slight unexpected dip in the month of June as average mortgage rates climbed a little. However, the current figures of sales remain at a three and a half year high, according to the data released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Nature to the Rescue of U.S. Real Estate
For years now, man has been exploiting nature. Several reports on how man-made factors affect the environment surface every day. Nature has its own way of unleashing its wrath and letting off steam in the form of disasters and catastrophes. China Home Sales Rise 24 Per cent Despite Slow Growth
The total home sales in China rose 24 percent in June on a month on month basis, making it the biggest rise in the past year, according to Bloomberg. However, economic growth and real estate investment in the country slowed down slightly in the first half of the year which is expected to bog down the sales in the near future. BlackRock Selling Seattle Office Buildings Worth $70 Million
BlackRock Inc, a renowned asset management firm is selling away two of its major downtown Seattle office properties to a unit of Morgan Stanley for about $70 million. Fannie Mae Selling Mortgage Bonds Worth $1 Billion
U.S. Mortgage financier, Fannie Mae is reportedly planning to sell mortgage bonds worth $1 billion in an upcoming private auction slated to be held on Thursday, July 11. The lender will be selling these bonds without any involvement or backing from the government, according to several media reports. US Office Property Market Growth Slow; Vacancy Rate Stagnant
U.S. property market growth remained sluggish in the second quarter of 2013 with rents climbing little and vacancy rates remaining stagnant. The slow growth is attributed to the lack of improvement in the government employment sector of the country, according to several media reports. Vacancies in the US Retail Sector Lowest in 4 Years
Vacancies in the retail sector of the U.S. fell to its lowest in four years in the wake of a rebounding economy and commercial property market. Average vacancy rates fell to 10.5 percent, the lowest in more than the past three years, according to The Wall Street Journal. The Effects of Government Curbs on Hong Kong’s Real Estate Market
Hong Kong’s property sector is the most expensive real estate market of the Asia Pacific region. Home prices have been high since 2009 due to lack of steady supply, low interest rates and the influx of Chinese buyers in the region. To cool the conditions down, the government had introduced various measures in the past few months. But has the government actually achieved its target with these curbs? How have these measures affected the market? Kensington Palace Garden the Most Expensive Street of UK
In a recent survey conducted by real estate website, Zoopla it was revealed that Kensington Palace Garden is the most expensive street in Britain. The average property price on the street is something around $46.9 million; about 156 times more than the value of an average home in the country.
