International, Real Estate, US Real Estate

London's Prime Property Boom Continues

By Allison Halliday | September 1, 2011
Real estate prices in central London increased substantially in August as wealthy foreign investors looked for a safe haven due to fears that there may be another global recession. During the last 12 months through to August, the value of property costing an average of $6 million or £3.7 million, increased by 10.5%. Prime London […]
Commercial Real Estate, International, Real Estate, Real Estate Investing, US Real Estate, World Real Estate

Billionaire Investor Sam Zell Targets Colombia & India Real Estate Markets

By Donna S. Robinson | August 30, 2011
Bloomberg is reporting that real estate investing icon Sam Zell has been shopping outside the U.S. for new real estate investments. Mr. Zell is well known in the commercial real estate world, as Chairman of Equity Group Investments, L.L.C. (EGI), a private, entrepreneurial investment firm he founded more than 40 years ago. EGI's investments span […]
International, Real Estate, US Real Estate

Chinese Officials to Build a Property Ownership Database

By Allison Halliday | August 30, 2011
According to a report in the China Daily, officials in the country have announced plans to build a database which will track and share property ownership information amongst 40 major cities. It will give information about properties and their ownership, as well as information about earlier sales of properties. The plan is that the database […]
International, Real Estate, Residential, US Real Estate

UK Lettings Agency Stresses Need for Realistic Rental Valuations

By Allison Halliday | August 29, 2011
Belvoir Lettings Agency, who are one of the largest specialist letting agency franchises in the UK, are stressing the need for realistic rental valuations by local agents, to help avoid bidding wars in the pressurized private rental sector. The private rental sector is especially active in London, and this year has seen dramatic increases in […]
International, Real Estate, US Real Estate

US Architectural Firm Wins Contract to Design Iconic Chinese Development

By Allison Halliday | August 29, 2011
RTKL Associates, who are based in Baltimore, have won a contract to design an iconic development along the Yangtze River, beating their British and French rivals. The firm was invited to submit plans for the mixed used project in Zhangjiagang, a city located around 60 miles west of Shanghai, by a subsidiary real estate subsidiary […]
International, Real Estate, US Real Estate

Chinese Developers Feel the Pinch

By Mike Wheatley | August 12, 2011
Measures taken by the Chinese government to cool its real estate markets seem to be having an impact, with Xinhua News reporting the inventories of the country’s major property developers surged over the last six months. According to Wind Information, a data analysis firm based in Shanghai, total inventories skyrocketed to $49.65 billion worth of […]
International, Real Estate, US Real Estate

Developers Concerns over India's Land Acquisition Bill

By Allison Halliday | August 11, 2011
At the end of July the Indian government released a draft Land Acquisition Bill, which if ratified would put in place a legal framework aimed towards protecting the interests of people whose livelihoods depend upon the acquisition of land, as well as the interests of owners and prospective buyers. It is all part of the […]

  • Agent Showcase

    Top realtors and industry influencers.

    • Sign up to Realty Biz Buzz
    Get Digital Marketing Training
    right to your inbox
    All Contents © Copyright RealtyBizNews · All Rights Reserved. 2016-2024
    Website Designed by Swaydesign.
    linkedin facebook pinterest youtube rss twitter instagram facebook-blank rss-blank linkedin-blank pinterest youtube twitter instagram