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International Project Marketing 2010 Jun 11 2010 The recovery of global investment demand for UK new-build property has been one of the most remarkable features of the residential market over the past 18 months. Liam Bailey, head of Knight Frank residential research, investigates the dramatic international response to the weak pound, record low interest rates and the UK’s dramatic undersupply of housing.
Source: Knight Frank

On Point - Holy Cities City Profile - June 2010 Jun 8 2010 The Muslim Holy Cities of Makkah and Madinah are unique real estate markets, benefitting from effectively unlimited visitor demand from the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims. Increasing Hajj and Umrah visitation to the Holy Cities (from the current total of around 7.8 million per annum) is dependent upon relieving the existing infrastructure and other capacity constraints. Given the significant movement between sites associated with the Hajj, the prime constraint relates to the ground transport system within and between the Holy Cities and not broader airport capacities or the ability to provide sufficient accommodation.
Source: Jones Lang LaSalle MENA

DTZ Research Global 2010 - Money into Property May 11 2010 Global invested stock declined by 3.7% in 2009, when --measured at fixed exchange rates, an acceleration on the 0.7% decline the previous year. In US dollar terms, global stock decreased by 6%. Asia Pacific (APAC) was the only region to record positive stock growth.
Source: DTZ

MENA House View - Dubai Retail: A Market in Transition - May 2010 Apr 26 2010 Most MENA hotel markets experienced the effect of the global eceonomic crisis during 2009, with declining performance and few transactions. However, the sector is now showing signs of reawakening, which is expected to result in additional transactional activity over the next 12 months.
Source: Jones Lang LaSalle MENA

Global Market Perspective April 2010 Apr 21 2010 Property Hits a More Confident Stride. Could this quarter become known as the period when property's stride changed? Supporting the sector’s increasingly energetic steps is the easing of credit conditions and the consequent boost to investor activity, rising capital values in core markets, the REIT sector revival and the re-emergence of sale and leasebacks. With half the deals in Q1 being cross-border, the property market is walking taller around the world.
Source: Jones Lang LaSalle MENA

2010 GLOBAL REAL ESTATE MARKETS Apr 20 2010 At the start of 2009, nearly every global office market was in the midst of a period of weak occupier demand, falling rents and rising vacancy rates. As the year progressed, however, there was a divergence in the fortunes of the major global markets, as some showed early signs of recovery, while others continued to suffer. By the end of the year, prime office rents had begun to move upwards in Hong Kong, stabilised in the West End of London, and continued on a downward trend in New York.
Source: Knight Frank

International Investment Atlas Summary 2010 Apr 18 2010 The following report has been prepared by Cusman Wakefield to provide an overview of activity in the global commercial real estate investment market in 2009 and an indication of activity in 2010.
Source: Cushman & Wakefield

Office Space Across The World - 2010 Mar 23 2010 The weakness in the global economy impacted on the occupational market in every corner of the world in 2009. Vacancy rates increased and, coupled with declining occupier demand, rents fell in the majority of markets as the pendulum swung firmly in the occupiers’ favour. Globally office market rents decreased by 10%, the first aggregated global fall recorded since 2003. No market escaped and rents were down in every region; a trend not previously seen.
Source: Cushman & Wakefield MENA

Hospital Build Middle East snapshot Feb 16 2010 The healthcare sector in the Arabian Gulf will continue to enjoy high growth in 2010, despite the global slowdown. Growth will be driven by government investment in infrastructure improvement, according to leading industry observers.
Source: Cityscape Intelligence

Emerging Markets Africa & The Middle East Feb 9 2010 Th e process of globalisation continues throughout the Middle East and Africa. However its' progress is sporadic and depends largely on the political will of each country. Th e countries that have opened up their markets to foreign investments; eased foreign entry and started to tackle corruption have seen strong sustained economic growth, despite the ongoing global economic slowdown. Many parts of the region continue to see solid growth in their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is largely fuelled by the world’s demand for commodities.
Source: Cushman & Wakefield MENA