Los Angeles, 2016-Jul-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — The rapid growth of e-commerce has fueled development of warehouses and distribution centers in the 12 primary U.S. inland-port markets at nearly twice the national rate, according to a new report from CBRE Group, Inc.
Even with the surge in construction, demand for industrial buildings in those markets is…
Los Angeles, 2016-Jul-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — CBRE was awarded the 2016 Digie award for the “Best Use of Automation for Property Management” by Realcomm, a worldwide research and event company focused on real estate technology, for its CORE Asset Services operating platform.Using the CORE platform, Property Managers can quickly assess and track Key Performance…
Los Angeles, 2016-Jul-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Availability of industrial space in the U.S. declined for the 25th consecutive quarter, the longest such streak on record, as e-commerce continued to fuel warehouse demand, according to CBRE Group, Inc.
Industrial availability declined to 8.8 percent in the second quarter, down 20 basis points (bps) from the first quarter,…
LOS ANGELES , CA, 2016-Jun-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Hong Kong has become the world’s highest-priced office market and Asia continued to top the list of the world’s most expensive office locations, accounting for four of the top five markets, according to CBRE Research's latest semi-annual Global Prime Office Occupancy Costs survey.
Hong Kong’s (Central) overall…
Lafitte to Focus on Business Lines and Clients; Frese to Focus on Geographies
Los Angeles, CA, 2016-Jun-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG) today announced that Mike Lafitte and Cal Frese have been promoted to new positions as Global Group Presidents. These new positions represent the company’s senior-most global operating roles in its real…
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA, 2016-Apr-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced contractors are hired for building its future Columbus, Ohio store. Pending remaining permits, this progress allows the project to continue on track for site work to commence, with groundbreaking this spring and a store opening in Summer 2017, increasing…
Los Angeles, CA, 2016-Apr-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Vacancy in the U.S. office market inched up by 10 basis points (bps) during the first quarter of 2016 (Q1 2016), rising to 13.2%, according to the latest analysis from CBRE Group, Inc. Even with the increase, the national office vacancy rate remains at the lowest level…
LOS ANGELES, CA, 2016-Mar-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire its affiliate company in Norway, Atrium AS, responding to increased demand from clients targeting commercial real estate opportunities across the Nordics.
Upon completion, the acquisition will significantly strengthen CBRE’s presence in the Nordics…
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA, 2016-Mar-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced contractors are hired for building its future Columbus, Ohio store. Pending remaining permits, this progress allows the project to continue on track for site work to commence, with groundbreaking this spring and a store opening in Summer 2017,…
London, Los Angeles and Sydney are Top Regional Targets to Investors Office is Most Attractive Property Type Ahead of Retail, Multifamily
Los Angeles, CA, 2016-Mar-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — Global real estate investors remain strongly expansionary in 2016, with more than US$1 trillion of planned expenditures anticipated to enter global real estate markets—6 percent higher than…
Los Angeles, 2016-Mar-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG) today announced senior leadership changes in its real estate investment subsidiaries, CBRE Global Investors – a global real estate investment management firm – and Trammell Crow Company – a U.S. real estate development services business. The announcement was made by Bob Sulentic, CBRE’s President…
LOS ANGELES, 2016-Feb-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBG) today announced that the company has been named to The 2016 Global Outsourcing 100 by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals® (IAOP®). This achievement marks the tenth consecutive year that CBRE has been named among the world’s elite outsourcing firms across all industries.
The…
Six Year Trend of Declining Office Vacancy and Industrial Availability Continues
Los Angeles, 2016-1-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — The U.S. commercial real estate market shows continued healthy demand across all property types during the fourth quarter of 2015 (Q4 2015), according to the latest analysis from CBRE Group, Inc.
In Q4 2015:
The office vacancy rate declined…
Los Angeles, CA, 2015-11-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — CBRE Group, Inc. today announced that the CBRE Women’s Network earned a Top Ten ranking in the inaugural Global Diversity List, supported by the Economist. The Global Diversity List identifies large companies which put diversity at the center of their business strategies.
Other companies recognized for their…
New CBRE report finds retail and hotel sectors have prospered in energy-dependent markets, while adverse impacts in the office sector have been limited to a handful of key submarkets
Los Angeles, 2015-9-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — After a year of sliding and volatile oil prices, the commercial real estate fallout in energy markets is mixed across…
Middle Eastern Capital Increasingly Targeting U.S. Markets
Private Investors Emerge as Major New Source of Outbound Capital
Los Angeles, 2015-8-6— /EPR Retail News/ — An average of US$15.0 billion per year will flow out of the Middle East into direct real estate globally in the near-term, with investors from the region increasingly targeting U.S markets, according…
U.S. Accounts for Over One Fifth of Total Outbound Investment from China
Los Angeles, 2015-7-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Chinese outbound capital flows into global commercial real estate markets have exceeded US$10 billion in a year for the first time ever, according to the latest research from CBRE Group, Inc.
Over the past four years annual…
Office Vacancy Rate at Lowest Point since Q3 2008
Industrial and Retail Sectors See Continued Improvement in Availability Rates
Los Angeles, 2015-7-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — The U.S. commercial real estate market continued to exhibit strong momentum across all property types in the second quarter of 2015 (Q2 2015), according to the latest analysis…
62% of large buildings qualify as green, compared to less than 5% of small buildings San Francisco closing in on Minneapolis in green market rankings
Los Angeles, 2015-6-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Owners of small buildings have an opportunity to differentiate themselves by implementing energy-efficient practices, due to a significant gap between large and small office…
Los Angeles, 2015-5-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG) has been appointed by Hallmark Cards, Inc., a national greeting cards retailer, to provide Transaction Management services for its office and industrial portfolio throughout the United States and Canada.
Hallmark has a broad footprint to serve its customers with products currently sold in over…
London is Number One Global Target; Secondary Markets Gain in Popularity
Los Angeles, 2015-5-7 — /EPR Retail News/ — Global real estate investors remain confident and their intentions are expansionary, with more than half planning to increase their acquisitions in 2015, according to CBRE’s Global Investor Intentions Survey 2015.
Globally, 53 percent of investors plan to increase…
Report includes first-ever “Ports and Logistics Index” which ranks top 15 North American ports based on port infrastructure capabilities and strength of industrial real estate market
Los Angeles, 2015-5-7 — /EPR Retail News/ — East Coast ports are growing at a faster rate than their West Coast counterparts, according to the inaugural edition of CBRE Group,…
London, 2015-4-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Global shopping centre development continues to grow with a total of 11.4 million square metres (sq m) of new shopping centre space opened in 2014, compared with 10.6 million sq m in 2013.
Emerging markets, particularly in Asia, have continued to dominate the shopping centre development pipeline with over 39…
Office Vacancy Continues to Decline
Industrial and Apartment Demand Strong
Los Angeles, 2015-4-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — The U.S. commercial real estate market showed continued strength across all property types in the first quarter of 2015 (Q1 2015), according to the latest analysis from CBRE Group, Inc.
The office vacancy rate* declined by 10 basis…
Los Angeles, 2015-2-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG) today announced that The Lipsey Company has named CBRE the top global brand in commercial real estate for the 14th consecutive year.
Lipsey, a training and professional development firm specializing in commercial real estate, has surveyed commercial real estate professionals on their perceptions of the industry’s…
Los Angeles, 2015-2-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG) today announced that it has been ranked amongFortune’s Most Admired Companies for the third consecutive year. CBRE is the only commercial real estate services and investment firm to be ranked among Fortune’s Most Admired Companies for three consecutive years.
Fortune rates companies on attributes related to…
Los Angeles, 2015-2-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — CBRE Group, Inc. announced today that its Facilities Management service line achieved strong growth in 2014, with 32 new or expanded long-term contracts. CBRE’s facilities management client base is comprised of over 110 corporations, healthcare providers and government institutions across 105 countries. During the year, CBRE took on…
Brisbane, 2015-2-9 — /EPR Retail News/ — CBRE has swept the commercial categories at the 2015 REIQ Awards for Excellence, winning three trophies including Commercial Agency of the Year.
CBRE Asset Services Director Julie Magennis was named Commercial Property Manager of the Year while CBRE Associate Director, Capital Markets, Peter Court was named Commercial Salesperson of the…
Three of Five Priciest Markets are in Asia; Five of 10 Fastest Growing Occupancy Cost Markets are in U.S.
Los Angeles, 2014-12-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — London’s West End remained the world’s highest-priced office market but Asia continued to dominate the world’s most expensive office locations, accounting for three of the top five markets, according to CBRE…
Los Angeles, CA, 2014-12-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG) today announced that Standard & Poor’s Rating Services (S&P) has raised CBRE’s corporate rating to Investment Grade (BBB-), with a positive outlook.
This is the second time in six months that S&P has raised its rating of CBRE. S&P took its latest action under…