Real estate

Multinational private equity alternative asset manager giant Blackstone is betting big on managing real estate properties in Japan, according to The Wall Street Journal. ‘Core Plus’ Strategy Blackstone’s latest investment strategy highlighted by the financial media consists of buying property worldwide and fixing units as needed and collecting rent or eventually selling the properties. The company collected $29.4 billion from investors who want e…

Last year’s election triggered a jump in the property market in central London, resulting from newfound certainty in the region’s real estate, Knight Frank said on Monday. By the second week of last month, real estate activities with the estate agency and property consultants in London hit a 15-year high. A report by Knight Frank said that the surge in potential buyers was 92% higher than the same week in 2018, and averagely 95% above…

Finding the next up and coming property market is the dream of many investors all over the world. Doing this means carrying out a lot of research and perhaps looking in places where you wouldn’t normally look. One option worth spending some time on in Argentina. This giant South American country is going through a torrid period economically just now, but is it the right time to buy property here? A Bit About the Country Argentina is the eighth bi…

Most of us are obsessed with property speculation. The UK real estate has over the years grown to become more like a casino where anyone with money can “play”. And even those who don’t have the cash gamble passively by looking up their dream homes on Zoopla and checking current market prices. Real estate players believe if a British Dream exists, it has got to be owning your own home, styling it up with a few tweaks here and the…

Following last year’s election, the UK annual house price growth rose to a 14-month high as investors’ confidence returns in the region’s markets. One the leading mortgage lenders in the UK, Nationwide Building Society, reported property prices had risen by 1.4% from December to January, and about 1.9% higher than a year ago, marking the fastest annual growth since November 2018. On average, a house in the UK now costs £21…

Fiera Real Estate, a leading property creator and manager, wholly owned by Fiera Capital Group, is merging with its UK subsidiary Palmer Capital Partners, as it seeks to align its UK operations. The group has rebranded its UK acquisition after assuming an 80% stake in the investment firm late last year. Fiera Capital is a multi-product investment firm boasting more than $124 billion worth of assets under management. The group owns Fiera Real Esta…

Since the 70s, Entrepreneur has been ranking top 500 franchises in the whole of the United States. According to the magazine, they rank the companies based on growth/size, fees/costs, financial muscle/stability, brand popularity, and franchisee support. Throughout history, the ranking got more and more competitive, making it difficult for most franchises to remain at the top for as little as two years in a row. But despite that, some companies, e…

Whichever way you choose to look at it, real estate activities materially impact the climate. A study by Global Alliance for Building and Construction shows that building and construction activities account for about 40% of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions, and are also responsible for more than a third of energy use globally. Frequent changes in climatic conditions are resulting in extreme weather patterns that ultimately impact real esta…

There are some very good reasons for keeping an eye on the Manchester property market this year. This fast-growing city in the North West of England was one of the success stories of 2019, and this trend should continue into 2020. The Fast Rate of Growth The most important factor here is how the city’s population is booming. This is especially true in the city centre. Research has shown that the number of people living here increased by 149% from…

2019 went down as the worst year for the UK real estate in a decade. The markets were mainly affected by the pending premiership elections and the Brexit. While the uncertainty hasn’t fully cleared, some parts of Europe are already experiencing modest to massive gains in their real estate rental prices. One such place is Croatia – where since last year, the market price per square meter for rental apartments has jumped by about 10%, p…