Gas-rich Qatar has flung open its property market to foreigners, with a scheme giving those purchasing homes or stores the right to call the Gulf nation home. The scheme, announced in September, is the latest in a series of measures designed to diversify Qatar's economy away from fossil fuel dependency and attract foreign capital ahead of the 2022 World Cup. Well-heeled individuals are being invited...
Global property consultant CBRE is reporting that worldwide commercial real estate investment increased by 84% quarter-over-quarter in Q4 to $290 billion but was down by 20% from Q4 2019. The surge between Q3 and Q4 2020 was mainly driven by a 97% increase in U.S. volume. Nevertheless, annual global investment was down by 26% from 2019 because of the pandemic. The Q4 rebound was significant in all three...
According to new report from CBRE, global commercial real estate investment volume, including entity-level deals, rose by 7% quarter-over-quarter but fell by 2% year-over-year in Q3 2019. Year-to-date volume was down by 5% from the same period last year. On a regional level, APAC reported an impressive 49% year-over-year increase in Q3 that offset the sluggishness in H1 and lifted year-to-date growth to...
