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Qatar opens up its property market for foreigners.

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 Commercial Property Investment Fell 26 Percent in 2021.

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...

Global Commercial Property Investment Flattens in 2019

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...

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