Top 20 Real Estate International News

2025-06-14 12:07:13

Here's a summary of recent international real estate news:

  1. Trump’s tariffs will have a chilling effect Figures for March from the Construction Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) revealed a sharp fall in business confidence.
    Source: www.propertyweek.com
  2. Lower tariff rate could give UK an advantage The global trade tariffs enacted by US president Donald Trump have created widespread economic uncertainty.
    Source: www.propertyweek.com
  3. URW combines UK, Dutch, Danish and Swedish operations into new Northern Europe team Vincent Jean-Pierre will lead the region as chief operating officer Northern Europe, based in London.
    Source: www.propertyweek.com
  4. UK led patchy 2024 European investment recovery with Q4 uptick, MSCI finds Overall European deal volumes for the year stood at €188.8bn (£157.4bn), up 4% on 2023.
    Source: www.propertyweek.com
  5. European property investment leaps 23% in 2024, CBRE reports Firm recorded €68bn (£57.5bn) of deals in Q4, up 32% from the same period in 2023.
    Source: www.propertyweek.com
  6. Valesco secures €600m refinancing of Finance Tower in Brussels Deal with a consortium of blue-chip lenders is Europe’s largest office refinancing since the pandemic, according to Valesco.
    Source: www.propertyweek.com
  7. UK freezes assets of three kleptocrats in fresh ‘dirty money’ crackdown Foreign secretary David Lammy has announced financial sanctions against three high-profile kleptocrats…
    Source: www.propertyweek.com
  8. LAMDA Development CEO on Athens’ €8.5bn green urban development project The €8.5bn (£7.1bn) Ellinikon serves as one of Europe’s largest urban redevelopment…
    Source: www.propertyweek.com
  9. Vive La Défense: life beyond offices for Paris’s business district France’s main financial district is reinventing itself as a mixed-use destination.
    Source: www.propertyweek.com
  10. SEGRO agrees £552m takeover of Tritax EuroBox The pair have reached an agreement on the terms of a recommended all-share deal.
    Source: www.propertyweek.com
  11. New Zealand-based later living exec explains what UK operators can learn from its success The retirement villages model has taken off in New Zealand in the past 20 years.
    Source: www.propertyweek.com
  12. Cushman’s Santora takes reins at WeWork Troubled flexible office operator WeWork has hired property industry veteran John Santora as chief executive after it exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy following a global restructuring.
    Source: www.propertyweek.com
  13. INREV CEO to step down Since being appointed chief executive in 2017, Lonneke Löwik has driven the association’s expansion by growing its membership base by 23%.
    Source: www.propertyweek.com
  14. Copenhagen’s UN17 Village setting the standard for sustainable living Designed to meet all 17 of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, UN17 Village in Copenhagen is aiming to set the standard for sustainable living.
    Source: www.propertyweek.com
  15. Sirius Real Estate snaps up third German asset this year in £11.73m deal The firm plans to convert the site near Dresden into a multi-tenanted business park.
    Source: www.propertyweek.com
  16. London mayor calls for £1.1bn of Russian-owned property to be seized and sold Khan calls for seizure of £1.1bn of assets from “Putin’s cronies” on two-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
    Source: www.propertyweek.com
  17. Real estate loan defaults of €43bn projected in Europe over next three years Refinancing challenges to continue despite falling borrowing costs, AEW research finds.
    Source: www.propertyweek.com
  18. MSCI ranks London as top global cross-border investment location UK and Germany ranked second and third, behind the US, as countries attracting the most cross-border investment.
    Source: www.propertyweek.com
  19. London surges ahead of global rivals in attracting FDI, research shows Real estate transactions helped to support capital inflow, including the owners of Canary Wharf Group, Brookfield and Qatar Investment Authority.
    Source: www.propertyweek.com
  20. UK ranked largest investment market in European offices, MSCI finds The UK’s office sector remains the largest in Europe, despite record low number of properties sold.
    Source: www.propertyweek.com