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By Art Patnaude and Peter Grant Investors are pushing commercial real-estate prices to record levels in cities around the world, fueling concerns that the global property market is overheating. The valuations of office buildings sold in London, Hong Kong, Osaka and Chicago hit record highs in the second quarter of this year, on a price per square foot basis, and reached post-2009 highs in New York, Los Angeles, Berlin and Sydney, according to industry tracker Real Capital Analytics.

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Surge in Commercial Real-Estate Prices Stirs Bubble Worries By Art Patnaude and Peter Grant   Investors are pushing commercial real-estate prices to record levels in cities around the world, fueling concerns that the global property market is overheati...

New forecast: Three more years of commercial real estate boom http://wp.me/p5tyyG-gq

New forecast: Three more years of commercial real estate boom The commercial real estate sector can expect three more years of solid growth – one of the longest periods of industry expansion according to a new forecast. The U.S. commercial property market has been expanding since 2010, following a sharp downturn during the recession. Industry leaders surveyed by the Washington, D.C.-based Urban Land Institute are anticipating the current property market boom will continue through at least 2017. [ 19 more words. ]

Six Trends in Commercial Real Estate to Watch for in 2015 http://wp.me/p5tyyG-dL

Six Trends in Commercial Real Estate to Watch for in 2015 This article was written by Peter Burley and David Lynn, two of the contributors to ULI’s new book, The Investor’s Guide to Commercial Real Estate. "While many variables will determine the course of U.S. commercial real estate, here are six potential trends for 2015 based on the current outlook: Increased allocations and capital flows. With most institutions—not to mention high-net-worth investors—still being underallocated to real estate, combined with the strong four- and five-year performance of both NCREIF and NAREIT, we can expect more investment capital coming into commercial real estate. [ 77 more words. ]

2015 Housing Outlook http://wp.me/p5tyyG-dw

2015 Housing Outlook "Prices in most cities are heading higher, but the eye-popping gains have mostly disappeared. Like a long-distance runner trying to find his stride, the housing market is slowing its pace as it gains back the equity lost in the meltdown of 2006 to 2007. Over the past year, home prices rose in 246 of the 277 cities tracked by Clear Capital, a provider of real estate data and analysis. [ 49 more words. ]

2015 CRE Outlook http://wp.me/p5tyyG-db

2015 CRE Outlook "Improving commercial property fundamentals, a steady stream of offshore capital and an accommodating Federal Reserve interest rate policy will sustain robust property investment in 2015, real estate analysts predict, as buyers keep seeking yield and safe havens in the U.S. But rising interest rates, the cooling of energy markets amid oil's price plummet, and other variables threaten to thwart those expectations. [ 94 more words. ]