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Colliers International Becomes an Independent Public Company

Colliers Strategically Positioned as a Leading Global, Publicly Traded Commercial Real Estate Firm Operating in 67 Countries TORONTO and SEATTLE, June 1, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Colliers International Group Inc. (Nasdaq:CIGI) (TSX:CIG) and FirstService Corporation (Nasdaq:FSV) and (TSX:FSV) today announced the completion of their separation into two independent, publicly traded companies – Colliers International Group […]

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Knight Frank: Chinese investors liking Sydney

Chinese UHNWIs are exploring Australian investment opportunities and their investment strategies are far ranging. According to the latest Knight Frank report, Australia has recorded exponential growth in investment over the past few years, culminating in just over $4 billion invested into the country by Chinese investors in 2014, across both commercial and development sites. Knight […]

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US:Are you in a buyer’s or seller’s housing market?

Housing supply is tight in most cities across the United States, but that does not mean that every market is a seller’s market. Today’s homebuyers are a finicky lot and a mortgage-dependent lot and a confidence-lacking lot; they may want to buy a house, but they’re not as willing to be as “house poor” as […]

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Dubai: Developers Take on Affordable Housing

Major Dubai real estate developers are planning projects that include affordable housing units Dubai-based real estate developer MAG has announced a project of over 1,000 residential units in the Dubai World Central area near Al Maktoum International Airport. MAG 5 Boulevard is a joint venture with MBM Holding and will include studios starting from 449,000 […]

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UK:Nationwide bullish about housing market

“Graham Beale, chief executive of Nationwide, expects the housing market to strengthen in 2015. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP” Nationwide, Britain’s largest building society and its second biggest provider of mortgages, expects the UK’s housing market to be stronger this year as long as concerns over an exit from the European Union don’t impact sentiment. The society […]