The increase in global transaction volumes that occurred in the second half of 2009 in all regions is an encouraging sign.

International Commercial Real Estate Markets Are Rebounding 

On a global level, commercial real estate is staging a comeback, posting promising transaction levels to close 2009. The Asia Pacific market overtook the Americas in total volume, while investors from that region also made significant cross border buys. See the following article from Property Wire for more on this. Worldwide commercial property transaction volumes began recovering in the second...   read more

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