news aggregator

Safety is always at the top of the list for people buying a new home. A recent study from the online listing site Trulia shows that people are even willing to give up a lot in exchange for an added sense of security.

Property Magazine International
BMO Real Estate Partners appoints Alexandre Akrap as European Logistics Manager
Property Magazine International
At BMO REP, Akrap will be tasked with portfolio and asset management, focusing on the logistics sector as well as sourcing on and off market logistics investments for current and future pan-European strategies. In addition, Akrap will maintain and ...

Time management is a myth — no one can “manage” time because we each have the same 24 hours per day. If you’re burned out from working 60 or more hours per week, the secret to regaining control is managing your choices, not your time.

Six years ago, an accomplished TTR Sothebys International Realty agent offered to mentor an on-the-fence wannabe agent who was unhappy and had plateaued in her financial services position.

PropertyEU
BRIEFING Investors shift focus to eastern Europe
PropertyEU
'Money is marching eastward, and the numbers clearly support this shift,' said Paul Hallam, managing partner, GalCap Europe. 'The trend will become obvious in 12 months' time or even less. The conversations we have with investors now all point to a ...

In the second of a series of three articles, I had the opportunity to get the pulse on recruiting from Steve Murray, president and owner of REAL Trends. Murray has co-authored four books on the valuation of residential real estate brokerage firms.

How can you show up right on time for a listing appointment, but be too late? It’s a dilemma facing any agent relying on their presentation alone to win listings. If you’re waiting for the homeowners to open the door so you can make a good first impression and win the listing, you’re already too late.

As real estate grows more global with the increased transparency and power of the ever-maturing internet, real estate agents have immense opportunities to capture lucrative international, long-distance business to which they didn’t previously have access. This business opportunity is significant.

Business Wire (press release)
Ares Management Funds Acquire Pan-European Office Portfolio ...
Business Wire (press release)
LOS ANGELES & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ares Management L.P. (NYSE: ARES) announced today that funds managed by its real estate group have completed the acquisition of a portfolio of seven office properties located in major cities in Germany, the ...

Business Wire (press release)
Ares Management Funds Acquire Pan-European Office Portfolio
Business Wire (press release)
This diversified portfolio includes assets located in four of the “Big Seven” German office markets (Frankfurt, Munich, Dusseldorf and Hamburg) as well as in Vienna, Rotterdam and Helsinki and marks the fifth pan-European portfolio acquisition for the ...

CNN
Macron to put 'bromance' with Trump to the test during US visit
CNN
At first glance, the relationship between Trump, a 71-year-old isolationist who enjoys cable news and long days on the golf course, and the 40-year-old Macron, a pro-European integrationist who likes to quote philosophers and extol the virtues of the ...

The Malaysian Reserve
Allianz Global Investors warming up to European bank shares
The Malaysian Reserve
In the Bloomberg Europe 500 Banks and Financial Services Index, the median price-book value ratio is now 0.98. De Vries-Hippen said he sees “good banks” in the Netherlands after the Dutch government did “a great job” repairing the damage done by the ...

GlobeNewswire (press release)
ProphetStor Announces its First AI-Driven All Flash Array Customer in United Kingdom, Kennedy Wilson
GlobeNewswire (press release)
MILPITAS, Calif., April 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ProphetStor Data Services, Inc., a leader in Intelligent Data Platform, was chosen by Kennedy Wilson Europe, a leading real estate investment company, to provide its next generation All Flash Storage ...