RICS and Investment Property Databank (IPD) are proud to present the RICS Valuation and Sale Price Report 2011 which studies data from the IPD Annual Index across the four European markets of France, Germany, The Netherlands and the UK and compares this valuation data against the sale prices of commercial property.

This is the eith year that RICS has commissioned this study which has become an important barometer for the investment valuation community and makes a very welcome contribution to the transparency and integrity of our market place.

Please find the European Summary here attached.
 

In this week’s edition we focus on:

• 17 – 12 = €210bn or the real size of Spain’s residential bad loan problem
• US housing activity shows modest uptick
• Residential market improving in New Zealand
• UK bank lending to remain subdued
   

In this week’s edition we focus on:

• Euro area construction
• Brazilian commercial property market
• New Zealand residential market
• Japanese commercial market
   

The RICS Global Distressed Property Monitor, a subset of the RICS Global Commercial Property Survey, is a quarterly report that reveals distressed property trends in 25 commercial property markets across the globe.

Please find attached the latest report for Q4 2011.

In this week’s edition we focus on:

• Polish interest rates on hold as commercial real estate sector continues to boom
• Pause for thought at Bank of Korea as GDP undershoots
• Canadian households debt level reach record high
• European property sector to remain under pressure, with some exceptions