Property/casualty insurance rates gradually improving: KBW - Business Insurance

Property/casualty insurance rates gradually improving: KBW - Business Insurance

Property/casualty insurance rates gradually improving: KBWBusiness InsuranceThe note says that the consensus appeared "to hover" around 5% for average rate increases for most U.S. commercial property/casualty lines, with the possible exception of workers compensation. "This is approximately around the same level from where ...

CorAmerica Invests $90M in Suburban LA Retail Property - Commercial Property Executive (blog)

CorAmerica Invests $90M in Suburban LA Retail PropertyCommercial Property Executive (blog)The current vacancy rate in the San Fernando Valley retail market is just 5.01 percent, according to a second quarter report by commercial real estate services firm Voit Co. CorAmerica has tapped Wilson Commercial to spearhead leasing at the property.

Brace for the winds of change - The Australian

Brace for the winds of changeThe AustralianThis will affect the economy, including the commercial property market. The terms of trade refers to the ratio of export prices to import prices. When it is rising, as it was until the September quarter last year, it means we are getting more for our ...and more »

Commercial Property Experts Now More Diverse - NuWire Investor

Commercial Property Experts Now More DiverseNuWire InvestorUnsurprisingly, the upper echelons of the commercial real estate industry have been populated by people of European descent. For a time more diverse representatives were put on the rise thanks to affirmative action and attempts to eliminate the glass ...

Campaign to extend squatting law to commercial property - BBC News

Campaign to extend squatting law to commercial propertyBBC NewsA campaign has been launched in Kent to make squatting in commercial buildings a criminal offence after a boarded up village pub was taken over. People in Blue Bell Hill near Chatham say the law should change so they could be removed from The Upper ...

Commercial property purchases trend upward - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Commercial property purchases trend upwardHonolulu Star-AdvertiserThe report released today by Colliers International said $942 million in commercial property statewide — including retail centers, office buildings and development property — was sold during the six-month period. Login for more... SUBSCRIBER LOGIN ...

The List: Top South Florida Commercial Real Estate Developers - Bizjournals.com (blog)

The List: Top South Florida Commercial Real Estate DevelopersBizjournals.com (blog)A West Palm Beach-based company ranked first on the South Florida Business Journal's list of the top commercial real estate developers. The company earned the top spot based on its 1.76 million South Florida new rentable square footage in 2011.and more »

Malaysian Housing Market 2012: Residential Property Blooming, but ... - iRealtyTimes.com

iRealtyTimes.comMalaysian Housing Market 2012: Residential Property Blooming, but ...iRealtyTimes.comBut when it comes to the value of commercial property, analysts have a different tune. Dr Ernest Cheong, the principle of Ernest Cheong PTL Sdn Bhd, a large investment firm in the region, voiced concerns that throughout the Klang Valley, there is an ...

DealBook: Visas-for-Dollars Program a Boon to Hotel Developers

A federal program that grants so-called EB-5 visas to foreigners who invest at least $500,000 in an American business has become a popular source of cheap financing for hotel companies.

Red Lion Restructures Portfolio - Analyst Blog

Red Lion Hotels Corporation ( RLH ) sold yet another property -- Hotel Sacramento at Arden Village, California -- for $9.0 million. In second-quarter 2012, Red Lion Hotel Sacramento

Property/casualty insurers' outlook stable: Moody's - Business Insurance

Property/casualty insurers' outlook stable: Moody'sBusiness InsuranceThe outlook for the U.S. commercial property/casualty insurance industry remains stable, according to an analysis released Thursday by Moody's Investors Service Inc. New York-based Moody's said improved premium rate levels should help support ...and more »

Holland Commercial Property Market Heating Up - NuWire Investor

Holland Commercial Property Market Heating UpNuWire InvestorA large commercial real estate transaction in Einhoven has boosted the sales record in Holland for the first half of 2012, according to Savills. Chalet Group, an investment fund based in the Netherlands, recently purchased the Philips High Tech Campus ...

Ball State ready to seize business to build hotel-dorm

MUNCIE -- If necessary, Ball State University will exercise its eminent domain power to seize a building housing a copy center/printing business on which it plans to build a $25-million hotel, conference center, restaurants and dormitory for hospitality and food management students.

GE Capital, Franchise Finance Provides $15 Million to Summit Hotel Properties

GE Capital, Franchise Finance recently provided $15 million to Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. The funding provides $9.75 million for a Courtyard® by Marriott and $5.25 million for a

Buffalo mayor to announce movement in hotel plan

A $40 million hotel project is moving forward in downtown Buffalo.

Abu Dhabi On Track To Meet 2012 Hotel Guest Target

ABU DHABI, UAE, Sept 5 (Bernama) -- The Emirate of Abu Dhabi has welcomed 1.37 million hotel guests between January and July showing an increase of 11 percent over the corresponding seven month period last year and remains well-placed to meet its annual target of 2.3 million, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported.

Abu Dhabi hotel guests climb 11%

(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Abu Dhabi received 1.37 million hotel guests in the January-to-July period - an 11 per cent increase over the corresponding seven-month period last year - bringing it closer ...

Hotel fire damage: $5 million

Fire experts Tuesday will be looking for what caused the Sunday morning blaze that destroyed the Thunderbird on the River hotel. The fire caused an estimated $5 million in damage, a Portland Fire & Rescue official said.

Abu Dhabi hotels get 1.37 m guests as tourism flourishes

Abu Dhabi has welcomed 1.37 million hotel guests between January and July showing an increase of 11 percent over the corresponding seven month period last year and remains well-placed to meet its annual target of 2.3 million.

Moscow sells historic Metropol hotel for $277 million

Moscow on Thursday sold off for $277 million its landmark Hotel Metropol near the Kremlin, an iconic Art Nouveau building where Lenin once gave speeches and stars like Michael Jackson have stayed.