Global Commercial Real Estate Investment Soars 33% to $645 billion in 2006
Global
investment volumes in commercial property rose by 33% last year to
reach a record $645 billion, according
to the 2007 Cushman & Wakefield International Investment Atlas report.
Cushman & Wakefield's expects the
market t0 surpass $680 billion in 2007.
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economy, Asia's fourth-largest, was expected to expand 9.2% this fiscal
year ending in March, its fastest growth in almost two
decades, according to the government reports. By comparison, China's
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hedge-fund collapse ever.
