LONDON-The locally-based Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors reports that 20 countries experienced increased interest in distressed properties in the third quarter, compared to 11 in Q2.

SEOUL-Asian investors are becoming more interested in European property, mainly higher up the value-add scale than core, and seeking double-digit returns.

MADRID-Foreign opportunistic funds are entering the market offering cash-strapped private and savings banks much-needed liquidity in exchange for non-performing property loans.

BERLIN-Orco Germany management changes follow the decision of former CEO Rainer Bormann not to renew his contract.

LONDON-Interest in distressed property is rising dramatically worldwide, especially in Ireland, the US and Spain, says a new report by the UK-based Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

BRUSSELS-According to the EPRA, the newly proposed rules could take working capital away from Europe’s economy by requiring property businesses to collateralize interest rate hedges with cash.

LONDON-The investment bank issues a 50-page report upgrading the sector to attractive from its prior cautious stance.

LONDON- The potential of public property to leverage economic development is too often squandered due to lack of a strategy by cities, says Urban Land Institute Europe in a study.