News from RICS

RICS receives inaugural Pacific-Rim property award for excellence Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52 RICS Oceania is the recipient of the inaugural Pacific Rim Real Estate Society's (PRRES) Corporate Excellent Award.
Investor caution results in broadly flat market Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52 The latest RICS Global Commercial Property Survey suggests that sentiment in Australia and New Zealand stabilised in the final three months of 2011.
Weaker economic picture takes its toll on real estate sentiment Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52 RICS Global Commercial Property Survey Q4 2011.
Inconsistency in business valuation could harm growth Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52 Inconsistent business valuations could harm global growth and the ability to raise finance, causing mergers and acquisitions to fall through, according to RICS.
European commercial property loses ground on rest of the world Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52 RICS Global Commercial Property Survey Q4 2011
Some stability felt in UAE commercial property market Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52 RICS Global Commercial Property Survey Q4 2011
Outlook for commercial property hit by economic uncertainty Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52 RICS UK Commercial Market Survey, Q4 2011
New director for RICS Scotland Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52 Sarah Speirs has been appointed director of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in Scotland (RICS Scotland).
RICS Housing Market Survey, December 2011 Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52 Northern Ireland's house price downturn will enter a sixth consecutive calendar year in 2012, according to the latest RICS and Ulster Bank Housing Market Survey.
Scots buyers take seasonal break Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52 The number of buyers enquiring about property in Scotland and the number of newly agreed sales dipped in December while the number of homes coming on to the market remained largely unchanged.
Transaction levels hold up as more houses come onto the market Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52 RICS December 2011 UK Housing Market Survey
High EIA instance delaying investment in Northern Ireland Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52 Northern Ireland produces more than four times as many environmental impact assessments (EIAs) as England, and more than twice as many as Scotland and Wales.
Shortage of stock to continue to limit downside to house prices Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52 RICS Housing Market Forecast 2012
Selling antiques could help Scots pay for Christmas Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52 Scots struggling to pay for Christmas could consider selling artwork and antiques at auction to raise extra cash, says the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in Scotland (RICS Scotland).
Economic uncertainty impacts Northern Ireland housing market Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52 Economic uncertainty continues to hold Northern Ireland's housing market back from any meaningful recovery, according to the latest RICS and Ulster Bank Housing Market Survey.
New lease provides support to small high street businesses Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52 RICS has announced the launch of a freely available lease which will support small high street retail businesses
Scots sellers hoping for seasonal sale Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52 The number of homes going on the market for sale in Scotland rose slightly in November despite the lead up to Christmas usually being a quiet time for the housing market.
Buyer demand increases Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52 RICS UK Housing Market Survey November 2011
Rental yields rise for landlords Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52 RICS Residential Lettings Survey, October 2011
Mobile technology to help prevent developing-world land grabs and evictions, RICS research shows Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52 A groundbreaking new report suggests that mobile phone technology could help vulnerable communities secure land rights, helping to prevent forced evictions and land grabs in the developing world.

RICS receives inaugural Pacific-Rim property award for excellence
Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52
RICS Oceania is the recipient of the inaugural Pacific Rim Real Estate Society's (PRRES) Corporate Excellent Award.

Investor caution results in broadly flat market
Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52
The latest RICS Global Commercial Property Survey suggests that sentiment in Australia and New Zealand stabilised in the final three months of 2011.

Weaker economic picture takes its toll on real estate sentiment
Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52
RICS Global Commercial Property Survey Q4 2011.

Inconsistency in business valuation could harm growth
Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52
Inconsistent business valuations could harm global growth and the ability to raise finance, causing mergers and acquisitions to fall through, according to RICS.

European commercial property loses ground on rest of the world
Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52
RICS Global Commercial Property Survey Q4 2011

Some stability felt in UAE commercial property market
Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52
RICS Global Commercial Property Survey Q4 2011

Outlook for commercial property hit by economic uncertainty
Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52
RICS UK Commercial Market Survey, Q4 2011

New director for RICS Scotland
Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52
Sarah Speirs has been appointed director of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in Scotland (RICS Scotland).

RICS Housing Market Survey, December 2011
Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52
Northern Ireland's house price downturn will enter a sixth consecutive calendar year in 2012, according to the latest RICS and Ulster Bank Housing Market Survey.

Scots buyers take seasonal break
Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52
The number of buyers enquiring about property in Scotland and the number of newly agreed sales dipped in December while the number of homes coming on to the market remained largely unchanged.

Transaction levels hold up as more houses come onto the market
Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52
RICS December 2011 UK Housing Market Survey

High EIA instance delaying investment in Northern Ireland
Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52
Northern Ireland produces more than four times as many environmental impact assessments (EIAs) as England, and more than twice as many as Scotland and Wales.

Shortage of stock to continue to limit downside to house prices
Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52
RICS Housing Market Forecast 2012

Selling antiques could help Scots pay for Christmas
Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52
Scots struggling to pay for Christmas could consider selling artwork and antiques at auction to raise extra cash, says the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in Scotland (RICS Scotland).

Economic uncertainty impacts Northern Ireland housing market
Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52
Economic uncertainty continues to hold Northern Ireland's housing market back from any meaningful recovery, according to the latest RICS and Ulster Bank Housing Market Survey.

New lease provides support to small high street businesses
Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52
RICS has announced the launch of a freely available lease which will support small high street retail businesses

Scots sellers hoping for seasonal sale
Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52
The number of homes going on the market for sale in Scotland rose slightly in November despite the lead up to Christmas usually being a quiet time for the housing market.

Buyer demand increases
Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52
RICS UK Housing Market Survey November 2011

Rental yields rise for landlords
Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52
RICS Residential Lettings Survey, October 2011

Mobile technology to help prevent developing-world land grabs and evictions, RICS research shows
Date: 07/02/2012 11:59:52
A groundbreaking new report suggests that mobile phone technology could help vulnerable communities secure land rights, helping to prevent forced evictions and land grabs in the developing world.