London, Paris, Tokyo Property Lure More Taiwan Funds, CBRE Says

Taiwanese life insurers seeking higher returns may purchase more properties in London, Paris and Tokyo to increase their total real estate assets by $9 billion in four years, according to CBRE Group Inc.

Mum's the word on soaring Swedish household debt as poll nears

(Reuters) - Johan and Alejandra are the kind of Swedes the IMF has been warning about - piling up debt to keep up with an ever-rising property market and fund a lifestyle of travel, maids and nights out.

Foreigners Expanding Australian Property Options, Invesco Says

Foreign investors, who traditionally focus on Sydney and Melbourne office buildings, are turning to properties in other cities amid rising competition for assets, according to Invesco Ltd.

Investors Leave London for Property Yields: Real Estate

For most property investors, the U.K. is a country with one city. Private-equity firms, pension funds and millionaires from Russia to Qatar spent more on real estate in London than the rest of the country for the first time last year, lifting values there while prices elsewhere sank.