"Shoe retailer Skechers has opened their second Irish outlet in Mahon Point Shopping Centre in Cork, having taken up a 214 sq m (2,303 sq ft) unit on a 10-year lease."

"Germany’s top five office markets of Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich have recorded a 2.02 million sq m take up in the first three quarters of 2011, reflecting a 9% year-on-year increase."

"The food retailer Carrefour has taken up 7,700 sq m (82,882 sq ft) across three floors at the existing Palacio garage in Paris’ eighth arrondissement for a new store."

"According to Savills, Dublin’s office market is on track to show the strongest level of take up since the credit crisis emerged in 2008."

"International real estate advisor Savills predicts that prime central business district (CBD) office markets in Europe have bottomed out and are showing trends of rental recovery."

"According to Savills European data, the average yield gap between prime and secondary offices has compressed by approximately 18 basis points over the past twelve months and now stands at 89.5 basis points."

"SigtunaHem and Sigtuna municipality, advised by Savills, has sold a portfolio of residential and public properties to Rikshem for SEK 1,7 billion, which equates to €190 million."

"International real estate advisor Savills finds that in Germany, Spain and France portfolio sales account for a significant portion of total investment volumes with the share of retail stock dominating."

"International real estate advisor Savills has today 29th September 2011 announced the recruitment of four new members of staff to strengthen office agency and consultancy departments"

"World class cities not only attract international business, they are also the haunt of a growing number of global billionaires who are increasingly important investors in residential real estate, and their wealth is creating a new global super class of real estate, says Savills."