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Armstrong contributes his comments to Commercial Property Executive's ongoing CPE TV series.

RICS brought together key sustainability, housing and valuation stakeholders in an event titled "Getting all the green ducks in a row: Energy performance, value and green buildings." The event highlighted the challenges faced in putting in place the conditions whereby the value attributed to homes' energy performance could be increased. Reinforcing RICS' global reach RICS Head of Global Sustainability Ursula Hartenberger introduced US member Scott Muldavin FRICS on "Value...

Barden Prisant FRICS and Alan Fausel FRICS discuss the latest trends in art, donations, estate valuation, and more.

RICS published the first-stage discussion paper for its Vision for Cities work programme at MIPIM - an international real estate conference in Cannes, France. On Wednesday, March 17, RICS launched a discussion paper for the international property community at an RICS-hosted seminar at MIPIM.

RICS Americas is pleased to announce the upgrade of 16 qualified Members (MRICS) to RICS Fellowship (FRICS) status since October 2009. Most MRICS are eligible to apply for Fellowship as soon as they are elected.

The CCIM Institute and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) have announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will lead to greater cooperation and improved benefits and opportunities for members of both organizations.

BTY Group has announced the appointment of Joanne Henson, PQS, MRICS, LEED AP as practice leader of its regional office in Toronto.

Gary Evans, MRICS, the RICS Americas representative for global Building Surveying and Facility Management professional groups, has launched one of the first RICS-affiliated Building Surveying and Facility Management Consulting companies in the United States.

How has appraisal become globalized during the last few years and how will RICS and the Appraisal Foundation work to bring international standards together to help the economic recover? Newly elected Foundation Chairman David Wilkes talks with RICS CEO Louis Armstrong.

U.S. existing home sales data for February are due on March 23rd from the National Association of Realtors with new home sales data also for February released the following day from the Census Bureau. Both have fallen heavily in the last two months; existing home sales are down 22% to 5.05m while new home sales are down by 15% to 309,000.

Come hear RICS CEO Louis Armstrong report on international attempts to link sustainability and value at a Globe 2010 breakfast panel hosted by the Vancouver Board of Trade.

Following RICS Americas appointment of a new Interim Caribbean Board in October 2009, Chairman David Neale FRICS, along with Sanjay Amin FRICS, Uche Obi FRICS, Elizabeth Stair FRICS, Stuart Kennedy FRICS and Simon Watson FRICS, have set the agenda for the first quarter of 2010 to implement a new governance structure, as set out by RICS’ global Governing Council.

David Wilkes FRICS says he’s not the predictable choice for a leadership position at the Appraisal Foundation – but he’s glad to accept the challenge of being elected to the position of chairman.

The Green Building Finance Consortium announces the release of Value Beyond Cost Savings: How to Underwrite Sustainable Properties, the first book dedicated to enabling private investors to integrate the value of sustainable property investment into their decision-making. The book was authored by Scott Muldavin, an RICS Fellow and member of the RICS Americas Sustainability Working Group.

RICS CEO Louis Armstrong tells PropertyWebTV what sustainability means to the global property organization and how different countries take different approaches toward achieving their sustainability goals.

While economic recovery remains tenuous, 
China and India will lead worldwide growth, 
writes Sam Chandan Phd FRICS

Oscar is managing director for Integra Realty Resources De Mexico, in charge of all Mexico and international operations.

Real estate professionals expect the number of distressed properties coming onto the market to increase across 19 out of the 25 countries surveyed.

The eyes of the world are on Vancouver, host of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The athletes may be the stars, but the facilities, infrastructure and landscape of British Columbia, Canada, are also on display and under scrutiny, both for how they play host and for the long-term impact the Games will have on the region.

In a development that will bring business valuers worldwide closer together and help align global valuation standards, The Society of Share and Business Valuers (SSBV) and RICS have announced a route to direct full membership in RICS for SSBV members.

Os profissionais ligados ao setor de propriedades na América Latina são os mais otimistas das Américas quanto à perspectiva de mercado, de acordo com a Pesquisa Global Sobre Propriedades Comerciais do Quarto Trimestre de 2009 da RICS.

De acuerdo a la Encuesta Global sobre Commercial Property (propiedades que generan algún tipo de ingreso) realizada por RICS en el cuatro trimestre de 2009, los profesionales inmobiliarios de América Latina son los más optimistas de las Américas en lo que refiere a las perspectivas del mercado.

Property professionals in Latin America are the most upbeat in the Americas about the market outlook, according to the Q4 2009 RICS Global Commercial Property Survey.

RICS Americas announced today the official roster of the organization’s Markets Council and outlined its initial goals. The RICS Americas Markets Council represents members whose expertise includes real estate finance, real estate investment, economics, brokerage/advisory, development, data provision, and corporate owner occupation.

Investor activity rose across 70 percent of the Globe as commercial property recovered as an asset class according to RICS’ Global Commercial Property Survey for the fourth quarter of 2009, released today.