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News & opinion 14 Jan 2020
What's new in the Red Book supplement

The new Red Book UK supplement is here. What do RICS-registered valuers need to know?
News & opinion 6 Jan 2020
The behavioural skills needed to succeed as a project leader

Recent research identifies the key skills required of project leaders and the focus is on behavioural capabilities, rather than technical ones
News & opinion 2 Jan 2020
2020 forecast: renovation costs are rising in the office sector

Amie Silverwood explores the rising costs of renovating office space to stay up to date with the latest innovations and looks at how adopting international standards could help mitigate this
Press release 16 Dec 2019
CEIV Quality Monitoring Program Released

The Quality Monitoring (QM) Program for the Certified in Entity and Intangible Valuations (CEIV) credential has been finalised.
News & opinion 13 Dec 2019
Property Journal: January-February 2020

Space-hungry, land-poor cities around the world are looking for creative approaches to space – so this issue goes in both directions to discuss airspace development and mega-basements, as well as dealing with topics from sustainab...
News & opinion 13 Dec 2019
Land Journal: January–February 2020

This edition looks at land surveying around the world, tackling issues such as land value capture, governance and valuation for smart cities, land readjustment in urban expansion, and management of finite sand resources.
Press release 12 Dec 2019
New RICS report encourages employers to operate smarter, green businesses

RICS' 'Responsible Business in Real Estate' report gives real estate businesses recommendations and insight into operating in a more collaborative, responsible and diverse way, leading to improving their culture and reducing their...
News & opinion 10 Dec 2019
How digital data collection can make surveys more efficient

Vicky Green describes how on site digital data collection can offer a faster, more consistent and more flexible way of carrying out surveys than the traditional approach
News & opinion 9 Dec 2019
Why understanding ADR is mandatory for surveyors

Dispute resolution is an invaluable skill that RICS can develop with their specialist knowledge and experience
News & opinion 2 Dec 2019
Rethinking: The role of the banker

How brokers of the future will have to adapt if technological innovations and greater data accessibility change their profession.
News & opinion 2 Dec 2019
What it takes for a new proptech business to succeed

Jonathan Hannam, Managing Partner of Taronga Ventures, Sydney, tells us how he identifies businesses that can navigate the worlds of big data and new technology.
News & opinion 2 Dec 2019
Use it or Lose it

The real estate industry has so far not proved adept at exploiting the data it generates. The lesson for property companies in tech-savvy Asia is: use it or lose it.
News & opinion 24 Nov 2019
Are you getting a fair salary in the market?

The Asia Salary Survey is an annual survey of professionals in Asia Pacific working in the built environment. It captures job-market sentiment, current salary, work benefits, and the likelihood professionals will change jobs over ...
News & opinion 28 Oct 2019
Expert view: Innovation in commercial property

The office 2.0: raise your game in the workplace sector, or become irrelevant.
News & opinion 10 Oct 2019
The start-up's survival kit

Could any of these tools give your start-up a boost, and allow you to thrive?
News & opinion 9 Oct 2019
Valuation of development property

The aim of this guidance note is to guide the valuer in the approach to development property valuations.
Press release 4 Oct 2019
RICS collaborates with partners on financial instruments webinar

RICS, along with global partners, explore the complexity of financial instruments in this latest webinar
News & opinion 3 Oct 2019
Property Journal: October-November 2019

Efficiency in residential energy use and public estate management are among the topics covered in this issue.
News & opinion 30 Sep 2019
ICMS 2nd edition: an international cost model for life cycle costs

ICMS 2 presents a globally standardised way of cost reporting for portfolios, programs and projects around the world.
News & opinion 29 Sep 2019
My Way: Thomas Aindow MRICS

Thomas Aindow MRICS' professional experience so far reads more like a passport than a curriculum vitae: Leeds, New York, London, Tokyo. It all started with a love for LEGO and, if he has anything to do with it, may culminate in th...

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What's new in the Red Book supplement

The behavioural skills needed to succeed as a project leader

2020 forecast: renovation costs are rising in the office sector

CEIV Quality Monitoring Program Released

Property Journal: January-February 2020

Land Journal: January–February 2020

New RICS report encourages employers to operate smarter, green businesses

How digital data collection can make surveys more efficient

Why understanding ADR is mandatory for surveyors

Rethinking: The role of the banker

What it takes for a new proptech business to succeed

Use it or Lose it

Are you getting a fair salary in the market?

Expert view: Innovation in commercial property

The start-up's survival kit

Valuation of development property

RICS collaborates with partners on financial instruments webinar

Property Journal: October-November 2019

ICMS 2nd edition: an international cost model for life cycle costs

My Way: Thomas Aindow MRICS

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