The average transaction size completed in the European commercial real estate market in the first half of 2009 has fallen by more than half since the peak of the market in 2007. CB Richard Ellis says in a new research report that this reflects the extent to which the credit crunch has affected the ability of investors to complete large deals in today's market.
Swiss real estate group Investis has boosted its real estate holdings with the CHF 139 mln (€149 mln) purchase of prime residential properties in Vaud canton.
