Global investment in commercial real estate will fall 17% in 2008 to $770 bn (EUR 518 bn) after reaching a record $930 bn (EUR 665 bn) in 2007, according to property advisor Cushman & Wakefield. The projected slowdown comes after trading volumes eased by 12.5% between the first and second halves of last year, the company reports in its International Investment Atlas 2008 released today.
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.
