A new study from CBRE reveals that operational real estate in the UK has experienced a significant rebound in 2024, with investment activity expected to continue its upward trajectory in 2025.
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New York-based investment firm KKR and Boston-based Baupost Group sealed the largest deal of the week and one of the biggest hotel transactions ever in the UK with the purchase of a portfolio of 33 Marriott International hotels from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority for £900 mln (€1.08 bn).
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Altus Group’s Q4 2024 Pan-European dataset analysis reveals a positive shift in European commercial property values, with a 0.63% increase in Q3 2024. This marks the first quarterly rise in two years, ending a period of consecutive value declines that totaled 22.5%.
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The European Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) sector is poised for significant growth, with investors and operators planning to increase their bed capacity by 70% over the next 2-5 years.
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Three living funds launched this week, including two senior living investment funds focused on the UK and Germany, as investors continue to see value in alternative investment asset classes driven by strong demographic trends.
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Despite a turbulent global landscape, the European real estate market is experiencing a cautious resurgence in positive sentiment, according to the 2025 Emerging Trends in Real Estate Europe report from PwC and the Urban Land Institute (ULI).
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Castellana Properties’ €240 mln acquisition of Valencia’s largest shopping centre, Bonaire, has been postponed due to the flash floods that affected the region last week.
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Cushman & Wakefield's Investment Atlas reveals that 84% of European prime office, retail, and logistics markets are currently undervalued, 16% are fairly priced, while none are fully priced.
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A further rate cut by the European Central Bank helped revive the European commercial real estate investment pipeline and sentiment in the third quarter, with a series of major assets coming to market and renewed investor interest in the retail sector, according to Colliers’ latest EMEA Capital Markets Snapshot (Q3-2024).
European commercial real estate investment was little changed in the third quarter as recovery in the industrial sector and for the UK, Italian and Nordic markets was balanced out by the office sector’s continuing challenges, notably in Germany and France, according to MSCI’s latest quarterly Europe Capital Trends report.
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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.
