Commercial real estate investment volumes in Europe reached €275 bn in 2020, according to global real estate advisor CBRE. This represents a 17% decrease from €331 bn in 2019, a better performance than was initially anticipated in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Investment volumes in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) are set to fall by around 30% for 2020, reaching €9.4 bn for the year, according to new data from Cushman & Wakefield.
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For the third year in a row, we present our unique table of law firms that advised on the largest European real estate transactions over the past 12 months.
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Results from the latest INREV Quarterly Asset Level Index reveal an uptick in performance for Q3 2020, with total returns moving back into positive territory following the negative performance posted in the previous quarter.
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Dealmaking for Central London offices froze in the second quarter of 2020 following the onset of the pandemic and only 10 properties changed hands, making it the weakest quarter on record, worse even than the depths of the Global Financial Crisis. There are now signs of a recovery — aided by a string of large deals by overseas investors — though the market is not yet out of the woods, the latest Insights research report from Real Capital Analytics (RCA) shows.
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A new global survey from Savills has found that ESG corporate strategy is 'very important' to two-thirds of respondents in residential real estate, a marked increase over the past five years.
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European property investment declined by 18% in the first three quarters of the year, showing greater resilience than other regions, largely thanks to a record Q1, data from broker Knight Frank shows.
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Young urban residents will continue to impact real estate dynamics and the demand for city dwellings in the post-pandemic world, according to JLL’s latest European City Dynamics report.
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German real estate investment activity has captured a 34% share of the European total so far this year while the UK market share has fallen to 20%, according to new research published by Savills.
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The UK healthcare property market is set to see record quarterly transaction levels for both M&A and fixed income in Q4 2020, with investment volumes in 2020 year-to-date already 25% higher than last year, according to global property adviser Knight Frank.
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French property developer Icade has announced the sale of 261 housing units to Aberdeen Standard Investments for nearly €64 mln.
