Research

"The German real estate investment market closed out the 2010s with a new record. The transaction volume last year totalled almost €88bn, representing an increase of 8% compared with 2018. nvestment in December alone totalled approximately €17.7bn, which equates to the highest monthly investment volume of all time."

"From an occupier's perspective, conditions in the major German office lettings markets became increasingly challenging during the course of 2019 and remained so until the end of the year."

"Since 2019 began, a total of 1,655,000 sqm of office space has been let in Île-de-France – a perfectly respectable figure and close to the ten-year average (estimated at 1,690,000 sqm). Immediate supply is becoming even harder to find, yhere is currently 2,790,000 sqm of office space ready to let across the Île-de-France region, down 6% year on year. The overall vacancy rate remains low, at 5.2%. IN this, context, rental prices have been climbing steeply."

"Things have been hotting up in the French investment market since 2019 began. If the first half of the year was strong, the second is shaping up to be exceptional. By the close of Q3, France had attracted investment of more than €23,000 million. All of the signs are there: 2019 is set to be a record–breaking year for the French investment market. We are now predicting that total investment will come in close to €35,000 million."

"Czech Republic Industrial Marrket Q3 2019"

"Nordics logistics supply remains low amid growth of online retail"

"The market for student housing has expanded in recent years. Never have there been so many students in the thirty largest university cities and never have private providers offered so many beds. Here, we take a look at the current and planned supply. We also consider the size of the investable stock and which cities have the greatest potential for investment. Lastly, we analyse provision rates in detail."