Cities in the spotlight
As house prices and transaction activity increase, these five cities are giving potential buyers a new sense of confidence, alongside a high-quality lifestyle
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As house prices and transaction activity increase, these five cities are giving potential buyers a new sense of confidence, alongside a high-quality lifestyle
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With an improving economy, Spain’s property market is seeing an increase in residential sales, steady price growth and more construction activity
Bucking the trend
With an improving economy, Spain’s property market is seeing an increase in residential sales, steady price growth and more construction activity
Investors are increasingly spending outside the traditional commercial ‘trio’ and some of the alternative segments have become large enough to be considered mainstream
Spotlight: Alternatives Investment
Investors are increasingly spending outside the traditional commercial ‘trio’ and some of the alternative segments have become large enough to be considered mainstream
Modest decline in transaction volume – more than a third of investors were first-time purchasers
Market in Minutes - Germany residential investment market Q4 2018
Modest decline in transaction volume – more than a third of investors were first-time purchasers
"Market in Minutes shows in brief the current opportunities and threats of the Dutch property market and includes forecasts."
"“Weakness in the labour market has had a knock-on-effect on the number of applications. The number of postgraduates rose by 3.9% in the past 2 years.” Lydia Brissy, Savills European Research"
"“There is a demand and supply imbalance of student accommodation in Italy and new development initiatives are limited.” Marcus Roberts, Student Housing"
"“The rising number of students confirms the counter-cyclical nature of the sector. Demand from foreign students is also rising.” Marcus Roberts, Student Housing"
"Dublin's prime retail streets maintain high occupancy rates. However there are a number of units trading on short-term leases and as a result there is more space available than 12 months ago."

"During 2011, the transaction volume for pure logistics facilities amounted to approximately SEK 4.8 billion, compared to SEK 2.8 billion in 2010 and SEK 1.4 billion in 2009. Currently, the active investors on the acquisition side have a low leverage and are primarily looking for safe investments with stable cash flows."
"In Q1 2012, the total estimated volume of the retail warehouse market amounted to around 4m sq m (including retail parks and standalone retail warehouse units)."
"Germany has the largest housing stock of all European countries. The fundamentally investable stock for professional investors (apartment stock) includes some 3.1 million buildings comprising approx. 20.8 million apartments. This stock has a total floor area of approx. 1.4 billion square metres and an estimated value of more than 2 trillion Euros (Section 3.1)."
"In line with most economies in Europe, Sweden’s economy has experienced a mild downturn in the last two quarters. However, Sweden’s solid public finances allows for a expansionary public policy in order to support the economy."
"Economic indicators throughout Europe are painting a mixed picture but Belgium is holding up well. Belgian long-term interest rates decreased by 100bps over the quarter."