Europe Commercial Property Chart Pack Property yields still holding their ground Despite recent signs that the euro-zone recession is easing, the tone of the latest occupier market data remains soft and there has been no observable upward shift in investment market activity. Even... 26th July 2013 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Chart Pack Solid but unspectacular start to the year for investment The early signs are that the European commercial property investment market got off to a fairly solid start to the year. Transactions were up in annual terms and in line with a five-year average. But... 2nd May 2013 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Chart Pack Occupier and investment markets diverge The pace of economic contraction in the euro-zone stepped up a notch in the final quarter of 2012. Yet sentiment towards the region has improved. As a result, although the underlying drivers of... 22nd February 2013 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Chart Pack Commercial property prices on their last legs? In Q3, the euro-zone economy entered recession. For now, across the euro-zone as a whole commercial property rents and yields are pretty much flat. But if we are right that the region’s economic... 16th November 2012 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Chart Pack Capital values hold firm in core markets In Q2, the euro-zone economy contracted as peripheral member states recorded sharp falls in GDP. Consistent with that, falls in all-property capital values remain centred on peripheral markets. But if... 15th August 2012 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Chart Pack Economic slowdown triggers fall in capital values The euro-zone economy narrowly avoided falling back into a technical recession in Q1. But GDP merely stagnated and survey evidence point to renewed falls to come. In any event, the economic slowdown... 16th May 2012 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Chart Pack Yield recovery on the brink of going into reverse The final quarter of 2011 brought the strongest evidence yet that the downward phase in euro-zone commercial property yields has not only come to an end, but has started to go into reverse. Falling... 16th February 2012 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Chart Pack Weaker investment flows in the pipeline Uncertainty about the euro-zone economic outlook is prompting property investors to act more cautiously. Activity in Q3 was driven by deals initiated before the summer’s turmoil. We agree with survey... 21st November 2011 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Chart Pack Euro-zone property investment market set to weaken Q2’s sharp slowdown in GDP growth in the euro-zone’s so-called “core” economies is a worrying sign that investor sentiment across the region as a whole could fall sharply in the near term. If that is... 24th August 2011 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Chart Pack Weak performance outside the core The increasing divergence between the euro-zone’s core and peripheral economies are now clearly evident in the performance of commercial property markets. In contrast to the core, there is no... 17th May 2011 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Chart Pack Office rental growth becoming more widespread In Q4 2010, office rental values rose or held steady in all markets outside of the euro-zone’s troubled periphery. But increases in retail and industrial rental values were far less common. Although... 17th February 2011 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Chart Pack Recovery in euro-zone investment volumes is faltering (Q4 10) The recovery in European commercial property investment volumes seen since early 2009 seems to have reached a plateau. Although euro-zone property assets still look relatively attractively priced... 28th October 2010 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Chart Pack Euro-zone investment market recovery under pressure (Jun 10) The gradual recovery in European commercial property investment volumes extended into Q2 2010. As a result, with the exception of Greece, property yields were either stable or fell slightly in all... 29th July 2010 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Chart Pack Euro-zone investment market recovery lacklustre (May 10) Despite a fall in Q1, the underlying trend in European commercial property investment volumes continued to improve gradually. Although still patchy at the city level, falls in euro-zone office and... 12th May 2010 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Chart Pack Euro-zone Occupier Market Recovery Yet to Materialise (Feb 10) The euro-zone investment market recovery gained traction in the final quarter of 2009, as investor appetite for commercial property strengthened. However, there is still no evidence that a sustainable... 15th February 2010 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Chart Pack Euro-zone investment market thawing out (Nov 09) The tightening of credit conditions in Europe may be coming to an end. Coupled with improved investor appetite, European property transactions are on the up. Signs of life are also emerging in some... 29th October 2009 · 1 min read
