At a glance main investment markets in Western Europe [electronic resource] Q1 2012

At a glance main investment markets in Western Europe Q1 2012 [electronic resource] - Paris BNP Paribas 2012 - BNP Paribas Real Estate at a Glance Main Investment Markets in Western Europe Q1 2012 .

On a rolling year basis, total investment volume in Q1 2012 amounted to Euros 41.4bn in the nine primary markets, an average 9% increase compared to the previous year but differing among individual countries. On a rolling year basis the shares of office (72%) investment and retail (14%) investment did not vary. However Q1 saw a significant drop in retail investment. Commercial real estate yields stayed at a low level sustained by investors? undiminished demand. Only Germany remains confident about 2012; Southern European countries are generally pessimistic. Real estate investment volumes ? Real estate average prime yields ? Office investment volume and prime yields ? Retail investment volume and prime yields. Main investment market indicators (nine cities): total investment market ? office investment market ? retail investment market ? industrial investment market.


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