Property Report investment in Western Europe - Q2 2012
Property Report investment in Western Europe - Q2 2012
- [S.l.] BNP Paribas 2012
- BNP Paribas Property Report Investment in Western Europe July 2012 .
As the Eurozone crisis intensified the decline was slower than anticipated. The total investment volume in Western Europe in Q2 2012 was down 6% on Q2 2011. Risk aversion remains the driving force for investors who stay focused on the less "Eurozone crisis" exposed markets. Investment in retail has slumped to Euros 4.6bn. Office investment constitutes more than half of the total commercial real estate investment volume in Q2 2012. Prime yields have stabilised at a low level and increases are more likely to happen in the riskier markets.
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As the Eurozone crisis intensified the decline was slower than anticipated. The total investment volume in Western Europe in Q2 2012 was down 6% on Q2 2011. Risk aversion remains the driving force for investors who stay focused on the less "Eurozone crisis" exposed markets. Investment in retail has slumped to Euros 4.6bn. Office investment constitutes more than half of the total commercial real estate investment volume in Q2 2012. Prime yields have stabilised at a low level and increases are more likely to happen in the riskier markets.
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