Spotlight: European Investment – Q1 2025 Preliminary Results and Forecasts
Despite short-term hurdles, the European real estate market is set to grow, with investment volumes expected to rise 13% YoY in 2025 and 25% in 2026
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Despite short-term hurdles, the European real estate market is set to grow, with investment volumes expected to rise 13% YoY in 2025 and 25% in 2026
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European office demand held steady in 2025, with vacancies at 9% and incentives tightening, and take-up forecast to grow 3% in 2026.
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European office investment set for 2026 rebound

Spotlight: European Office Investment – Q4 2025
European office investment set for 2026 rebound
Europe’s grocery sector will remain resilient, but growth is modest — leaving cost discipline, format agility and balance‑sheet strength as the key drivers of outperformance.

European grocery market outlook
Europe’s grocery sector will remain resilient, but growth is modest — leaving cost discipline, format agility and balance‑sheet strength as the key drivers of outperformance.
The beginnings of a descent in global interest rates during 2024 have brought a resurgence in some prime residential markets.
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Spotlight: Monaco – 2025
The beginnings of a descent in global interest rates during 2024 have brought a resurgence in some prime residential markets.

"Over €12bn to be invested in PBSA over the next two to five years, led by Spain, Italy, Germany, France, and Portugal"

"We anticipate increasing activity driven by opportunity-led investors enticed by the prospect of price adjustments, as history shows that deals pursued during challenging times often yielded superior returns in the long run"

"We expect investment activity to remain subdued in Europe until the second half of the year when the economy will slowly start to pick up"

"Bright spot found in southern Europe"
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"There is continued strong investor interest in Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) across Europe, driven by rising total numbers of students attending university and a strong growth in international student numbers."

"Preliminary results suggest that the total investment volume for Q2 will reach slightly less than €60bn"

"Towards the end of 2022, we expect to see the next wave of portfolio transactions, as the first generation of developers and operators will be ready to sell their assets and exit"

"Recent market activity reflects a shift in investor behaviour, in terms of sectors and attitude to risk, compared to pre-Covid-19 times"

"Global migration and mobility: implications for operational real estate"

"International migration is predicted to return to pre-pandemic levels by 2024"
Exploring the global trends shaping the world of real estate, the 2025 edition of Impacts looks at why real estate needs to adapt and think differently given existing geopolitical, environmental and economic volatility.