Market Reports EMEA

Occupiers and investors in EMEA are overcompensating for risk when defining their operational strategies according to research published today by DTZ. DTZ’s Annual Outlook report highlights that to achieve excess returns with sufficient deal choice, non-prime is the next frontier for investors in the next two years.

According to the latest research from Colliers International EMEA’s luxury shopping addresses continue to demand the highest retail rents in the region. Renting a shop on London’s Bond Street for instance sets the retailer back £917 per m². For a typical 150 m² designer boutique this amounts to some £1.65 million per annum o...

Hotels in Dubai saw notable growth in demand and profits during the month of October 2012 while Abu Dhabi hotels saw further decline in performance, according to the latest HotStats survey by TRI Hospitality Consulting.

54 mezzanine real estate lenders classify themselves as ‘active’ in Europe today, versus 69 at the end of H1 2011, according to a new report from CBRE. The study, which examines the depth and breadth of Europe’s mezzanine lending market, outlines that this fall was anticipated, and that CBRE expects this rationalization of le...

According to Colliers International’s latest research, prime rental values for the office sector across the EMEA region are expected to remain flat. However, some of the weaker markets, outside of Europe’s core, will likely continue to see rents fall.

Over the six months to Q1 2012 most of the key high streets across the EMEA region recorded no changes or just minor shifts in prime rental levels, according to the latest research from Colliers International. Notable exceptions saw some core markets record an increase in prime rents, namely Vienna (14%), Hamburg (12%) and Lo...

According to the latest research by Colliers International, prime rental rents on the key high streets and the shopping centers across the EMEA region have remained stable and, moreover, recorded increase in some cities. London as usual stays the most expensive city in Europe in terms of both high street prime rents and shopp...

In the first quarter of 2012, hotel investment volumes in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) totalled €1.5 billion, a 39 % decline compared to Q1 2011. However, volumes in Q1 2011 were distorted by approximately €1billion from three significant transactions (Marriott Champs Elysées, Ritz Carlton Moscow and a large Accor Eu...

In spite of a challenging economic environment and subdued retail sales, rents across Europe remain stable as retailers compete for limited space in the most sought after areas of major cities, according to the latest research from CBRE.

2011 proved to be another active year for both investors and hoteliers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) despite increasing uncertainty surrounding the Euro crisis in the second half of 2011. At year-end, investment volumes across the region totalled €8.1 billion, a 5% increase on 2010 levels according to the Hote...

The vast majority of markets monitored by Colliers International for its biannual EMEA Industrial and Logistics Rent Map experienced no change in prime warehouse rents in the second half of 2011. The most significant increases were recorded in the key Scandinavian and Baltic markets, with the highest increases taking place in...

Office take-up in London and Paris soared by 26% and 46% respectively in the third quarter of 2011 as office leasing transaction levels hit a 2011 peak, according to CBRE. Despite the weakening economic outlook, occupier demand across European office markets remained roughly stable compared to the same period last year.

Europe’s prime high streets showed strong resilience between first and third quarter this year, according to recent analysis by Colliers International for their biannual EMEA Retail Rents Map. The majority of markets surveyed reported stable prime rents, although almost a dozen reported some growth, with notable increases see...

A significant proportion of the centres monitored by Colliers International for their biannual EMEA Industrial and Logistics Rent Map reported no change in prime warehouse rents over the first half of 2011. A lack of prime stock and a limited development pipeline are keeping rents stable in most markets despite soft demand du...

The majority of office markets in EMEA have reported flat rental growth in the first half of the year; however, at the top and bottom end of the scale a few markets have reported either very strong or very negative growth, Colliers International found when conducting research for their biannual EMEA Office Rent Map. Notable a...

Renewed caution from occupiers had led to reduced activity across Europe’s main office markets, with the notable exception of Moscow, according to the latest EMEA Offices report from CB Richard Ellis (CBRE).

Following a stellar performance in Q1 2011, which saw a 32 percent year-on-year increase, direct real estate investment volumes in Europe during the second quarter of 2011 (Q2 2011) reached €24.8 billion, reflecting four percent growth compared with the equivalent period last year, according to the latest Global Capital Flows...

Jones Lang LaSalle’s Q2 2011 EMEA Corporate Occupier Conditions research shows that office occupiers may face the new pressure of accommodating growth and expansion. Vincent Lottefier, Head of Jones Lang LaSalle’s Corporate Solutions EMEA team; “The last 24 months have been quite a roller-coaster ride for office occupiers in...