January 2016

EMEA real estate market dominates 2015 cross-border investment

28 January 2016

EMEA attracts more inward investment from overseas capital than any other global market, according to analysis undertaken by international real estate advisor Savills.  In total, EMEA real estate markets received $183 billion of capital funding during 2015, 63% of which originated from overseas.

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Investor demand to diversify across European assets in 2016

25 January 2016

After achieving a record investment volume of €235bn in 2015, strengthening confidence in the occupational market  is predicted to bring further appeal to the European commercial real estate market in 2016, according to a report on Themes for European Property in 2016  from  international real estate advisor Savills. The total investment volume in 2015 was up 17% on 2014, and above the pre- recession peak. According to Marcus Lemli, Head of Investment for Savills Europe, however, "Investment volumes will be spread more evenly across the continent in 2016, as investors actively seek to diversify their portfolios.”

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Poland sees record levels of investment volume in Q4 2015

19 January 2016

The volume of investment in commercial property in Poland exceeded EUR 4.0 billion last year, according to the latest research by Savills. This is the second highest volume and the most active last quarter ever recorded. Michal Cwiklinski, Head of Investment, Savills Poland, says: “It has become almost a tradition in Poland that the last quarter of the year sees a surge of investment activity. The last quarter of 2015 was no exception, with the highest quarterly investment volume ever recorded.”

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Savills expands investment team in Italy

18 January 2016

International real estate advisor Savills has appointed two investment specialists to join its Milan-based team. Marco Montosi and Giacomo De Feo have both joined Savills from Cushman & Wakefield. Marco Montosi will head up Savills investment team and act as Director of Retail. Giacomo De Feo will become Director of Office Investment.

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