Germany

Germany Investment Quarterly Q1 2011

Investments in commercial used properties have reached €5.5 bn in first quarter 2011 i.e. have increased 18% on last year

• Transaction volume for commercially used properties of approximately € 5.5 billion in the first three months of the current year – an increase of 18 % compared to the opening quarter of the previous year
• Retail sector still investors’ main focus
• Berlin ranks first with around € 443 million, right before Dusseldorf with € 301 million, followed by Frankfurt with € 258 million, Hamburg with € 250 million and Munich with € 243 million
• The persistent high demand for premium commercial properties led to declining prime
yield in some asset classes
• We expect investment activity to remain brisk and anticipate a commercial transaction volume of at least € 20 billion during the rest of the year

Author(s): several

Source: CB Richard Ellis

Published: 11.04.2011