INVESTMENT FLOWS INTO EUROPEAN RETAIL ARE 43% HIGHER IN H1 2013

14 August 2013
INVESTMENT FLOWS INTO EUROPEAN RETAIL ARE 43% HIGHER IN H1 2013

Half year investment volumes, at €14 billion, are up by 43% from the €9.8 billion recorded in the first half of 2012. Increased transaction volume is being driven primarily by the increased availability of stock on the market, which is helping to satisfy the latent investor demand for European retail assets. Whilst the traditional powerhouse markets of the UK, France and in particular Germany, continue to see healthy investment activity, investors are broadening their horizons across Europe. Sweden, Poland, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia and Austria, as well as Russia and Turkey, all had active quarters. As investor interest and activity is certainly more widespread than in previous years it is believed that it should sustain volumes over the second half which is traditionally busier than the first.

Source: Weight of Money trumps prospects of monetary tightening, JLL Q2 2013

http://www.pradera.com/retail-news/investment-flows-into-european-retail-are-43-highe

Prime high street is retail’s best performer

Prime high street is retail’s best performer
23 May 2013

According to Savills, the total volume of retail deals recorded in its survey for Q113 is up 25% to €4.7bn compared to Q112 with UK, Germany and France capturing the most activity at 37%, 40% and 11% respectively. High street deals have increased dramatically from 14% to 20% comparing Q112 to Q113 and have seen a significant shift in prime high street retail yields which are now just 15 bps above 2007 levels at 4.8% with lowest achievable yields recorded in London (3.0%) and Munich (3.5%), and the highest in Lisbon (7.5%) and Athens (6.75%).

http://www.savills.co.uk/_news/newsitem.aspx?intSitePageId=0&intNewsSitePageId=158215-0&intNewsMonth=5&intNewsYear=2013