Commercial real estate investment activity across Europe totaled €54bn in the second quarter, according to the latest figures published by CBRE. The result represents a 2.5-percent q-o-q increase. Investment in CEE countries for H1 was up 59 percent y-o-y, reaching almost €5bn. CBRE expects the trend will continue in the second half of the year, with the investment volume forecasted to exceed the record set in 2015.