Demand for industrial and logistics real estate is growing in Slovakia. This follows from a press release from the real estate consulting company CBRE on the volume of investments in commercial real estate in Europe last year. “We perceive that the demand for industrial and logistics real estate in Slovakia has been growing significantly over the last three years. At the same time, the overall interest in this segment of real estate is growing, as evidenced by the year-on-year increase, which we recorded in 30 percent in 2020, “said Ľubor Procházka, Commercial Director of CBRE Slovakia.
According to the latest findings of the company, the volume of investments in commercial real estate in Europe in 2020 climbed to 275 billion euros. “Although this is a 17 percent decrease compared to 2019, experts say that given the situation associated with the spread of coronavirus, this is a better result than originally expected,” said CBRE, according to which Germany recorded the highest volume of investment in Europe. The second largest investment market was the United Kingdom with an investment of EUR 45.8 billion and the third most liquid country was France with a total investment of EUR 29 billion. “The Nordic countries were also doing well, within which total investments amounted to 43.4 billion euros, “adds.
According to the CBRE, the areas of healthcare, industrial real estate and rental housing have shown the greatest resistance to the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. “In 2020, rental housing was the second largest investment sector in Europe across Europe, after office real estate, which saw a 31 percent year-on-year decline in investment,” the company explained. Investment in retail real estate fell by six percent. “This is precisely because of the pandemic, the pressure of the ongoing structural changes and the growth of e-commerce.”
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Source: Pravda-SK & CBRE
