In 2018, Europe secured $81 billion in foreign capital investment from investors outside the region. That number is huge in comparison to the $44bn in the United States and $15bn in Asia Pacific. According to the Head of International Capital at JLL, the popularity in real estate investments in Europe has encouraged investors to dive into the major cities of Central and Eastern Europe. Demand for investment is increasing as high proportions of cross border investment head to cities such as London, Paris and Berlin. “There’s a healthy mix of domestic and international capital in Germany’s major cities and of course Paris,” said head of international capital at JLL in EMEA Fraser Bowen. “Driven by transparency, London – and indeed the big cities of the UK – remain high on investor wish lists.” Bowen says that top quality real estate remains a key factor for global investors desire to continual stay in Europe.
