As we are approaching the New Year, the top 30 real estate markets to watch in 2017 have been announced in the Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2017 report published by PwC and Urban Land Institute. The report provides an outlook on real estate investment and development trends, real estate finance and capital markets, cities, property sectors and other real estate issues throughout Europe. Considering the emerging trends going into 2017, it’s important to look the moves ahead in the fascinating and competitive field that is the real estate industry.
While there is a general post-Brexit slump in sentiment towards the UK, investors continue to see value in real estate across many parts of the rest of Europe. In this risk-off climate, in which many real estate investors are clearly willing to sacrifice some yield for lower risk, Germany is widely regarded as the new haven for capital.
According to Emerging Trends Europe, the five leading cities for overall investment and development prospects in 2017 are Berlin at Number 1, followed by Hamburg, Frankfurt, Dublin and Munich. The report has a dedicated chapter regarding Europe’s 10 most active markets and includes the following topics:
- What are the city investment prospects?
- Overall prospects in 2017
- City investment prospects
- Change expected in rents and capital values in 2017
- The population, employment and disposable income per capita forecasts for the metropolitan areas in 2017 are also included.
Extras: “This year, the Nordic markets have consolidated their place as a destination for global capital. Boosted by good demographics, growing economies and high quality of life, Copenhagen and Stockholm both feature in the top 10, while Oslo, which is included in Emerging Trends Europe for the first time, comes in at Number 12. Helsinki, however, is not as highly rated. Finland’s economy is recovering more slowly than its Nordic neighbours’, although some see this as an opportunity to buy in Helsinki while yields are still relatively high.”
The report reveals an industry that is starting to look beyond traditional boundaries, thriving in a fast-changing and uncertain world. The entire study is available here.