According to the UK analyst of Euroconstruct, Harvir Dhillon, material shortages have plagued the construction industry over the past few months. In tandem with rising inflation, global construction activity has experienced a supply-side shock that looks set to persist well into 2022. Disruption in the supply chain has been driven by a number of factors, from the constrained capacity of sawmills and steel mills to environmental factors such as the forest fires seen in major timber exporters like the United States and Sweden, to name but a few.

According to Savills, European multifamily is now firmly established as Europe’s second-biggest real estate sector. At €24.1 billion it captured 23% of the investment activity in H1 2021 across the 12 countries that the international real estate advisor monitors. This compares to a five-year average of 16%. Office investment was the highest, accounting for 28% of the total, at €29.3 billion.

Oxford Properties Group has completed its acquisition of M7 Real Estate, having received all regulatory approvals. The deal, which was announced in January this year, brings together one of the UK’s leading European real estate investment and asset management platforms and a globally renowned institutional investor operating across multiple asset classes and jurisdictions.

‘Big Box’ mainstream logistics assets continue to display strong fundamentals but with pricing pressures driving down yields and new themes emerging, other industrial sub-sectors now offer alternative opportunities to investors, according to a new report by Savills Investment Management.

Markus Arnold, CEO of Arnold Investments talked to Property Forum about the current state of the European property investment market and the important role advisors play in it. He also shared details about the company’s expansion strategy for the coming period.

Colliers has issued its latest market snapshot for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), which shows a resurgence of interest in property markets in the second quarter amid growing investor confidence in the region’s recovery prospects.   

Occupiers looking for quality workspace in Europe will face tough competition for the best space in the leasing market despite the most active period of new office construction in half a decade, Savills predicts. Newly developed offices set to complete in the region this year will provide 26% more space compared with 2020, says the European Office Development report.

Colliers has issued a new report examining the surge of investment into life sciences and its implications for the property sector across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), identifying landlord and investor opportunity across established and growth markets as the sector is primed to grow significantly. 

Colliers has issued a new report "European Residential: On the Rise", examining the drivers behind mounting investor interest in residential properties in Europe’s major cities. The report ranks major destinations in terms of their allure to investors and highlights the opportunities and risks emerging around an increasingly prominent asset class.

Colliers has issued a new report, European Residential: On the Rise, examining the drivers behind mounting investor interest in residential properties in Europe’s major cities. The report ranks major destinations in terms of their allure to investors and highlights the opportunities and risks emerging around an increasingly prominent asset class.