Investment in commercial property
soars
NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, ekathimerini.com, 28 September
2017
Investment in the domestic professional property market is expected to reach close to half a billion euros this
year, which - if confirmed - would signal a rise of more than 80 percent from last year, when the figure remained
under 250 million euros.
Forecasts to date for the commercial real estate sector predict that 2017 will see the first year-on-year increase
recorded since 2014, when 900 million euros was invested in the market.
According to Giorgos Veinoglou, head of research at the Savills property service company, the increased availability
of quality properties, such as through auctions, has led to a considerable uptick in transactions. "This year we
are also seeing great demand in the hospitality sector, which is confirmed by transactions in hotel properties," notes
Veinoglou.
The first half of the year was rather quiet due to concerns regarding the second bailout review, with investment
in commercial real estate amounting to 135 million euros. Once the review was completed in June, demand and supply
started growing considerably. |