Commercial real estate holds strong amid global uncertainty

With a strong start to the year, global commercial real estate markets came in 7 percent up on 2017 at the end of the third quarter, with investment volumes hitting $507 billion year-to-date, according to JLL.

Regional performance was mixed with the Americas emerging as the strongest performer for the first time this year. In APAC, momentum slowed but volumes still grew, while in EMEA, investment sales activity dropped as smaller regional markets began to show signs of fatigue.

Even though yields remain at record lows in many global markets, occupier fundamentals are strong with rents set to grow into 2019.

Despite ongoing trade tensions and political instability, overall global investment in 2018 is expected to edge up on 2017 levels to $730 billion.

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