Germany takes pole position in the acquisition strategies of European real estate investors, according to the findings of a recent survey of 150 institutional property investors in Germany, France and the United Kingdom by Union Investment.
Alongside the top seven locations, there is also strong interest in the country’s second-tier cities.
Some 80 percent of German investors, 56 percent of French investors and 52 percent of British investors are looking to acquire properties in German secondary cities. No other country achieves similar approval ratings.
Other investment destinations in the top group
In addition to the three European core markets, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Spain and Poland are also relatively popular among French and British investors in particular when it comes to investing in real estate in secondary cities, with these countries having approval ratings of 20 percent to 40 percent. The study shows that German in
