Investor appetite for global real estate is gradually recovering as investors become accustomed to operating in the COVID-19 environment, according to CBRE.
Global investment inquiries and transaction volumes are bouncing back from the lows recorded in the second quarter 2020. However, a persistent upsurge in COVID-19 infection rates threatens to hamper the incipient recovery.
Investors across all regions have a distinct preference for asset types that have been less affected by the pandemic, such as industrial and multifamily, and those that provide strong and durable income streams.
The low-yield investment environment makes real estate highly attractive on a relative basis and a significant amount of capital is waiting to be deployed into property.
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