Real estate investments slowed in first half of 2019, but demand remains stable

Global real estate investments slowed in the first half of the year, according to a new report by JLL Global Capital Markets.

Investment volume decreased by 9 percent compared to last year, at a volume of $341 billion. The dip was widely expected, however, as 2018 marked the highest investment volumes since 2007.

JLL says a slowdown in global economic growth, political upheaval, and a changing retail landscape were partially responsible for the downturn.

“As we look ahead to the second half of the year, we expect investment to decline by approximately 5 to 10 percent, to around $730 billion for the full year, as investors continue to respond to the overall global environment,” said Pranav Sethuraman, a member of JLL’s Global Capital Markets Research team