Global investment on the rise

摘要

Global commercial property investment in H1 2021 jumped by 18% from 2020 to $432.7bn (£316.7bn), according to data from Real Capital Analytics, Multifamily residential transactions dominated investment worldwide, reaching $128bn and accounting for 35% of total investment, Transactions in the office sector totalled $117.4bn, down 11% on the previous year, The sector that saw the largest growth was hotels, with investment soaring 89% from 2020. "Hotel volumes were so low to almost nonexistent in H1 2020, so any trading in H1 2021 would look positive," says Simon Mallinson, executive managing director at Real Capital Analytics. "Against long-term trends, the hotel sector is still well below its normal trading levels."