The growing differential between office and retail yields in Brussels does not seem sustainable. But if, as we suspect, it primarily reflects investors’ views that retail has the best defensive characteristics given the uncertain economic outlook for Belgium, the spread is unlikely to narrow materially over the next couple of years. Thus retail capital values should hold up better than offices.
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