Euro-zone CRE investment outlook still gloomy

After a strong Q4, a shaky start to 2025 has highlighted the fragility of the recovery in euro-zone commercial real estate investment. We still expect transaction volumes to rise over the remainder of the year, but tight lending conditions, refinancing challenges and a weak economic backdrop suggest it will be another soft year for activity outside of the strongly-performing southern markets.

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