2021: promising results despite regional dip
Investments
2021 bore the scares of a turbulent year in 2020 as the pandemic which cast a veil of uncertainty over both the economy and real estate markets which had to make their way blindfolded.
€24.9 bilion was invested in French commercial real estate, representing a -8% year-on-year decrease. This reduction in volumes was tempered by 2 factors: the strength of the logistics market (€5 billion) with acquisitions of regional portfolios and a Q4 performance that was in line with the volumes seen in some of the best pre-crisis years. There was a considerable slowdown in the Greater Paris Region market with €14.7 bilion in investments in 2021, representing a -25% year-on-year decrease.
Asset types
The majority of investments targeted offices which remain the most sought-after assets by far; these accounted for 89% of investments in the Greater Paris Region and 64% nationally.
Investors have been increasingly selective with a focus on acquiring Core and Core+ assets.
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