Colliers | Colliers Real Estate Investment Forecasts Q3 2020

Although investment activity during the first nine months of the year is down by roughly 20% from the same period in 2019, it appears that investors are returning to the market with over £4.4bn worth of capital transacted in September. However, total returns will fall by -4.6% this year, before returning to growth of 4.0% in 2021. Rental growth will remain in negative territory in 2021, but we expect yields to generally stabilise. The key takeaways in this quarter’s Real Estate Investment Forecasts report are –

We revised our all property total returns forecast for 2020 from -7.1% in our Q2 REIF to -4.6%
With the exception of industrial, rents will continue to fall across the board until H2 2021
The majority of repricing is occurring this year and yields should generally stabilise next year
Industrial will be the standout performer once more, with total returns of 2.6% this year

Real Estate Investment Forecasts Q3 2020

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Walter Boettcher

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As Head of Research and Economics at global property advisors Colliers based in London, I lead a team of researchers identifying timely research topics and directing research and forecasting outputs. I have 25+ years of UK and European property industry experience and extensive expertise across a wide range of sectors and related industries. I participate regularly in industry panel discussions, but am focused more on direct client engagement with institutions, property companies, banks, and private investors. A regular media commentator, I have a wide range of national publication and broadcast experience. I joined Colliers International in August 2007 after several years at a private property company where I was responsible for managing a mixed portfolio of London residential, retail and office assets. Previously, I worked in a few London property advisory firms, a geodemographic company as well as a few youthful sojourns in the US offshore oil industry, local government and entertainment business. I am an economics graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and received a PhD from the Faculty of Science at University College London. I am a member of the London Property Economics Forum and Society of Property Researchers.

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