The current issue of the Commercial Observer contains an Michael Stohler's analysis of demand in the investment sales market. The overall message is "global, local investment up over 2010."
In fact, various figures quoted by key industry players shows volumes are "up" in several different ways.
- Jones Lang LaSalle reported $49B in the second quarter for US investments
- Cushman & Wakefield reported commercial property sales up 152% over last year
- Eastern Consolidated reported $9.4B in $10M+ transactions
The article continued to cite several different drivers for this increase in volumes, including:
- Recapitalization
- Purchases by institutional investors, REITs and sovereign wealth funds
- Hotel purchases
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