Investment activity to fall as economic realities bite

After a solid start to the year, investment activity showed signs of cooling during the second quarter. We think that stretched valuations, an increasingly negative financing gap and economic uncertainty are set to weigh on investment activity over the rest of the year and that it may now fall below 2021’s total. Real Estate Drop-In (6th July, 2022): Join our US Commercial Property team for this 20-minute briefing on why we think this is the market top – and how far we expect returns to fall. Register now.

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