Middle East investors account for 12% of European property market - bi-me.com

Cross-Border Real Estate Investment by Buyer Nationality, H1 2012

Middle East real estate investors accounted for 12% of the European market in the second quarter of 2012, according to the latest research from CBRE.

Non-European real estate investors, in total, accounted for 25% of the European market in the second quarter of 2012 (Q2 2012), the highest proportion since Q2 2007, before the financial crisis,

The amount of buying activity from North American real estate investors remains high, but 2012 has also seen a significant increase in activity by buyers from Asia and Latin America, particularly in Q2 2012.

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