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Cushman & Wakefield reports on upward momentum in European prime rental markets and a notable shift in yield trends across the region.
Cushman & Wakefield market analysis of Lyon's office sector covering Q4 2025 activity, supply, demand, and pricing dynamics.
Cushman & Wakefield's quarterly market analysis of the Lyon office sector covering occupancy, rental rates, investment activity, and leasing trends.
Cushman & Wakefield's market report on office real estate activity and conditions in Lyon for the first quarter of 2025.
Cushman & Wakefield market intelligence on Lyon office market performance and key performance indicators for Q3 2025.
CBRE survey of office occupier sentiment across European and Central/Eastern European markets, capturing tenant perspectives on workplace strategy and adaptive space usage.
Cushman & Wakefield research on industrial and activity space performance metrics in the Bouches-du-Rhône region.
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Knight Frank examines how physical climate risks are being priced into Alpine real estate assets and explores asset owner perspectives on sustainability practices in the region.
Knight Frank's quarterly analysis of office market conditions and trends in the Greater Paris region.
Knight Frank analysis of office market conditions and trends in Paris's central business district for the first half of 2025.
Knight Frank's study of office market conditions in the La Défense business district for the first half of 2025.
RICS quarterly survey monitoring commercial property market conditions across Europe as of Q4 2025.
Analysis of how artificial intelligence is reshaping the real estate sector, particularly office markets, rather than displacing traditional property fundamentals.
Analysis of commercial real estate investment distribution in the first half of 2026, with retail comprising a significant share of transaction volumes.
An examination of retail park assets and their investment appeal within the French commercial real estate sector.
Article explores biodiversity as an emerging structural risk factor affecting real estate valuations, moving beyond landscape beautification to address deeper asset implications.
The article examines existing home price changes across 19 of Europe's largest countries through Q1 2026 based on Eurostat transaction-based data, showing divergent regional trends with Portugal, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Hungary, and Spain leading in year-over-year gains of 13.5 to 19.7 percent, while Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, Austria, and Finland remain below previous peaks. Finland experienced the steepest decline at 16.8 percent from its Q2 2022 peak and has returned to 2010 price levels, whereas Hungary posted the largest cumulative gain since 2010 at 308 percent, followed by Portugal at 186 percent and Czechia at 171 percent.
Cushman & Wakefield analysis of industrial and supply chain real estate market conditions in two major French regions.
A market report on the office sector in the Aix-Marseille region of France.
Cushman & Wakefield's outlook publication covering market forecasts and investment opportunities across the French real estate sector.
Cushman & Wakefield analysis examining strategic interests and growth perspectives for hotel operators active in the French market.
Cushman & Wakefield's market analysis of the French hospitality real estate sector tracking current conditions and trends.
Capital Economics analysis of Q1 RICS survey sentiment across European commercial property markets, highlighting weakness in France and Germany alongside regional performance in Spain, Portugal, and Poland.
HVS examines Paris hotel market performance in 2026, covering tourism demand, hotel operations, supply dynamics, investment activity, and market outlook.
Newmark analysis examining retail transformation and evolution across major shopping districts in three global cities.
Analysis of the Paris retail property market and the global impact of celebrity brand expansion on commercial real estate.
The JLL Q1 2026 industrial real estate market report for Île-de-France documents 186,000 m² of leasing demand (down 28% year-over-year and 38% below the five-year average) across 205 completed leases, with average rents at 121 €/m²/year, prime rents at 190 €/m², and immediate available supply at 2 million m² (up 7% annually). The report attributes rent declines and weak demand to oversupply conditions and broad economic constraints affecting tenants, though the buyer's market reportedly provides companies with enhanced negotiating leverage.
The Île-de-France industrial real estate rental market in Q1 2026 recorded 186,000 m² of placed demand, down 28% year-over-year and 38% below the five-year average, with 205 transactions executed amid broader economic constraint. Average rents across the region stood at 121 €/m²/year, down from 126 €/m² a year prior, while immediate available supply remained high at 2 million m² (up 7% annually), creating favorable negotiating conditions for tenants despite the weakened demand environment.
French commercial real estate investment volumes reached 1.94 billion euros in the first quarter of 2026, representing a 47 percent decline from the same period in 2025 and the lowest level since 2010, driven by political instability in late 2025 and geopolitical tensions in Iran that dampened investor confidence. Across asset classes, offices recorded 711 million euros, retail 895 million euros, and logistics 225 million euros, with the report noting that price adjustments by sellers and approaching refinancing deadlines are necessary conditions for market normalization, while bond market volatility reaching levels unseen since 2022 is expected to have full impact on investment volumes only in the second half of 2026.
Knight Frank's 2025 assessment of Paris's prime residential market finds that average prices have risen 12% since the pandemic to €22,730 per square metre, while sales volumes have declined sharply to 12,220 properties in the second half of 2024, creating a buyer's market in resale apartments but continued strength in new builds, pied-à-terres, and hôtel particuliers. Global wealth mobility is driving renewed international demand, with Paris ranked as Europe's top relocation destination across all age groups in Knight Frank's 2024 European Lifestyle Report, while domestic French demand remains subdued due to buyers locked into low-rate mortgages, though early signs of recovery are emerging as eurozone interest rates fall.
This Cushman & Wakefield market report covers the Ile-de-France office market in Q4 2025, documenting economic conditions, office demand, pricing, and supply across the Paris metropolitan region. Key findings include: France's 2025 GDP growth revised upward to 0.9%, but office demand in Ile-de-France reached its lowest level since 2002 at 1.64 million square meters (down 9% year-over-year), while immediate office supply doubled to 6.247 million square meters over six years with a 10.7% vacancy rate, and prime office rents in Paris's central business district accelerated to a historical €1,250/m²/year while secondary market rents declined across most sectors.
French corporate real estate investment reached 13.7 billion euros in 2025, representing an 8% increase from 2024, with offices accounting for 50% of total investment volumes while political and economic uncertainty constrains broader market recovery. The document projects investment growth of approximately 10% annually over 2026-2027, reaching 15 billion euros in 2026 and 17 billion in 2027, contingent on downward adjustments in asset valuations and clarification of fiscal policy following upcoming elections.
French residential investment reached 1.86 billion euros in the first half of 2025, representing 11 percent growth compared to the same period in 2024, driven primarily by existing residential properties and student housing with prime yields ranging from 3.50 to 5.00 percent across asset classes. Student residences confirmed their status as a safe-haven asset, accounting for 691 million euros or 37 percent of total volumes, while senior care residences struggled with only 17 million euros invested, and Île-de-France concentrated 52 percent of all investment activity.
Portugal's commercial real estate investment market recorded €1.23 billion in total volume during the first half of 2025, representing a 69% increase compared to H1 2024, with retail emerging as the leading sector at €616 million followed by hospitality at €330 million. Cross-border capital dominated activity at 76% of Q2 2025 investment volume, with investors from Spain, France, and the United Kingdom remaining active, while capital from Germany and the United States has been absent from recent transactions due to broader macroeconomic pressures.
The Cushman & Wakefield MarketBeat report on Paris office space in first quarter 2025 examines office market activity in Île-de-France, documenting 419,200 square meters of leasing volume across 660 transactions, representing a 6 percent decline year-over-year and marking the third-weakest start to a year in the past decade. Key market findings show immediate office availability reached 5.8 million square meters (an all-time high), the overall vacancy rate stood at 10 percent, and prime office rents averaged 1,154 euros per square meter annually, with geographic variation including improved activity at Paris QCA and La Défense while peripheral markets experienced elevated vacancy rates above 15 percent.
This is a hospitality sector market spotlight report published by Cushman & Wakefield on December 31, 2024, covering the greater Paris hotel market in France.
The document is a commercial real estate market study for the Lyon agglomeration's business premises sector in the first quarter of 2026, published by Arthur Loyd and Brice Robert. Placed demand reached 63,997 square meters with 74 transactions, representing a 22% volume increase versus Q1 2025 despite a 19% decline in transaction count, with the average transaction size rising to 865 square meters and new or restructured space falling to 16% of activity.
The Lyon office investment market recorded €108 million in transaction volume during the first quarter of 2026, representing a 29% decline from the same period in 2025 and a 56% decline compared to the five-year average for first quarters. Prime yield rates remained stable, ranging from 5.50% to 5.75% for office space and 4.80% for logistics.
The document reports on the office real estate market in the Lyon metropolitan area for the first quarter of 2026, showing 30,898 square meters placed across 99 transactions with a 32% volume decline and 13% transaction decline compared to Q1 2025. Key findings indicate rental transactions dominated at 89% of activity, the new and restructured segment fell to 25% of placements, average transaction size decreased to 312 square meters, prime rental rates held steady at 380 euros per meter, and vacancy rates stood at 8.2% for the agglomeration and 8.4% for inner Lyon.
The document analyzes the industrial rental market in Marseille in the first quarter of 2026, reporting that approximately 34,000 m² were transacted, representing a 23% annual increase but still 5% below the five-year average, while average rents declined to 94 €/m²/year from 106 €/m²/year the previous year due to economic conditions and supply shortages. Prime rents remained at 130 €/m²/year, supported by limited supply and tertiarization of assets in premium zones, while new space rents fell to 113 €/m²/year and secondary space rents decreased to 91 €/m²/year.
The JLL report analyzes Lyon's industrial real estate rental market in Q1 2026, noting a 12% year-over-year rebound with 64,700 m² exchanged, though this remains 14% below the five-year average. Prime rents reached €125/m²/year while average new space rents held steady at €102/m²/year and second-hand rents rose to €92/m²/year, with immediate availability reaching 620,000 m² (+36% annually), indicating a supply-rich market favoring tenants despite strong underlying demand for new space.
Lyon's office rental market experienced historically low activity in the first quarter of 2026, with only 31,335 m² marketed and demand falling 32% year-over-year to its lowest level since 2015, while immediate supply rose 20% to 617,763 m² and vacancy reached 7.9%. Prime rental rates for regenerated assets in the 6th arrondissement held at 380 €/m²/year, while secondary market space averaged 186 €/m², with secondary stock comprising 71% of available supply.
Regional office real estate in France contracted by 9% in 2025 to 1.28 million square meters commercialized, with regions maintaining 44% of national volumes, though performance varied significantly by city with Lyon leading at 186,000 m² despite a 21% decline, while investment volumes fell 6% to 7.1 billion euros with office investment at 1.5 billion euros. Prime rental rates remained stable or progressed in most major regional metros, secondhand space dominated at 74% of leasing volumes, and REITs increased their presence to 34% of office investment while SCPIs declined to 27%.
The 2025 market study by Brice Robert Arthur Loyd covers the commercial real estate market in Lyon and its metropolitan area across offices, activity spaces, logistics, and investment sectors. In 2025, the office market recorded 184,590 m² of placed demand across 449 transactions with a 7.7% vacancy rate, while the activity spaces market rebounded with 276,466 m² placed (up 7%) and 320 transactions, with the Grand Est zone dominating at 57% of volumes.
In the third quarter of 2025, France's regional office market posted 628,000 square meters of transactions across seven major metropolitan areas, representing a 5% quarterly decline and a 21% fall below the ten-year average, with Lyon leading at 135,000 square meters despite a 17% annual decrease. Investment in regional commercial real estate totaled 4.4 billion euros over the first nine months of 2025, down 16% year-on-year, with office assets representing 700 million euros (16% of the total) and experiencing a 38% decline, while logistics dominated at 39% of invested volumes.
JLL's Q4 2025 analysis of Zurich's high street retail market reports that prime rents on Bahnhofstrasse increased 26% over five years to reach CHF 10,750 per square meter annually by end-2025, ranking third in Europe behind Paris and London, with vacancy rates held below 1% by strong brand demand. The report attributes continued retail sector strength to Zurich's top-ranking European purchasing power position.
Lisbon's residential market has shifted from primarily investment-driven demand to lifestyle-focused appeal, with prime prices rising 2.7% in 2025 and forecast to increase another 4.5% in 2026, supported by tight supply of around 2,000 new homes delivered annually, €3.9 billion in foreign direct investment in 2025, and broadening buyer diversity from the US, France, Brazil, and China. Secondary segments including Comporta and Cascais are gaining prominence as international buyers prioritize long-term positions, rental income potential, and infrastructure development, while policy tightening around the Golden Visa and NHR schemes has not deterred demand sustained by visa channels including D2 and D7 permits, with over 386,000 residence permits issued by October 2025.
For the first quarter of 2026, the Île-de-France industrial real estate rental market recorded 186,000 m² of placed demand, down 28% year-over-year and 38% compared to the five-year average, with 205 lease signatures. Average rents stood at 121 €/m²/year (down from 126 €/m² a year prior), prime rents at 190 €/m², and new space rents at 140 €/m², while immediate supply remained abundant at 2 million m², up 7% annually, creating favorable market conditions for tenants with enhanced negotiating power.
The office investment market in Aix-Marseille recorded €78 million in volume during the first quarter of 2026, doubling the volume from the same period the previous year, though remaining 12% below the five-year average for first quarters. The prime office yield has remained stable at 6.00% since the end of 2023, consistent with other regional metropolitan areas such as Lille and Lyon.
This is a market report published by Colliers in March 2026 covering the office sector in Lyon, France for the first quarter of 2026.
Residential real estate investment in France totaled 703 million euros in the first quarter of 2026, representing a 20 percent decline from 882 million euros in the first quarter of 2025, driven by a significant reduction in transaction volume (43 versus 73 transactions) and the absence of portfolio investments. Foreign investors maintained a 22 percent market share in the quarter but were highly selective, focusing their investments exclusively on Paris and Hauts-de-Seine.
In the first quarter of 2026, 333,000 square meters of warehouses exceeding 5,000 square meters were exchanged in France, representing a 67 percent decline year-over-year, driven by widespread economic uncertainty stemming from geopolitical turbulence, macroeconomic concerns, and regulatory changes. Prime rents increased slightly year-over-year across most markets, reaching €89 per square meter annually in Île-de-France and €71 in Lyon, with 58 percent of trading volume occurring outside the Dorsale corridor, including 67,000 square meters in Centre-Val de Loire.
The first half of 2026 saw €3.1 billion invested in Île-de-France real estate, representing an 18% decline from the first half of 2025 (€3.7 billion) and 34% below the five-year average for similar periods. Prime yields remained stable at 4.00% for office and retail assets, while logistics and industrial properties saw a 10 basis point increase to 4.90% and 5.90% respectively, with the second quarter marking a modest recovery at €1.7 billion invested.
In the second quarter of 2026, 389,300 square meters of office space were marketed in Île-de-France, bringing placed demand to 750,000 square meters for the first half of the year, down 5 percent annually and 18 percent below the five-year average. Prime rents in the region showed resilience but were accompanied by elevated support measures, with the prime rent for the QCA reaching €1,240 per square meter annually, while available supply reached 6.57 million square meters at the end of Q2 2026, up 10 percent year-over-year.
JLL's Q1 2026 study analyzes the office rental market in Marseille, finding that demand fell 36 percent year-over-year to approximately 21,400 square meters commercialized, with 64 lease signatures 28 percent below the five-year average. Available immediate supply increased 23 percent to 218,150 square meters (21 percent in new or regenerated assets), while prime rental rates remained stable at 320 euros per square meter annually in Marseille, 250 euros in Aix-en-Provence city center, and 195 euros in its business park.
Office demand in Île-de-France reached 367,400 square meters in the first quarter of 2026, representing a 15 percent decline year-over-year and an 18 percent decrease compared to the five-year average. The market environment remained constrained, characterized by increased user hesitancy driven by economic uncertainties.
The document analyzes office real estate activity in Lyon and its periphery during the first quarter of 2026, examining supply, placed demand, and transactions across market segments. Key findings show Lyon's office rental market experienced its weakest performance since 2014 with only 31,300 m² leased (a 48% decline versus the ten-year first-quarter average), while immediate supply increased 10% year-over-year to 635,800 m² and the overall vacancy rate reached 8.06%, with several central sectors exceeding 10% vacancy.