The real estate consulting company, Savills Aguirre Newman has recently published the report, European Property Themes 2020, which forecasts the European investment tendency for 2020 in the real estate sector. The lack of opportunities will force investors to find opportunities and alternatives in alternative sectors.

The figures of real estate investment in 2019 show that last year’s investment was lower than that registered in 2018. This decrease was not generated by any crisis nor lack of investment capital but because of lack of assets in the market.
The recent study by Savills Aguirre Newman, European Property Themes 2020, shows how the offices in important cities in Europe (Berlin, Paris, Munich, Dublin, London) or in areas well-connected to large cities, will be the asset that will boost real estate investment during 2020. Investors will also find opportunities in alternative assets.
This change in market tendency comes from the lack of assets to invest in, which causes investors to look for alternative plans. In this sense, the focus of investment will be on offices, rental housing, co-living, student housing, social-health assets and data centers.
With this sociopolitical situation and the forecasts for next year, the 5 key points for global investment, according to Savills Aguirre Newman, will be:
Access to the product. Finding assets to invest in is one of the keys because opportunities are limited.
Market niches converted into trends. Student housing, retirement homes and data centers will be possible investments.
Search for distributable benefits. The assets that generate the most cash will also be the most attractive.
Follow-up in the macroeconomic environment. The large-scale economic environment will stabilize and generate more investment.
Absence of single cycle. Each country, each sector, each city will be in a different point in their cycle from the rest. Globalization will not affect the tendency of each area.
On a global level, the forecast for a weak economic panorama and political instability means growth for 2020 will be very moderate. Brexit is one of the principal causes of this factor.