The Budapest Research Forum (BRF, which comprises: CBRE, Colliers International, Cushman & Wakefield, ESTON International, JLL and Robertson Hungary) sets out below its Q1 2018 industrial market snapshot.
The European industrial and logistics investment market experienced a record breaking H1 investment volume this year, despite a slower Q2. In Hungary, the vacancy rate slipped to 6.6%, and developers’ activity is on the rise according to the latest research data of CBRE.
Within the framework of this year's second-largest lease transaction, FM Logistic extended its contract and increased its rental area at the M0 Central Business Park. With the new 21,170 square meters total area lease - supported by property consultant CBRE - the industrial park is now completely full.
Demand for industrial properties lifted significantly in Q1 2016 in Budapest industrial markets and the hegemony of BTS projects has not broken yet. In the Budapest-South submarket vacancy rate dropped to 4.4% triggering two speculative projects. CBRE was involved in multiple major leasing transactions covering 80% of the real estate agency led transactions.
According to CBRE’s ‘CEE Market Outlook’ 2016 is set to be a solid year on the back of an exceptional 2015 which saw records broken in almost every real estate sector. Growth will be a key theme in the region in 2016 as economic recovery happens at a quicker pace than in Western European countries.
CBRE Group has been named the top global real estate advisory firm in the 2015 Euromoney Real Estate Awards. CBRE has now achieved the top award for four consecutive years and eight times since the real estate awards program launched 11 years ago. Globally, CBRE was also ranked highest overall in the Sales/Leasing and Valuation categories.
