"Investment activity accelerated in the second quarter of 2019, allowing the market to near the €14 billion mark in the first six months of the year, 3% more than the figure observed one year ago. The first six months of 2019 were particularly marked by the emergence of South Korean investors, who generated more than €2 billion, i.e. 21% of the amounts invested in the Paris region"

"Resilient economic backdrop drives logistics output growth"

"In the first half of 2019, take-up stood at 1,102,000 sq. m, down -19% compared with the first six months of 2018. However, this fall indicates a return to calm rather than a real weakness in the rental market. With less than 3 million sq m vacant, immediate supply remains on a negative trajectory (-7% year on year), The combination of a take-up that is still above the 10-year average and the contraction of supply is increasing the pressure on rental values"

"South Korean investment acquisitions in Europe hits record €6.2bn in H1 2019"

"Savills’ What Workers Want survey investigates the wants and needs from the workplace of over 11,000 European office workers, covering 11 of Savills European office markets - France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK."

"Whilst retailers were enjoying their golden age, consumerism has given rise to new and wider expectations from shoppers. Internet of Things, augmented reality, artificial intelligence and 3D printing have all in some ways marginalised the retail industry."

"Although the slowdown is indisputable, office take-up in Île-de-France outstripped the ten-year average (535,270 sqm), proof of the good performance of the Ile-de-France market. At a total of 2.9 million sqm across Île-de-France, immediate supply is still dwindling (down 7% y-o-y). Vacancy rates are low throughout the region, with the average currently standing at 5.4% (down from 5.8% in Q1 2018)."

"The French market had never seen such high investment levels. Corporate real estate generated an investment volume of almost €32.5 billion in France during 2018. The previous record dates back to 2007, when the market hovered around the €30 billion mark."

"For the year as a whole, take-up reached 2.5million sqm, down 5% on the 2017 figure of 2.6 million sqm. Considering that 2017 was an exceptional year, this slackening should be viewed in context — 2018’s take-up figure is still far higher than the ten-year average (2.33 million sqm)."

"Paris’s prime market records its best performance since 2011 ● Average price of Paris residential property stands at €9,300psm● Prime Paris prices increased by 3.5% in year to June 2018● International buyers now account for 16% of the prime market, up from 9% in 2016"