According to the latest data from Knight Frank, prime rental growth across 16 key cities slowed in the final quarter of 2024, with rents rising by 2.2% over the past year -- the slowest pace in more than three years.
According to HVS' annual Hotel Valuation Index (HVI), hotel values in Europe saw a consistent 2.0% increase in 2024, driven by lower interest rates, modest RevPAR growth, and sustained demand for European travel from international visitors.
In an era of rising debt costs, growing government deficits, and political turbulence in major European nations like France and Germany, Switzerland stands out as a refuge, according to global property consultant Knight Frank.
Real estate consulting firm JLL predicts a significant increase in data-dependent technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT) and generative artificial intelligence (AI) will drive the need for robust IT infrastructure, particularly in the form of edge data centers.