Nordic — MSCI's latest data shows that April was a trend-breaker for transaction volumes in Europe, which for the first time in 21 months saw an increase compared to the corresponding month of the previous year. A sign that some confidence is beginning to return to the market according to Tom Leahy, director at MSCI Research. For Nordic Property News he tells more about the positive development – but also flags that the number of forced sales has increased.

Nordic — MSCI's Chief Analyst Tom Leahy provides an outlook for how transaction volumes may develop, where the competition for the offices is and how international players can now enter the Swedish market.

Nordic — For the second year in a row, housing was the weakest segment in Sweden in 2023 and for the first time in the last two decades, the segment has had a negative total return two years in a row, this did not happen even after the weak year of the financial crisis in 2008 when the recovery was faster. To get the facts behind the numbers, MSCI has presented its housing index for 2023 which, among other things, shows that we have now had six negative quarters in a row with a negative total return in Sweden.

Nordic — The first three quarters of the year were the coolest in the Nordic transaction market since 2010, and Q3 2023 turned out to be the fifth straight quarter with negative capital growth in the Nordics, according to the latest figures from the analysis company MSCI Real Assets. Nordic Property News tells you more about the latest findings and conclusions.

Nordic — MSCI’s Europe Quarterly Property Index shows that commercial real estate investments generated negative total returns of -1.1 percent in the first quarter this year compared with the preceding three months. That created a negative total return of -7.4 percent in the last year.

Sweden — Investment activity in Swedish commercial properties has collapsed in the past year as companies have had difficulty adapting to higher interest rates. The latest statistics from MSCI show that the listed companies together have sold properties for approximately 3.1 billion dollars, close to 2.9 billion euros, so far in 2023. In an exclusive interview with Nordic Property News, Tom Leahy, executive director of MSCI Research, talks about the dramatic developments in the Swedish real estate market and what the future may hold.

Nordic — Office investment has fallen to an all-time low in Europe and fewer office properties were sold in the first quarter of the year than during the financial crisis, MSCI Real Assets' latest report shows. Nordic Property News does a segment-by-segment review with the help of MSCI's chief analyst Tom Leahy.

Nordic — The Nordic duo, particularly Sweden, stand out in a negative sense as MSCI Real Assets details the European property market performance in Q1. Their latest report shows, among other things, that commercial real estate investment in Europe fell to an eleven-year low in the first quarter of this year, a run led by the office sector.

Nordic — Paris is outdoing London. In San Francisco staff is reluctant to return. And in Shanghai the post covid era have seen a growth in office transaction. At Nordic Property News event Office Market Day, Tom Leahy, Head of EMEA Real Estate Research at MSCI shared his analysis for the trends in global office markets and transactions.

Nordic — The global markets were immediately and dramatically effected by the Russia-Ukraine war. One year after the war’s tragic outbreak, Tom Leahy, Head of EMEA Real Assets Research, a part of MSCI, talks to Nordic Property News about the end of the low interest and a world in which commercial real estate is no longer a bond proxy.

Nordic — Student housing saw record volumes in Europe in 2022 with the Nordics accounting for a large part. Tom Leahy, Head of EMEA Real Assets Research at MSCI, tells Nordic Property News why the student housing market is gaining popularity.