Global direct real estate investment volumes in the third quarter of 2011 totalled $99 bn (EUR 72 bn), up 36% on the same period in 2010, according to figures released on Thursday by Jones Lang LaSalle.
In the first nine months of 2011, investment activity increased by 43%, with total transaction volumes amounting to $297 bn, compared to $208 bn in the same period last year……………………………………….Full Article: Source