| Continued strong activity in central London was the main driver of a 15% increase in commercial real estate investment volumes in Europe in Q3 2012, according to CBRE Group, Inc. (CBRE). During the period, investment transactions totaled €28.4 billion, compared with €24.7 billion in Q2 2012. This volume is almost back to that seen in Q3 2011, which totaled €28.6 billion.
By far the strongest trend was evident in the UK, which saw €11.9 billion of transactions completed during the quarter, an increase of 40% on Q2 2012 as well as Q3 2011...............................................Full Article: Source
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