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Solid Quarter of Irish Investment Spend Despite Headwinds
October 5, 2022
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Irish Investment Market Spend Totals €1.8bn in Q3
Dublin, October 5th, 2022 – CBRE Ireland today confirm that a total of €1.8 billion was invested into Irish commercial property in Q3 2022. This brings the total year-to-date spend in the Irish market to €4.9 billion, an increase of almost 40% versus the same period in 2021. The Q3 quarterly total is significantly above the quarterly average in the Irish market, which is approximately €1.2 billion.
Investment volumes this year have been driven by exceptional transactions such as the Hibernia REIT (€1.1 billion) portfolio trade in Q2. Indeed, the largest transaction in Q3 was the sale of the Salesforce Office HQ and The Samael Hotel in Dublin 1, which traded as a portfolio, to the acquirer Blackstone. The sale price of this transaction was more than €500 million. Other notable office deals in Q3 include the sale of the Watermarque Building in Dublin 4 and the Eight Building in Dublin 8.
According to head of research at CBRE Ireland, Colin Richardson, “While volumes in the Irish market have been robust in the year-to-date, exceptional one-off sales have driven spend materially higher than in 2021. The office and residential sectors continue to attract the bulk of investor interest. However, the dynamics of the Irish investment market continue to shift, in-line with global macroeconomic headwinds, which are negatively impacting sentiment. With interest rate increases and rising debt costs, we are beginning to see yields come under pressure. This is likely to be reflected in the final quarter of the year”.
CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Los Angeles, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2019 revenue). The company has more than 100,000 employees (excluding affiliates) and serves real estate investors and occupiers through more than 530 offices (excluding affiliates) worldwide. CBRE offers a broad range of integrated services, including facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development services. Please visit our website at www.cbre.com
Dublin, October 5th, 2022 – CBRE Ireland today confirm that a total of €1.8 billion was invested into Irish commercial property in Q3 2022. This brings the total year-to-date spend in the Irish market to €4.9 billion, an increase of almost 40% versus the same period in 2021. The Q3 quarterly total is significantly above the quarterly average in the Irish market, which is approximately €1.2 billion.
Investment volumes this year have been driven by exceptional transactions such as the Hibernia REIT (€1.1 billion) portfolio trade in Q2. Indeed, the largest transaction in Q3 was the sale of the Salesforce Office HQ and The Samael Hotel in Dublin 1, which traded as a portfolio, to the acquirer Blackstone. The sale price of this transaction was more than €500 million. Other notable office deals in Q3 include the sale of the Watermarque Building in Dublin 4 and the Eight Building in Dublin 8.
According to head of research at CBRE Ireland, Colin Richardson, “While volumes in the Irish market have been robust in the year-to-date, exceptional one-off sales have driven spend materially higher than in 2021. The office and residential sectors continue to attract the bulk of investor interest. However, the dynamics of the Irish investment market continue to shift, in-line with global macroeconomic headwinds, which are negatively impacting sentiment. With interest rate increases and rising debt costs, we are beginning to see yields come under pressure. This is likely to be reflected in the final quarter of the year”.
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CBRE Advisary (IRL) Limited registered in Ireland, no. 316570. PSRA Licence No. 001528 is the country’s largest commercial real estate services company with offices in Dublin and Cork. Currently employing over 150 employees, we work with occupiers, investors and developers of office, industrial and logistics, retail, hotel and healthcare property, providing strategic advice and execution for property sales and leasing; tenant representation, corporate services; property and project management; appraisal and valuation; development services; investment management and debt advisory; business rates and compulsory purchase and research and consulting. Please visit our website at www.cbre.ieCBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Los Angeles, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2019 revenue). The company has more than 100,000 employees (excluding affiliates) and serves real estate investors and occupiers through more than 530 offices (excluding affiliates) worldwide. CBRE offers a broad range of integrated services, including facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development services. Please visit our website at www.cbre.com