Key findings

• The optimism seen across international property markets at the end of 2021 has been replaced by a more sombre outlook this year.
• Expectations of a general economic downturn, rising costs and reduced consumer confidence are already dampening sentiment among occupiers.
• Increased construction costs, interest rates and negative sentiment will cause price corrections in the real estate investment market (as well as in other investment markets).
• The strong fundamentals of the Dutch occupier market still offer stable ground for real estate investors.
• In the retail market, redevelopments continue to improve the supply-demand balance and reducing vacancy rates. The demand for office space in prime locations remains strong, and the residential and logistics markets also continue to offer very solid fundamentals.
• The Dutch real estate remains an attractive long-term investment at this time, certainly compared to the volatile stock market.
• Despite the current uncertainties, sufficient capital will still find its way to the Dutch real estate market.
• As a result, we expect a total investment volume of roughly 18 billion euros this year – approximately 1 billion euros less than last year.

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