Market Economics
The European hotel sector attracts investors
The European hotel investment market is poised for growth this year, with 70% of investors planning to increase their capital allocation in the sector, according to CBRE’s “2024 European Hotel Investor Intentions Survey”. Italy is the third-ranked European country for hotel investments, following Spain and the UK
Logistics real estate wins the “gold medal” for investments
A total of €1.7 billion was invested in logistics real estate in 2023, more than a quarter of the entire market. Total logistics assets amounted to 48 million square metres and sales revenue €5.5 billion. These are just a few of the statistics that emerge from the “2024 Report on the Logistics Real Estate Market in Europe and Italy” produced by Scenari Immobiliari in collaboration with SFRE
Real estate market, falling volumes and selective dynamics
The high and sharply increasing level of mortgage rates has transformed the market, favouring the logistics and renewable energy infrastructure segments
The Manifesto 2024-2029 on the competitiveness of European ceramics
During the European Ceramic Days, held in Brussels from 27 to 29 November 2023, Cerame-Unie presented the “Ceramic Manifesto 2024-2029. Ensuring Europe’s Sustainability with ceramic manufacturing”, a document outlining the sector’s competitiveness priorities ahead of the upcoming European elections
Healthcare and residential are the most dynamic real estate segments in 2023
Within an overall declining market, the worst-performing real estate sector is logistics. Investments in the North American market have reached their lowest point
The pace of logistics real estate investments slows
Following the surge in growth triggered by the lockdown, the sector is consolidating with Europe-wide growth of 7% in 2022
The rental housing market in Europe
Rental property investments remain profitable, especially in the case of studios, but while rental price trends remain positive and increased by 11.9% year-on-year in Q1 2023, they appear to be losing traction. The Netherlands, Germany and Portugal topped the rankings in terms of price increases, but Florence also performed well.
Commercial real estate resumes growth in Europe
Investments totalled €40 billion in 2022, including almost € 1 billion in Italy. Prices are also rising, with purchase prices and rents up by 1% in 2022 and a further rise of more than 4% expected in 2023
House prices expected to fall
The housing market has recorded excellent results in 2022, but the risk of a price bubble is just around the corner. Oxford Economics is predicting a 25% fall in prices over the next three years
Logistics sector sees Europe-wide growth
Logistics and supply chain management are going through a period of unprecedented transformation in step with the changes in manufacturing and transportation, with technology acting as one of the main drivers behind the sector’s development in recent decades
The hotel market gets back into gear
In the hotel real estate market, global investments total €70 billion, including €26.6 billion in Europe and €3.1 billion in Italy
Vertical farming and neo-manufacturing: welcome to the city of the third millennium
According to a recent study by JLL-Arthesia, urban areas will be increasingly focused on sustainability thanks to innovative farming and manufacturing techniques and will form new asset classes for the real estate sector
The booming U.S. construction market
The construction industry in the U.S. is expected to grow in 2022, despite the ongoing supply chain challenges, including the shortage of building materials and rising prices, lack of skilled labor and expensive land.
The European real estate market weathers the Covid storm
Amid rising prices and increased sales, London and Germany are leading the way
Global markets offer strong investment opportunities
The global real estate market still offers plenty of investment opportunities but is increasingly seeing targets chosen according to connectivity and sustainability
World production falls, but Europe holds its ground
The pandemic led to an 8.7% contraction in the global tile market in 2020. Analysis of consumption patterns in the world’s main countries
Design scenarios, solutions for the “new normal”
The Covid-19 pandemic and the measures taken to combat it have brought profound changes to our behaviour and lifestyles, while the lockdowns in particular have forced a significant portion of...
The stay-at-home lifestyle drives the global building sector
Prime global real estate is showing unexpected resilience in the face of the pandemic, as Covid-19 redefines lifestyles all over the world
As Millennials search for homes, ownership begins to replace rental
According to the Cushman & Wakefield report, the world will experience a series of seismic demographic shifts over the next decade. These changes will produce profound impacts, particularly for the real estate sector. India and China are amongst the areas that will see the biggest growth in the real estate market
How real estate markets are changing during the Covid-19 pandemic
Hotels and residential rentals are amongst the worst hit segments.
The impact of Covid-19 on construction and global tile consumption
The pandemic has struck all the world’s continents, albeit with different effects and degrees of severity between one sector and another.
Coronavirus. The action taken by Italian manufacturers to protect workers
The action taken by Italian ceramic companies to protect workers. Confindustria Ceramica donates €200,000 to the Hospital Foundation of Sassuolo and to hospitals in the province of Reggio Emilia for...
A rollercoaster ride for the global construction industry
The market prospects for the construction industry, influenced by low interest rates, declining confidence and the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
China’s new real estate market
The growing role of rehousing and the digital sales channel
Australian residential construction is in decline
More sustainable homes could point the way to new sources of investment
Soft landing ahead
External factors such as the contraction in international trade are impacting the various segments of the building industry and consequently tile consumption
The unexpected cities
Lisbon tops the rankings of European cities in terms of real estate development prospects. Madrid, Amsterdam and Helsinki are also well positioned.
Global real estate markets remain robust in 2018
First-half performance points to a strong finish to the year despite rising uncertainty. This is the picture that emerges from the Jones Lang Lasalle report on the global prospects for the real estate market
How global bathroom renovation is changing according to Houzz
The 2017 Global Houzz Bathroom Trends Study, conducted by the world’s leading platform for home design and renovation, has revealed major changes in the way bathroom renovation projects are being carried out today
Where will the world’s real estate investments be concentrated in 2018?
According to a Knight Frank report, ten of the twenty most attractive cities for prime property investments are in North America. London and Dubai are the top ranking cities for luxury hotels.
An encouraging outlook for the world building industry
More moderate but at the same time more widely distributed growth is expected in the residential building segment (and consequently in tile consumption) in 2018-2019.
European real estate demand
The most important resources are in Germany, the UK and France
Despite its heterogeneity, the residential building segment continues to drive the growth of the ceramic tile industry
A total figure of around US $3,300 billion was invested in the residential building sector worldwide in 2016, equivalent to more than 4% of global GDP.
U.S. construction market: prospects for 2017
U.S. residential construction market is made up of two main segments: new residential construction, the most important sector for ceramic tiles, furniture, electrical appliances and other house products; and new home sales, generating home improvement spending
Sanitaryware: stable turnover but rising in volumes
Volumes generated by ceramic sanitaryware are increasing, while turnover remains stable and investments are decreasing after growth registered in 2015
United Arab Emirates: where construction never sleeps
The strong market performance is expected to improve further ahead of Expo 2020.
Renovation: a 50 billion euros potential market
A million houses ready for renovation can be a driver for recovery and a great investment opportunity as a renovated home can see its value increased by up to 35%