According to HVS' annual Hotel Valuation Index (HVI), hotel values in Europe saw a consistent 2.0% increase in 2024, driven by lower interest rates, modest RevPAR growth, and sustained demand for European travel from international visitors.
In an era of rising debt costs, growing government deficits, and political turbulence in major European nations like France and Germany, Switzerland stands out as a refuge, according to global property consultant Knight Frank.
Real estate consulting firm JLL predicts a significant increase in data-dependent technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT) and generative artificial intelligence (AI) will drive the need for robust IT infrastructure, particularly in the form of edge data centers.
Based on new data from Knight Frank, global housing markets continued to see stronger growth in the first quarter of 2024, with annual growth across the 56 markets we cover reaching 3.6%.