• Savills flagged a 13% rise in global real estate investment turnover, with pending deals pointing to a 16% full-year 2026 increase.
• Early-2026 sequential, seasonally adjusted growth turned negative, tied to Iran conflict concerns, though the hit to activity was modest.
• Macro conditions still deter broad risk-taking, with investors shifting toward selective buying rather than a broad leasing rebound.
• North America Q2 portfolio investment reached USD 35 billion, up 60% year-on-year, outpacing 10% growth in single-asset sales.
• Europe Q2 transactions hit EUR 54 billion, up 7.7%; APAC turnover rose to USD 46 billion, up 18%.

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