The improvement in global economic conditions in Q1 2017 results in substantial optimism in a large part of the world and, in particular, in EU countries which continue to drive the recovery.
Madrid, Budapest, Dublin, Munich, Berlin and Lisbon continue to hold the top positions in terms of the growth in occupier demand.
In Italy, the expectations of players in the commercial real estate market are positive once again, albeit moderately.
These were the findings which emerged from the latest Global Commercial Property Monitor for Q1 2017, a RICS survey measuring the sentiment of a panel representing qualified operators operating in the sector, from about 1,700 companies.