European Real Estate Investment Figures Q3 2026

Overview

European real estate investment totalled €51.5bn in Q3 2026, down 4% year-over-year, with activity split almost evenly between domestic and cross-border investors. Across the trailing 12 months, investment was up 14%. CBRE’s European Real Estate Investment Volumes report covers investor origin, country-level performance, and the Living, Industrial, Office, Retail, Healthcare, Hotels, and Other sectors.

Key Findings

• European real estate investment totalled €51.5bn in Q3 2026, a 4% decline year-over-year.
• Despite the softer Q3 performance, year-to-date investment remains 8% higher than a year ago, marking the strongest first three quarters of deal volume since 2022.
• Industrial continues to build momentum, while Healthcare is increasingly establishing itself as a major European sector.

What’s in the Full Report

• Cross-border acquisitions by investor origin, covering intra-regional European, North American, and APAC capital
• Q3 volumes and year-on-year changes for the largest markets, including the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, and Sweden, alongside Poland and Denmark
• Q3 volumes and rolling 12-month year-on-year changes for Living, Industrial, Office, Retail, Healthcare, and Hotels
• Annual investment volumes by sector from 2011 to 2026

Download the European Real Estate Investment Figures Q3 2026 report for the full country, sector and investor-origin figures.