RICS Monitor: Global CRE Markets Move at Different Speeds

A year of mixed sentiment across global commercial real estate, with sharp contrasts between regions—this is the main takeaway from the latest Global Commercial Property Monitor released by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in London. While investor confidence is firming in markets such as the U.S., India and the UAE, markets such as China, France and Germany face sluggish demand and subdued outlooks. “Uncertainty around trade, interest rates, geopolitics continue to cloud the outlook as they have done most of the year,” said Head of Market Analytics Tarrant Parsons, in the final podcast episode of RICS Monitor in 2025.Press play for the full podcast, hosted by CPE Senior Editor Laura Valean!