Spain. According to information published by the real estate company JLL, investment in office buildings in Spain will reach $2.47 billion dollars by the end of 2014. This represents a record for the real estate market of this country and a figure three times higher than that presented in 2013.
64% of the total investments were made by foreign companies, of which 17% belonged to the United Kingdom, 14% to Switzerland, 10% from Andorra and 9% from Mexico. On the other hand, Spanish investors represented 36% of the total invested in acquisitions of real estate assets.
In the field of commercial properties, foreign investment also led investment in the European country. In total, the purchase of shopping centers or premises reached $3,345 million dollars, of which 68% were contributed by foreigners.
In this case, the United States reported an investment of 31%, followed by France with 17.7%, while Spain contributed 32% of investments.
