Global Invested Stock Sets Record

CHICAGO—With the easing of the financial crisis and its aftershocks, confidence has returned to each of the three major commercial real estate regions. In fact, according to the 40th edition of DTZ’s Money into Property Global 2014 report, invested stock in North America grew by 3%, the first growth seen since 2007. And global stock set a record by hitting $12.9 trillion, up 4% from last year. The big winner was Asia, which grew by 9% in 2013.

“I wouldn’t call this market frothing, but the trend is definitely up in terms of invested stock,” John Wickes, the Chicago-based head of research for the Americas at DTZ, tells GlobeSt.com.