Global real estate performance in 2017

In this Research Insight, we present the results of MSCI’s IPD® Global Annual Property Index 2017, identifying current asset-level real estate performance trends globally and by national market.  The analysis focuses particularly on the latest performance year, 2017.  Global -level real estate delivered a total return of 7.9% in 2017, up from 7.4% in 2016 and marking the eighth consecutive year of positive performance since the global financial crisis. Spain was the best performing national market in 2017, followed by Hungary and the Netherlands.  Italy was the worst performing national market.