Spotlight: Barcelona office market Q2 2026
Barcelona closes a positive first half, continuing the trend seen in 2025
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Barcelona closes a positive first half, continuing the trend seen in 2025
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Madrid's office market faces a demanding second half of the year
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In recent years, homeownership has established itself as a lifestyle choice that enhances personal well-being, but the neighborhood remains the most decisive factor for all age groups: what has changed is its significance, which is no longer tied to one’s area of origin but to its ability to offer safety, green spaces, connectivity, amenities, and prestige. Buyers are increasingly willing to relocate—changing neighborhoods or even cities—in order to find the right property.
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In recent years, homeownership has established itself as a lifestyle choice that enhances personal well-being, but the neighborhood remains the most decisive factor for all age groups: what has changed is its significance, which is no longer tied to one’s area of origin but to its ability to offer safety, green spaces, connectivity, amenities, and prestige. Buyers are increasingly willing to relocate—changing neighborhoods or even cities—in order to find the right property.
The Development land market recorded a total volume of €239.1 million in Q2, which was more than double the amount reached in the same quarter a year ago, spread across 13 deals. The majority of sites traded were below 10.0 acres.
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Market in Minutes: Ireland Development Land – Q2 2026
The Development land market recorded a total volume of €239.1 million in Q2, which was more than double the amount reached in the same quarter a year ago, spread across 13 deals. The majority of sites traded were below 10.0 acres.
The Dutch real estate market has largely absorbed the European Central Bank’s interest rate increase in June. While the macroeconomic and geopolitical environment remains volatile, confidence among both investors and occupiers is improving. Investment volume reached €7.1 billion in H1 2026, up 23.9% year-on-year, while occupier activity also strengthened significantly.

2026 - Market in Minutes Q2 2026
The Dutch real estate market has largely absorbed the European Central Bank’s interest rate increase in June. While the macroeconomic and geopolitical environment remains volatile, confidence among both investors and occupiers is improving. Investment volume reached €7.1 billion in H1 2026, up 23.9% year-on-year, while occupier activity also strengthened significantly.

"Last month we reported a softening of house price growth over the first four months of the year. On Monday, Nationwide reported that annual price growth edged up marginally to 3.5%. And there are plenty more lessons we can learn from the events of the past month, too. "

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"The current global economy as we know it can be divided into two states of being; pre- and post-‘Liberation Day’. In the first, growth was steady, if unspectacular. In the second, volatility and uncertainty are the prevailing characteristics. Until there is some clarity over where we land in the wider spectrum of possible scenarios, a period of ‘wait-and-see’ will grip global real estate capital markets."
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"While ‘beds and sheds’ were at the top of the wish list for most investors at the beginning of the year, it may be that ‘beds’ are favoured in a post-tariff world. The industrial and logistics sector, particularly in the US, is likely to see the most disruption from any tariff-induced slowdown in the global flow of traded goods. "
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"President Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs are set to disrupt the sense of normalcy that had descended over global industrial and logistics markets"
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"The global office sector is in recovery, or at least it was. The ongoing fallout from President Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs threaten to disrupt the fledgling recovery in the office market. In the short term rising uncertainty will have an impact on leasing activity."

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"2026 European office development completions set for ten-year low, supporting prime rental growth prospects"