Core buyers willing to take on more risk: C&W

Prospects for the European real estate market are improving, according to Jan-Willem Bastijn, head of capital markets EMEA at Cushman & Wakefield.

‘The outlook is better than it was a few months ago,’ he told PropertyEU in an interview. 'There’s new capital waiting on the sidelines and core buyers are willing to take on more risk.’

Bastijn took on his new responsibilities at end-April from former head Michael Rhydderch who subsequently left the firm over the summer to join Canadian firm Brookfield Property Partners. Bastijn, who formerly headed C&W’s Dutch office, will retain a base in Amsterdam and will commute weekly to London, Frankfurt and other parts of Europe where the firm is active.

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