GPR 250 Europe index closes 7.3% higher in July

Europe turned in the best regional performance in terms of listed real estate for July 2015, according to data published by index provider GPR.

The GPR 250 European index of listed real estate companies closed 7.3% higher in July 2015.

The results of the GPR 250 regional indices were:

GPR 250 Global 4.6%
GPR 250 Europe 7.3%
GPR 250 Americas 6.3%
GPR 250 Africa 4.1%
GPR 250 Oceania 1.9%
GPR 250 Asia -0.5%

All European countries showed strong upward momentum, with the ’Big Three’ markets – Germany, the UK and France – leading the pack. Returns – expressed in euros - for the individual country indices that make up the GPR 250 Europe series were as follows:

Germany 8.7%
UK 7.3%
France 7.3%
Spain 6.6%
Switzerland 6.4%
Sweden 5.6%
Belgium 5.6%
Netherlands 5.4%
Austria 5.2%