Trend Report Logistic Properties 2016

It is important for industrial and commercial enterprises to know which products are in demand, at what time, at which location, in which quantity and quality, and at which price. Using the key elements mentioned above, businesses set-up their production, procurement and distribution. Through logistics, all inter- and intra-company goods and information flows are planned, coordinated and controlled, so that goods and fresh produce are available daily in
the supermarkets or are ready for collection at the agreed time.

The Trend Report Logistic Properties 2016 – which is published by DIWG for the first time – provides information on important concepts and definitions relating to logistics and logistic properties as well as an overview of the current market (rents, yields) for this asset class. Therefore, the report distinguishes itself from most of the other market reports on the subject of logistics, where only the rental and investment market are in the focus of the analysis.

Inspired by the continuously growing E-commerce sector the demand for logistic properties further increases which is reflected in rising take-up of space and rental prices. The rents for logistic properties increased for the third time in row in the last year and achieved 4.76 Euro per m² in the average, which is an increase of 9.2 % compared with the previous year. Also as investment product logistic properties become increasingly popular. In the last year approx. 3.9 billion Euro were invested in logistic and manufacturing properties – a new all-time high. The yields have been decreasing since 2009, a particularly strong decrease was noticed in 2015. At the German Top-5 locations the average net initial yield only achieved 5.2 % at the end of 2015.