It’s widely proven that innovation leads to more productive cities, which leads to economic growth, and from a real estate perspective that’s really important; you want to be active in those cities where we’re seeing stronger growth.


Carol Hodgson, Director - Global Research


We discussed the importance of innovation and the focus on retaining talent in our UK cities:


With deep talent pools and rapidly maturing innovation ecosystems, UK cities are in a strong position to compete successfully on the world stage as corporate locations and destinations for real estate capital. Find out more here:


Investment volumes by city cluster Transformers 2.2%


Emerging Innovators 2.9% Balanced 21.7% 33.6% Global Leaders 10.2% Talent-rich 29.4% Innovation Centric


Emerging Innovators Transformers Balanced Global


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*Investment 2014-2018 as a proportion of city GDP (PPP) Direct commercial real estate investment, excluding land, residential and development transactions


2% 4% 6% 8% 10%


Investment intensity* Global Leaders


Innovation Centric Talent Rich


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