Retail sector wins out in another record high year

Investment in commercial property market is expected to exceed €4bn if Liffey Valley sale goes ahead before end of 2016

A computer-generated graphic of the Liffey Valley plaza

This year was another buoyant year for investment in the commercial property market with current indicators suggesting that total investment will exceed €4 billion. This high turnover will be dependent on the sale of Liffey Valley, which is due to close before year end. If achieved, it will be only the second time ever on record that volume levels exceeded €4 billion.

Despite the challenging international political environment that impacted sentiment, the year ...