Real estate investment capital falls 4 percent

DTZ Research revealed statistics that show an overall decrease in capital for real estate investments.

According to the real estate firm, the capital available for 2012 investments stands at $316 billion, a 4 percent decrease from last year.

DTZ further indicates that the only region that experienced an increase in capital during this time frame was the Americas, which increased by 3 percent to $114 billion.

Nigel Almond, associate director of forecasting and strategy at DTZ, said the reduction of capital is a result of international economic uncertainty, but transaction levels increased in the first of 2011 in Asia as investors were taking advantage of low-cost opportunities in the region. Conversely, Almond adds, Europe has experienced minimal activity.

Hans Vrensen, global head of DTZ, mentioned that the real estate industry will probably experience a decrease in available capital if economic uncertainties continue.