Although the mood among providers of logistics investments has clouded over slightly due to the crisis, almost three quarters of those surveyed expect rents for logistics properties to rise over the next three years. Scope surveyed 16 providers of logistics investments to assess their current and future situation. Together, the respondents manage more than 380 billion euros in real estate and offer various investment solutions such as special AIF or real estate funds diversified across different types of use. A quarter of the respondents also offer investors logistics real estate investments via debt capital vehicles.

Real estate funds invested across different parts of the logistics sector are upbeat about the prospects for 2019 and 2020 amid continued growth in e-commerce and its impact in reshaping the retail sector, according to Scope’s latest survey. In the survey, Scope asked 19 funds to assess their current and future situation across the different segments in the logistics sector in which they are active. While all 19 assessed the situation very positively for 2019 and 2020, those active in project development (90% rated their position as "good" or "very good") as well as in the areas of closed Spezial-AIFs and debt vehicles (80% each) showed the greatest optimism.