Following the results of the first half of 2018, the volume of investment transactions in the world real estate market increased by 13% and reached the highest level since 2007 at $341 billion, estimates of the experts at JLL showed. In the second quarter, investment in real estate grew by 2% compared to the same period last year and amounted to 173 billion dollars. The semi-annual indicators of the regions of North and South America, as well as European markets, grew by 9%. In the Asia-Pacific region, the volume of investments jumped by 29% and reached an absolute record of 81 billion dollars. Most of the demand grew for warehouse and industrial facilities.