European listed real estate, as represented in the GPR 250 Europe Index, finished 6.2% higher in October. This follows on from four months of losses.

The best performing country indices were Norway 13.7% (= Norwegian Property); Italy 10.3% (= Beni Stabili SIIQ), Finland 9.2%, Sweden 7.7% and the UK 7.7%.

Only three countries - Belgium, Switzerland and Poland, ended October in negative territory, slipping -0.5%, -1.2% and -2.1% respectively.

The positive result posted by the GPR 250 Europe index compares to a gain of 6.9% reported by GPR 250 Global, driven by a 8.8% return for GPR 250 Americas.