European CMBS Still Faces a Strained Environment

November 3, 2008

Moody's Investors Service said last week that the industrial property markets remain rather resilient in terms of supply/demand and vacancy rates, but the supply and demand volatility ratios indicate transition risk in some markets. These findings were published in the rating agency's update on the strength of the European industrial property markets underlying European CMBS bonds. The results of the study show that between mid-year 2007 and mid-year 2008, the weighted average composite score for the European industrial markets remained relatively stable.

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