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Policy uncertainty limits institutional capital flows into European residential sector

4th March 2026 – Europe’s current housing crisis could be significantly eased through a combination of stronger strategic partnerships between institutional investors such as pension funds and insurers, policymakers and planning authorities, greater policy certainty, and a longer-term political outlook, according to new research from INREV. Published today, the paper entitled Institutional Investment in European PRS: Strategies, barriers and pathways to supply unveils new insights based on in-depth interviews with senior experts from some of the leading investors and fund...

Global real estate investor confidence highest since 2019

15 January 2026, Amsterdam – Global investor confidence in real estate has strengthened significantly heading into 2026, reaching its highest level since 2019, according to the 2026 Investment Intentions Survey, published today by INREV, ANREV and PREA. The findings signal growing expectations of market recovery, following a prolonged period of correction across global real estate markets, with 38% of investors globally expecting allocations to increase over the next two years, compared with 28% anticipating a decrease. Overall, the results suggest...

INREV launches first European Living Fund Index

25 November 2025, Amsterdam – INREV has launched the first-ever European Living Fund Index, providing more detailed performance data in response to continuing investor appetite for the sector. The launch of the index reflects the significant expansion of investment activity into residential and student housing, over the past 25 years. Since 2001, the segment has grown from four funds with a total GAV of €5.0 billion to more than 50 funds more than €60.0 billion. Over the past decade, the...

Signals of confidence returning to European real estate

17th September 2025, Amsterdam – The latest INREV quarterly Market Insights reveal improving, albeit still cautious, sentiment across the European non-listed real estate market. Four out of five INREV Consensus subindicators moved upwards this September, lifting the headline indicator to 56.4, up from 52.2 in June. This brings an end to two consecutive quarters of decline. The Investment Liquidity subindicator improved the most over the summer, moving out of contraction territory to 55.2. A dynamic financing landscape The Financing subindicator...

European Real Estate faces cautious sentiment at mid-year, despite stable returns

18th June 2025, Amsterdam – The latest Market Insights report from INREV reveals a drop in sentiment towards the European real estate market for a second consecutive quarter, with the Consensus Indicator for June declining to 52.2, down from 56.7. This comes despite the Q1 2025 Quarterly Fund Index posting a positive total return of 1.04% and capital growth increasing to 0.56%, its strongest showing since Q2 2022. Overall, the research points to a disconnect between performance and sentiment, reflecting...

Big players get bigger as global real estate AUM falls to €3.6 trillion

4 June 2025, Amsterdam – Total global real estate assets under management (AUM) fell to €3.6 trillion in 2024, a 2.7% decline from the €3.7 trillion reported the previous year, according to the Fund Manager Survey 2025 published today by ANREV, INREV and NCREIF. The decline marks the third consecutive year of contraction in the global non-listed real estate market. This continued contraction reflects persistent market uncertainty, subtrend economic growth, and historically low capital raising levels, which totalled just €118...