€ billion
invested in European living in 2025 - the continent's largest real estate investment class.
€ billion
of fresh capital planned specifically for European living sectors over the next three years.
million
home shortfall across Europe - structural undersupply driving long-term institutional demand across every living category.
% year-on-year growth
in care home investment across EMEA in 2025, reaching €14.4 billion.
+ schemes
Branded residences expected in Europe by 2032 - more than double the 141 operating today.
Nine asset classes. One investment forum.
Branded residences
Europe's fastest-growing luxury real estate category. With more than 300 schemes projected by 2032, branded residences offer developers an efficient route to capital through presales, while delivering premium returns to investors.
Student accommodation (PBSA)
97% average occupancy across Europe. Annual investment growth of 11% has made PBSA a firmly institutional category, with sovereign funds, pension funds and global asset managers leading deployment.
Senior living
Care home investment in EMEA grew 165% year-on-year in 2025. Ageing demographics across Germany, the Netherlands and the Nordics are creating enduring, demographically-driven demand for well-capitalised senior living platforms.
Serviced living
The convergence of residential and hospitality is reshaping how developers, operators and capital approach yield. Serviced apartments and aparthotels are demonstrating strong income stability and attracting long-duration capital.
Co-living
Institutional co-living operators are scaling across European gateway cities, supported by capital seeking contractual income streams and the operational expertise to manage them.
Shared ownership
Accessible entry points into residential real estate at a time of tightening affordability across prime European markets - a growing category attracting both private equity and institutional capital.
Club concepts and hostels
Hybrid formats serving the social living ambitions of younger demographics at scale. A category attracting growth capital from lifestyle-focused operators and investors seeking experiential living exposure.
Mixed-use developments
Hospitality as the anchor of integrated communities - hotels, branded residences, retail and wellness brought together into developments that command premium pricing and institutional-grade returns.
Hotels and resorts
Operationally-managed accommodation assets with contractual income, included at FHS Living as part of the full-spectrum living and hospitality investment conversation.
"Luxury hospitality, branded residences and mixed-use projects continue to attract strong interest, with branded residences offering an efficient route to fund development through presales."
Larissa Esser
Colliers
