We are pleased to present the third edition of the Why Australia report. This qualitative and quantitative analysis explores Australia’s fundamental drivers influencing the outlook of Australia’s commercial real estate (CRE) sector and its resilience as a ‘global safe haven’.
Paris, 29 September 2026 – DeA Capital Real Estate, Invesco Real Estate and Banque des Territoires are continuing to expand their student housing platform in France with the acquisition of two former office properties in Issy-les-Moulineaux and Boulogne-Billancourt, which will be transformed into purpose-built student accommodation.
We expect France’s GDP to grow by 0.6% in 2026 and around 1.0% in 2027, in line with Eurozone growth. While higher inflation and elevated policy uncertainty, both domestic and external, are likely to weigh on demand in 2026, the economy should retain some underlying resilience, helped by a gradual recovery in private domestic demand, particularly household consumption and business investment moving into 2027.