All Residential articles – Page 2
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White papersSolid foundations: Delivering social value to unlock investment value
Supporting employment, skills and training opportunities for local people produces lasting social value. But it is also key to delivering long-term investment returns.
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White papersBetter together: Unlocking stronger results across the housing sector
U.S. housing isn’t a monolithic market—but a complex ecosystem segmented by geography, income and demographics.
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White papers2026 Europe - Student Housing, Sector Update
On the Continent, we have continued to observe strong performance of student housing assets. However, the latest academic year marked a material slowdown in operational performance for assets in the UK. Pricing in the sector has reflected changing fundamentals, as yields on the continent have remained stable or shown early signs of compression on a small number of markets, including Spain, Italy and Denmark.
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White papers2026 Europe - Specialty Residential, Sector Update
Residential performance in 2025 remained robust in 2026. The sector continues to be characterised by strong operational performance, with occupancy remaining high and positive rental growth across key target markets.
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White papersLending standards hold steady, with early easing at large banks
The Federal Reserve’s newly released Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey for April reinforces our view that the CRE lending environment is stable and, in fact, selectively easing, even amid a more volatile macro backdrop. While the headline result points to largely unchanged lending standards, the underlying detail tells a more constructive story.
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White papers2026 Mid-Year European Outlook: European Real Estate Recovery Can Withstand Pressure From Middle East Conflict
The conflict in the Middle East retains centre stage. Regardless of its short-term pressures, the long term prime European real estate recovery is forecasted to withstand its effects and stay on track with solid current income yields and projected rental growth offering resilience over our 5-year horizon.
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VideoISA Focus: Living strategies going mainstream in Asia Pacific
Asia Pacific’s living and hospitality sectors are experiencing rapid evolution, creating differentiated investment opportunities as these property types progress through varying stages of institutional adoption across the region’s diverse markets.
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White papersUK Senior Housing Comes of Age
The UK senior housing sector has evolved from a niche alternative sector into a major component of institutional real estate portfolios. Below, we examine the forces shaping the market, including demand-supply dynamics, performance and return drivers, recent transaction activity, and broader challenges and opportunities.
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Asset Manager Newsa.s.r. brings together real estate and infrastructure activities under a single platform named a.s.r. real assets
As of 21 April, a.s.r.’s real estate and infrastructure activities will continue under the name a.s.r. real assets. This umbrella name brings together the various activities in the fields of real estate, infrastructure and development, and reflects the broadening and diversity of the platform. The use of the new name has no consequences for stakeholders.
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Asset Manager NewsImpact fund Achmea Real Estate acquires 128 homes in Bilthoven for sustainability upgrade
Achmea Real Estate has acquired 128 apartments in Bilthoven on behalf of the Achmea Dutch Residential Impact Fund (ADRIF), with the ambition of making them more sustainable over the coming years. Tenants can expect enhanced living comfort and lower energy costs. This marks the first acquisition by the impact fund, which was established last year.
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White papersReal Estate Outlook – Switzerland, Edition 1H26
The year 2025 was marked by a high degree of economic policy uncertainty, as the US import tariffs placed a noticeable burden on export‑oriented economies such as Switzerland. With the start of 2026, geopolitical risks have come to the forefront. The conflict in the Middle East has driven commodity markets into extreme volatility and has heightened concerns about stagflation. Europe is feeling these effects very acutely, which is dampening the expected economic recovery.
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Asset Manager NewsAchmea Real Estate delivers outperformance across the board for clients
Achmea Real Estate delivered returns in 2025 across all its real estate funds and client portfolios (separate accounts) that exceeded the MSCI benchmarks*. All client portfolios recorded clear outperformance.
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Asset Manager NewsAchmea Real Estate raises nearly € 1.2 billion for investments in the Dutch real estate market
Achmea Real Estate has raised nearly € 1.2 billion in new investment capital so far this year. Most of this capital comes from clients looking to expand their investments in residential real estate further. Of this amount, € 65 million will be invested in the Achmea Dutch Residential Fund. New mandates have also been received by the healthcare real estate fund and the retail fund.
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White papersWhat the global housing shortage (and recovery) means for natural capital investment
The world needs more housing, and the math behind that shortage is staggering. Across the U.S., Canada, Australia, the U.K. and the EU alone, an estimated 5.1 million new housing units per year are needed just to close the gap. For timberland investors, that demand tells a compelling story about where wood consumption is headed. Read the full paper to explore the connection between the global housing shortage and the long-term case for natural capital investment.
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White papersEuropean Residential Expected To Remain Resilient If Prolonged Middle East Conflict Triggers Downside Scenario
Moderating mortgage rates and a recovery in lending volumes over the past year have supported the recovery in house prices. The ongoing conflict in the Middle East could however lead to an increase in energy prices and force central banks to hike rates to curb inflation. This in turn, could halt the house price recovery and trigger more demand for rental units.
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White papersEssential Housing Research Perspective
Essential housing performance, in aggregate, was modest during 2025. Demand remained positive, albeit slowing throughout the year. New supply seemingly peaked and began to roll off. Overall, average vacancies continued to rise in the EHF segment while average market rent growth decelerated materially.
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White papersInvesting in real estate: The window of opportunity is open
Momentum is returning to European real estate markets and the recovery is underway – albeit in an uneven fashion.
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Asset Manager NewsAvailable now | Redevco’s research paper on Funding Europe’s Green Transition
Around €100 billion of European office assets sit in EPC D/E categories requiring reinvestment by 2030, Upgrading to EPC B could require approximately €10 billion, or €2.5 billion annually through 2030, Retrofit spending represents an estimated 10–20% of annual office lending volumes
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White papersEurope has institutionalised rental housing. Operations are now the edge.
European rental housing has reached institutional scale. Capital is committed, portfolios are expanding and conviction in the long-term fundamentals is well established. The next advantage will not come from allocation decisions alone. It will come from how effectively those assets are operated.
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White papersIs now the moment to lean into single-family housing?
What happens when affordability pressures, demographic shifts and hybrid working all point in the same direction?
