Sectors

Care homes emerge as Europe’s next growth play

The US has led the way with its ‘continuum-of-care’ model, but established operators are positioning themselves to achieve scale and capture long-term growth in Europe.

Proptech becomes core for multifamily investors

As AI, IoT and connected-building systems become embedded across residential real estate, multifamily owners and operators are increasingly treating proptech as essential infrastructure.

Global residential real estate’s opportunity set broadens

Demographic changes and supply-demand imbalances are leading investors beyond traditional multifamily into diversified living sectors.

Residential sector by the numbers

PERE data shows investors continue to target living sectors in 2026.

Student housing makes the grade

Purpose-built student accommodation offers significant scaling potential across Europe and Asia-Pacific, but operational expertise is becoming critical.

US pioneers SFR, a core living sector

Single-family rental housing is a high-growth sector in the US, but it remains relatively nascent in other markets, despite its long-term institutional potential.

Land banking’s double life

Urban planners have long used public land banks as a public-interest redevelopment tool, but private investors are increasingly seeing a quick pathway to profit.

The lifestyle renter: A durable demand driver

Evolving demographic trends are shaping the assets, neighborhoods and strategies residential investors are targeting for long-term performance, writes Andrew Levison, partner and chief investment officer of the Dermot Company.

Senior housing draws global capital amid gray wave

Aging populations are driving a fundamental re-appraisal of senior-focused living subsectors as core investments, underpinned by clear and accelerating demographic trends.

Rental apartments see sticky demand

Traditionally the backbone of the US living market, multifamily is gaining traction across Europe and parts of Asia, particularly Australia.