The dramatic “demand shock” to the Dutch economy from the COVID-19 pandemic has had a widely varying impact on real estate investment sectors, but most have proven resilient and are expected to recover and show healthy and stable growth once the pandemic is behind us, Bouwinvest Real Estate Investors concludes in its annual Real Estate Market Outlook for 2021–2023. While many industries and economic sectors are experiencing stress, real estate continues to attract new investors, thanks to generally supportive fundamentals and broadly favorable long-term market prospects relative to other investment asset classes, both in the Netherlands and globally.
From an economic perspective, the Netherlands found itself in a relatively sound position pre-COVID-19 compared to many other countries in Europe, due to its tradition of innovation, strong IT infrastructure and relatively low dependency on global tourism. The Bouwinvest research team believes the Dutch market ca
