INREV has launched the first-ever European Living Fund Index, providing more detailed performance data in response to continuing investor appetite for the sector.
The launch of the index reflects the significant expansion of investment activity into residential and student housing during the last 25 years. Since 2001, the segment has grown from four funds with a total GAV of €5.0 billion ($5.8 billion) to more than 50 funds totaling more than €60.0 billion ($69 billion).
During the past decade, the living sector has outperformed the wider INREV Pan-European Funds Index on both a short- and long-term basis, as well as other key sectors, such as retail and offices.
The first edition records performance for Q3 2025, based on a sample of 38 residential and three student housing funds with a combined GAV of €60.4 billion ($69.9 billion). The headline results are as follows:
- Total return: 1.80 percent
- Capital growth: 1.08 percent
