Up until today, equity release has been a virtually untapped market in Germany. The practice of releasing the capital tied up in German residential property with­ out the requirement to move out, however, has enormous potential.

Despite the current challenges facing real estate, not all segments of the market are identical. As the  economic repercussions of the COVID-19 crisis and the war in Ukraine are felt globally, driving inflation to 40-year highs, and interest rates to levels not seen since 2008, student housing continues to perform strongly.

High flow through (HFT) real estate is one of the largest segments within the industrial and  logistics real estate sec­tor in Europe.

Construction output in the euro zone has experienced its most pronounced fall since May 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 crisis, according to the latest S&P construction index figures.

A new survey run by CBRE, which involved more than 20,000 people worldwide, has revealed that wellbeing, location, ESG and hybrid working will significantly influence real estate decisions from now on. The majority of survey respondents (67 percent) based in Europe told CBRE that they want shorter commute times, and 54 percent want their official places of work to be in better, more convenient locations. Across Europe, 32 percent of respondents are planning on moving in the next two years, and 42 percent of that group are planning to relocate closer to urban cores.

The coming months are likely to place pri­ vate renters under unprecedented levels of stress. The average rent is predicted to rise to a level equivalent to 62 percent of the average renting household's post-tax income in the United Kingdom, according to Hamp­ tons. Unsurprisingly, value for money is fast becoming a predominant concern.

I've been seeing several pundits lately suggesting that real estate investing has become more risky today. What is true is that all investments, other than sovereign issuances such as Treasuries, are risky.