Europe’s largest real estate asset class. One dedicated forum.
Living – branded residences, student accommodation, senior living, serviced living, co‑living and mixed use – is now the pre‑eminent European real estate investment category. Capital is moving with conviction. FHS Living is where that capital meets the people deploying it.
€46.9BN
Invested in European living in 2025
€50BN
Planned for European living over the next three years
9.6M
Home shortfall across Europe
165%
Year‑on‑year growth in EMEA care home investment, reaching €14.4 billion
300+
Branded residence schemes expected in Europe by 2032 – double today’s 141
Sources: JLL, Savills and Colliers, 2025.
What changed
Three forces, one direction
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Structural undersupply
A 9.6 million home shortfall across Europe. Demand outruns delivery in every major market – and the gap is structural, not cyclical.
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Demographics as destiny
Ageing populations across Germany, the Netherlands and the Nordics; students and young renters concentrating in gateway cities. Every living category rides a demographic current.
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Capital rotation
Institutions are moving toward operationally‑managed assets with stable, contractual income streams. Living is where that rotation lands.
The living sectors
Nine asset classes. One investment forum.
Select a class to see where its capital is moving.
Market signal300+ schemes by 2032
Europe’s fastest-growing luxury category. With more than 300 schemes projected by 2032 – double today’s 141 – branded residences give developers an efficient route to capital through presales, and premium returns to investors.
Market signal97% average occupancy
Annual investment growth of 11% has made PBSA firmly institutional. Sovereign funds, pension funds and global asset managers lead deployment against a structural supply gap across university cities.
Market signal+165% care investment YoY
Care home investment in EMEA grew 165% year‑on‑year in 2025, reaching €14.4 billion. Ageing demographics across Germany, the Netherlands and the Nordics create enduring, demographically‑driven demand.
Market signalLong-duration capital inflows
The convergence of residential and hospitality is reshaping yield. Serviced apartments and aparthotels demonstrate strong income stability and attract long‑duration capital.
Market signalScaling across gateway cities
Institutional co‑living operators are scaling across European gateway cities, backed by capital seeking contractual income streams and the operational expertise to manage them.
Market signalPE and institutional entry
Accessible entry points into residential real estate as affordability tightens across prime European markets – a growing category attracting both private equity and institutional capital.
Market signalGrowth-capital favourite
Hybrid formats serving the social living ambitions of younger demographics at scale – attracting growth capital from lifestyle operators and investors seeking experiential living exposure.
Market signalPremium, institutional-grade returns
Hospitality as the anchor of integrated communities – hotels, residences, retail and wellness combined into developments that command premium pricing.
Market signalContractual income at scale
Operationally‑managed accommodation assets with contractual income – included at FHS Living as part of the full‑spectrum living and hospitality investment conversation.
“Luxury hospitality, branded residences and mixed‑use projects continue to attract strong interest, with branded residences offering an efficient route to fund development through presales.”
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