Poland offers huge potential to investors who take risks

Over 130 people from the real estate industry met at the first Alternative Investment Forum in history, organized in Warsaw by the Property Forum, an institution dealing with the organization of events and exchange of knowledge about Central and Eastern European markets.

According to the survey conducted at the beginning of the forum, most participants predict that in 2020 the results of alternative assets will be even better than in 2019. The vast majority of respondents consider student housing and the private rental sector as the most attractive asset classes.

As Stuart Osborn (Knight Frank) explained during the inaugural speech, as much as €66.5 billion was invested in European housing markets in 2019, which is a 42 percent increase compared to 2015. The leaders in investing in alternative real estate are Germany, the United Kingdom, and France, responsible for over 75 percent of the investment volume over the last three years. In 2018, expenses incurred by specialist investors accounted for only 38 percent of the total volume of transactions in Europe, but it is expected that in 2027 this value will reach 51 percent.

The countries of the Central and Eastern Europe region, in particular Poland, give developers of student housing a huge potential, therefore, according to panelists, in the coming years, several new players may appear in these markets.

(WBJ)