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Real Estate Sector Strategy 2025-2029
In the context of emerging global challenges and opportunities, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's Real Estate (RE) Strategy for 2025-2029 embarks on a transformative journey to reinvigorate the real estate and hospitality sectors. Real estate is a cornerstone of economic growth, providing the infrastructure for businesses to thrive, creating employment, and driving sustainable urban development. The sector's impact on GDP, job creation, and global energy-efficiency targets underscores its importance in both developed and emerging markets. Moreover, sustainable, inclusive tourism presents a key opportunity within real estate as an essential driver of economic growth, boosting local economies and enhancing community resilience.
The strategy unfolds against a backdrop of global challenges facing the sector, including climate change, housing affordability and accessibility, human capital development, geopolitical shifts, and the availability of funding via capital markets. In recognising this, the strategy seeks to leverage EBRD's unique position to foster economic environments where circumstances beyond individual control no longer dictate one's ability to thrive. By focusing on green and inclusive growth, fostering agility against geopolitical and demographic shifts, and leveraging megatrends like digitalisation and innovation, the RE Strategy aims to dismantle barriers and drive forward private sector growth across EBRD’s regions.
Central to the strategy are objectives to elevate and invest in the green transition, strengthen human capital resilience, address housing and affordability challenges, prepare for crises and demographic change, bolster capital market development, and explore and invest in innovation within the real estate sector. These initiatives are pivotal for catalysing change, driving economic prosperity, bolstering private sector growth, and achieving the SDGs. It is meticulously designed to integrate with EBRD’s policies and other sectoral and country strategies, ensuring a harmonious contribution towards the Bank's ambitious goals.