Nordic Investor Intentions Survey 2024

CBRE shares our recent report covering the Nordic Investor Intentions Survey 2024.

Executive summary

The CBRE Nordic Investor Intentions Survey 2024 reveals key insights into the investment landscape in the Nordic region. Firstly, investment activity is expected to increase in 2024, with 83% of respondents expecting to maintain or increase their purchasing activity. Despite challenges stemming from mismatched buyer and seller expectations, higher interest rates, and tighter lending conditions, investors are optimistic about an upward trend in capital allocation to real estate, especially among the smallest firms. The most popular investment strategies are value-add, core plus, and opportunistic.

Key Points: 

1. Discounts are anticipated across all asset classes, particularly in secondary office locations, retail, and shopping centres.
2. The survey shows a strong adoption of ESG criteria despite a challenging macroeconomic and geopolitical landscape.
3. Alternative real estate asset classes such as student housing, senior living, life sciences, and data centres are becoming increasingly popular, with 72% of investors showing interest.
4. Industrial and Logistics (I&L) is the preferred sector in 2024, preferred by 43% of investors.
5. Stockholm and Copenhagen are seen as the most attractive Nordic markets in 2024. 

Read our full report for a detailed overview of our findings.

Survey Criteria

CBRE’s 2024 Nordic Investor Intentions Survey was conducted between November 6th, 2023, and November 30th, 2023. 888 Europe-based investors participated in the survey, 226 of the respondents indicated interest in the Nordics, while 103 were domiciled in the Nordic countries. The survey asked respondents a range of questions regarding their buying appetite and preferred strategies for sectors and markets in 2024.

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