Institutional investment in property trebles in france

French institutional exposure to real estate trebled over the past 12 months, according to the European Institutional Asset Management Survey (EIAMS) conducted by IP Real Estate's sister publication Investment & Pensions Europe.

While overall real estate investment remained constant at 7% of total assets compared with 2009, figures for 2010 showed a noticeable increase in investment in a number of regions, including the Benelux countries.

Property holdings in France rebounded after falling to only 2% of total assets in 2009, climbing to 6% last year.

However, institutional investors in the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium saw real estate investment increase by 4 percentage points to 12%. 

Source: IPE Real Estate