Real estate is a crucial part of the global economy. Residential real estate provides housing while also helping individuals and families build wealth. Offices, logistics facilities, and retail spaces are crucial for the operations of businesses. As an investment vehicle, real estate provides a return by generating income from rents and appreciating. In the investment portfolios of private equity, public companies, and institutional investors, real estate often serves as a hedge against inflation because of its lower volatility than other asset classes.
However, the market is not immune to bubbles, such as the notorious subprime mortgage crisis in the U.S. between 2007 and 2010. After the property bubble burst, the market entered a phase of steady growth fueled by low mortgage rates. This phase ended in 2021 when inflationary pressures triggered interest rates hikes in many countries worldwide and led to the market cooling.
Real estate is private property in the form of buildings and land that can be used for residential or commercial purposes. Residential real estate includes single-family and attached houses, as well as apartments and condominiums. Commercial real estate refers to offices, industrial and logistic facilities, retail, and hospitality properties.
In this section, Statista provides the most relevant and up-to-date data on the financing, selling, and renting of real estate. Among the key market indicators are mortgage advances, house prices, rents, vacancies, take-up, investment volumes, market leaders, and digital innovation.
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