What they're talking about at Expo Real

Due to prime product becoming increasingly scarce and continued yield compression in many mature markets, investors will go to this year’s Expo Real in search of alternative investment opportunities. Such asset categories as PRS (Private Rented Sector) as well as student and senior housing are being increasingly targeted worldwide. In Poland, where the three traditional sectors continue to dominate the real estate market, industrial assets could become an attractive alternative for global capital. I believe Polish industrial properties will be the hottest topic at this year’s Expo Real trade fair in Munich. There are strong arguments for investing in logistics assets in Poland, including road improvements, double-digit growth in e-commerce over recent years and the buoyant labour market. The spectrum of investors targeting Polish warehouses has recently been widened with buyers from countries such as Korea and Singapore. Poland’s recent upgrade to the status of a de