Emerging Trends in Real Estate® Europe 2025, the annual survey by ULI and PwC of European real estate sector leaders’ expectations for the year ahead, finds the outlook for the market to be cautiously optimistic despite growing geopolitical uncertainty and concerns about economic growth. Download report and read the press release.

Applications are now open to enter the sixth annual ULI Hines Student Competition – Europe, with a submission deadline of 14 February 2025. The competition calls for teams from European universities and business schools to put their combined skills, real estate knowledge, and ingenuity to the test in a challenging exercise in responsible land use. Find out more: read the press release and enter here.

Switzerland’s Optiml, which provides an AI-powered solution to enable the decarbonisation of existing building stock, has been selected by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) as the overall winner of the second annual PropTech Innovation Challenge (PIC). Find out more. 

A new report, created in partnership with Heitman, explores the impact of rising insurance costs on commercial real estate. It highlights strategies for securing affordable coverage, key investment considerations that may make buildings or portfolios more attractive to insurers, and emerging trends that could reshape the market moving forward. Read the report on Knowledge Finder.

The second annual C Change Survey,  Decarbonisation and Transition Risk in Real Estate Investment, captures data from decision makers across European real estate to provide industry insights into transition risk management and carbon pricing adoption. Download survey here. 

Two new carbon pricing reports outline both the business case and the principles for adopting an early-stage industry-wide approach to Internal Carbon Pricing.  Find out more.