Consensus Indicators Signal A K-Shaped Recovery In Both Europe And The U.S.

Principal Financial Group1.22K FollowersFollow5ShareSavePlay(7min)CommentsSummaryInREV recently published their Consensus Indicator for March 2026, revealing that sentiment remains positive but is moderating amid rising geopolitical and interest rate pressures.Investor sentiment towards European real estate markets remained positive in Q1 2026 for the eighth consecutive quarter.The decline in the indicator is understandable, as ECB inflation forecasts for 2026 have already been revised upward by 70bps to 2.6% in March 2026, compared to December 2025, which is pressuring rates higher. fcafotodigital/iStock via Getty Images By Rich Hill, Global Head of Real Estate Research & Strategy InREV, the European Association for Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate Vehicles, recently published their Consensus Indicator for March 2026, revealing that sentiment remains positive but is moderatingThis article was written byPrincipal Financial Group1.22K FollowersFollowThe Principal Financial Group (The Principal®) is a global investment management leader offering retirement services, insurance solutions and asset management. The Principal offers businesses, individuals and institutional clients a wide range of financial products and services, including retirement, asset management and insurance through its diverse family of financial services companies. Founded in 1879 and a member of the FORTUNE 500®, the Principal Financial Group has $519.3 billion in assets under management1 and serves some 19.7 million customers worldwide from offices in Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America and the United States.

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