MoZaïC Asset Management, an independent manager specialising in healthcare real estate, and Bonard, the global market research and investment intelligence firm for rented residential asset classes, have published data on the German assisted living market showing the scale of the asset class in the country.

The German senior housing market needs to open up to foreign investors, experts agreed at Real Asset Media’s German Senior Living briefing, which was held online recently.

Speakers at a recent BONARD webinar urged educators to continue working closely with agents and partners in the country, as it is a market where person to person trust is vital.

Student housing as an asset class has been affected by Covid-19, but it has performed better than other classes such as hotels, offices and retail, as BONARD CEO Samuel Vetrak explained to Real Asset Media’s Richard Betts.

Student accommodation bookings have dipped globally this year as a result of the pandemic, but countries have faired better than others, research by accommodation marketplace Student.com and market research and advisory firm BONARD has found.