GRI Barometer Ireland: 84% report companies to be investing

According to the GRI survey, the real estate leadership in the country expects the market to perform well or OK.

February 20, 2019Real Estate
A GRI Barometer survey of the real estate industry’s leadership in Ireland, run in early February 2019, posed the question: ‘What strategy are you employing, given the current business environment in Ireland?’

Respondents represent a full range of investors, fund managers and developers at the most senior levels, including chairmen, CEOs, partners, managing partners and managing directors, all of whom invest in or have operations in Ireland. Of these, 84% indicated that their companies are investing or expanding their business, while 16% say that their companies are observing or waiting to make decisions. No one reported investment reductions currently.

Asked further about how they expect Ireland’s real estate market in 2019, 58% of respondents indicated that the performance tend to be OK and 42% expect it to perform well. 

The full survey may be accessed below. It includes respondents’ views on the outlook for Ireland’s economy, which real estate sectors in Ireland offer the best opportunities, and which sub-sectors they are tracking or investing in right now.

Find out more about the real estate leaders' expectations:

 - 52% of UK & Irish real estate leaders prefer to remain in EU
 - 34% of UK real estate leaders declare to be investing

The UK and Irish’s real estate markets will be discussed further at British & Irish GRI 2019 on 15-16 May in London.