Full Report: GRI Global Chairmen’s Retreat 2025

Exclusive insights from the world's leading real estate decision-makers

February 11, 2025Real Estate
Written by Rory Hickman

“As the global real estate landscape evolves, the discussions at this year’s retreat underscored the importance of adapting to challenges while seizing opportunities, ensuring industry leaders are well-positioned for whatever is next on the horizon.”
Gustavo Favaron, CEO & Managing Partner, GRI Club

The GRI Global Chairmen’s Retreat 2025 brought together the most senior figures in the real estate industry for four days of high-level discussions in St. Moritz, Switzerland. 

Against a backdrop of economic uncertainty, shifting investment trends, and geopolitical complexity, the retreat served as a platform for unfiltered exchanges between top investors, developers, and financiers shaping the global market.

GRI Club’s exclusive report captures the key insights, market outlooks, and strategic takeaways from the industry’s most influential gathering.

What’s inside the report?

Global Dynamics - Exploring the shifting balance of world power, the challenges facing democracies, and the uncertainties arising from Trump’s second presidency, including their broader implications for global markets, inflation, and real estate investment.

Real Estate Market Trends - Unpacking the contrasting performance of US and European markets, emerging sectoral opportunities, and the growing influence of ESG, urban density, and security considerations on investment strategies.

The Chairmen’s Retreat offers the top industry players a chance to share insights, network, and enjoy fun activities amid the beautiful scenery of St Moritz. (Photo: GRI Club)

Investment & Capital Strategies - Analysing the role of real estate as an inflation hedge, the balance between equity and debt strategies, the impact of tightening spreads and refinancing risks, and the evolving dynamics of capital markets.

Asset Class Analysis - Assessing key real estate sectors to expose the opportunities and risks in data centres, living, offices, hospitality, and logistics, with a focus on evolving demand, capital flows, regulatory shifts, and investment outlooks.

Chairmen’s Polls & Predictions - Revealing exclusive insights from industry leaders on market optimism, economic risks, asset class performance, and investment strategies. 

As real estate enters a new cycle, the GRI Global Chairmen’s Retreat 2025 report provides an essential guide for decision-makers navigating an ever-changing market offering a forward-looking perspective on what to expect in 2025 and beyond.

Access the full analysis and gain strategic insights below!