Welcome to the Learning Zone. IPD are the world leader in real estate performance analysis, producing benchmarks, market indices and detailed research. Our databases are the foundation of our business, they hold records of properties owned by investors, managed by portfolio managers and occupied by businesses and governments.
Please read the information below which should give you an overview of the information freely available on the IPD website or click here to find out how to get access to more detailed IPD market information for academic use.
IPD for Property Investment Industry
IPD provide services to our clients based around analysis and benchmarking of property portfolios. In addition to services aimed at investors and fund managers we also produce the industry standard indices and detailed market data, information which is invaluable to all property professionals and academics.
IPD Indices
IPD Indices promote market transparency and ensure real estate plays its part on the investment stage by: providing overall statements of a country’s investment property return, comparing property returns with other assets and identifying trends in major market sectors - retail, office, industrial or residential.
In addition to the national Indices IPD are also able to release results at a Pan-European and Global level. These initiatives aim to increase transparency worldwide. The IPD Pan-European Index and the IPD Global Index can be downloaded for free on the IPD website, both report investor returns in four currencies for retail, office, industrial and residential and at an all property level. Click here to view the latest IPD Index results, and see a timetable with upcoming Index release dates.
Understanding IPD Indices
IPD Index Guide is a useful guide to IPD Indices and market data basics and will assist you in answering questions such as:
- How do IPD calculate their indices?
- Which countries are Indices produced in?
- Which countries have Indices linked to derivatives?
- Where does IPD get their data?
Property Derivatives
The IPD indices are also increasingly used for a wide range of derivatives trades and IPD support the derivatives market, not only by producing the Indices but also by publishing Trade Volume reports for France, Germany and the UK for this sector each quarter.
Research publications
IPD publish a range of research publications on specialist markets or industry topics. We often partner with companies and public bodies looking to raise their profile in a particular market or business area.
IPD Events
Our successful events department organise and run a number of conferences, launches and training courses each year which support the industry and provide great platforms for hearing and debating the latest in industry thinking. We may be able to offer discounts for students so please contact us for more details.
IPD for Property Occupiers
IPD also provide a number of services for occupiers of property globally and is the leading independent provider of property performance measurement for corporate real estate and facilities management.
IPD Occupier Global Estate Management Standards – or ‘GEMS’ are an industry standard for the measurement of property characteristics, functions, and cost. GEMS are endorsed by leading industry bodies such as RICS, BIFM, BCO, IFMA and CoreNet. Our range of GEMS currently consist of the renowned IPD Occupiers Cost Code, the IPD Space Code and the IPD Occupiers Environment Code
To find out more about our Occupiers business please visit the IPD Occupiers website