Home Invest Belgium

What Home Invest Belgium does

Home Invest Belgium is a Belgian listed Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) operating under the HOMI brand on the Belgian stock exchange (ticker: HOME), focused on the leasing of residential property. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Brussels, the company manages a portfolio valued at €969 million as of 31 March 2026, comprising 46 properties and more than 2,500 residential units, with an average occupancy rate of 98.3%. It is positioned as the Belgian listed market leader in residential property leasing and reports 26 years of operating history.

The company's revenue model is subscription-style and recurring: it earns contractual rental income from long-term residential leases to individual tenants, supplemented by institutional arrangements such as rights-in-rem agreements with entities including UCL (Université catholique de Louvain), which alone contributes €3.6 million in annual contractual rents. Distribution combines a self-serve tenant portal (homeinvest.be), a broker network for tenant acquisition, and direct enterprise partnerships with universities and other large institutions. The City Dox project in Brussels (Anderlecht), completed in 2026, added 163 fossil-fuel-free sustainable rental homes and illustrates the company's focus on energy-efficient urban development, supported by a Green Finance Framework.

As a regulated Belgian REIT, Home Invest Belgium operates under a tax-efficient structure that requires distribution of substantially all rental income, and reports according to EPRA Best Practices Recommendations, earning an EPRA Gold Award for its 2024 annual financial report. Customer segments include individual residential tenants seeking qualitative, sustainable housing and institutional partners such as educational institutions; expected FY2026 EPRA earnings per share of €1.25 and a share price of €19.38 reflect steady income generation rather than technology-driven growth.

Name

Home Invest Belgium

Legal name

Home Invest Belgium

Website

https://homeinvestbelgium.be

Company type

Public

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Home Invest Belgium is a Belgian listed REIT (HOMI) that leases a €969 million portfolio of more than 2,500 residential units across 46 properties to individual tenants and institutional partners such as UCL, generating recurring rental income with a 98.3% average occupancy rate.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Real Estate Leasing

NAICS

Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (53111), Residential Property Managers (531311), Lessors of Real Estate (5311)

SIC

Operators Of Apartment Buildings (6513), Real Estate Operators (No Developers) & Lessors (6510)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Real Estate Asset Management (BPAJAMAA)

Keywords

• Residential property leasing
• Belgian REIT
• Sustainable rental housing
• Real estate investment trust
• Residential rental portfolio

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Residential Property Leasing: Home Invest Belgium generates recurring rental income from its residential property portfolio. As a REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust), the company leases residential units to tenants on rental agreements, generating steady rental revenue. The company reports contractual rents of €3.6 million annually from university partnership agreements alone.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Home Invest Belgium is the Belgian listed market leader in residential property leasing, owning and operating a portfolio of 46 properties comprising more than 2,500 rental units across Belgium with a combined portfolio value of €969 million. The company leases sustainable, energy-efficient residential apartments and houses primarily to individual tenants, generating recurring rental income with an average occupancy rate of 98.3%. Its flagship development, City Dox, delivers 163 sustainable rental homes in Brussels (Anderlecht), complemented by institutional agreements such as the UCL rights-in-rem arrangement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Property Leasing Portfolio

Quantifiable outcome

• 98.3% average occupancy rate
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• UCL (Université catholique de Louvain)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 June 2026Home Invest Belgium reached agreement with UCL for extension of rights in rem for several buildings in Louvain la Neuve. This agreement secures €3.6 million in annual contractual rents for HOMI and results in positive change in fair value of investment properties with positive impact on EPRA NTA per share.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Xior Student Housing: Belgian listed REIT focused on student and residential housing. Directly comparable as a Belgian residential REIT with public-market listing, similar regulatory framework, and a Belgian tenant base, though specialized in student accommodation.
• Deutsche Wohnen: German listed residential property company (now part of Vonovia) operating large urban multifamily portfolios. Directly comparable as a European listed residential lessor focused on urban rental housing under similar regulatory and energy-efficiency dynamics.

Broad incumbents

• Klépierre: European listed REIT focused on retail properties. Comparable as a large European REIT peer operating under a similar EPRA framework and listed capital structure, though asset-class diversified away from residential.
• Cofinimmo: Large Belgian listed REIT active across healthcare, office, and residential. Comparable as a fellow Belgian REIT operating under the same REIT tax regime and listed on the same exchange, though diversified across multiple property types.
• Vonovia: Germany's largest residential listed company with over 500,000 units. A scale benchmark for European listed residential property companies operating a similar buy-and-rent model in a regulated European housing market.
• Gecina: Major French listed REIT with significant residential and office portfolios. Comparable as a European listed REIT operating in regulated residential markets with similar focus on prime urban locations and energy-efficient buildings.
• Aedifica: Belgian listed REIT primarily investing in healthcare real estate. Comparable as a Belgian REIT peer sharing the same regulatory regime and capital markets access, though focused on senior care rather than general residential.

Emerging players

• Care Property Investors: Belgian listed REIT specializing in healthcare residential property. Comparable as a smaller Belgian REIT peer sharing the same regulatory framework and listed status, with adjacent rather than direct residential exposure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/home_invest_be

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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