REIDA - Real Estate Investment Data Association

What REIDA - Real Estate Investment Data Association does

REIDA – Real Estate Investment Data Association is a Swiss non-profit association (Verein) founded in 2011 and headquartered in Wallisellen, Switzerland. It operates the only standardized Switzerland-wide dataset for real estate investment benchmarking, pooling rental contracts (~220,000), property accounts (~3,400 properties, CHF 97 billion market value), transaction data, and energy/CO2 data from its 34 institutional members. Its flagship products are the REIDA CO2-Benchmark (recognized as the industry standard for environmental KPIs of Swiss investment properties, covering 90 portfolios and CHF 240 billion in market value as of 2025) and the newly piloted Total Return Benchmark. Methodology and benchmarking processes are managed through specialist pooling agents—Alphaprop AG for financial data and icccon AG for CO2 data—and audited under ISAE 3000 by RESA Business Audit GmbH.

REIDA's business model combines annual corporate membership fees (CHF 5,000/year), recurring data access subscriptions (CHF 30,000/year for the full Swiss-wide financial dataset; CHF 12,000 for the CO2 dataset with a 25% member discount), and CO2 benchmark participation fees. Its customers are Swiss institutional investors—pension funds, insurance companies, banks, and real estate companies—including Asga Pensionskasse, Allianz, Axa, BVK, Raiffeisen, UBS, ZKB, and Swiss Federal Government (BFS). Distribution is direct (enterprise sales-led) with no intermediaries, supplemented by an annual industry event (REIDA Event) that drew approximately 450 attendees in 2025 and expects over 500 in 2026, plus corporate sponsorships from energy and real estate service firms.

The organization is governed by a member-elected board of directors with representatives from Profond, Raiffeisen Schweiz, Swiss Life Asset Managers, UBS Asset Management, BVK, ZKB, AXA Investment Managers, and others. Operationally, REIDA runs with a lean team of 6 employees, outsourcing data pooling, methodology development, and audit to specialized partner firms. The Total Return Benchmark pilot (launched 2025 with 13 participating companies) and the fifth edition of the CO2-Benchmark (2026) mark the most recent product expansions, positioning REIDA to deepen its role as the central benchmarking utility for the Swiss institutional real estate investment market.

Name

REIDA - Real Estate Investment Data Association

Legal name

REIDA – Real Estate Investment Data Association

Website

https://reida.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

REIDA is a Swiss non-profit association that operates the only standardized Switzerland-wide dataset for real estate investment benchmarking, providing CO2, financial, and total return benchmarks to 34 institutional members including pension funds, insurers, and banks.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Investment Data & Benchmarking Services

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Emissions Factors, LCA & Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Platforms (EUABAEAD)

Keywords

• Real estate benchmarking
• CO2 emissions data
• Property market data
• Investment performance analytics
• ESG reporting data

Headquarters

HQ city

Wallisellen

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual corporate membership fees provide core revenue. Members receive discounts on data access and services, and gain access to REIDA initiatives and networking opportunities.
2. Financial Data Access: Annual license fee for accessing the comprehensive Swiss-wide dataset covering rental contracts, property accounts, returns, and transaction data. CHF 30,000 per year for full dataset with partial datasets available.
3. CO2 Data Access: Sale of CO2 dataset covering 2020-2023 data for CHF 12,000 (excluding VAT). Members receive 25% discount. Partial datasets available for separate purchase.
4. CO2 Benchmarking Services: Individual portfolio CO2 reports and benchmarking services for participating companies, providing environmental metrics and peer comparisons.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

REIDA provides a Switzerland-wide standardized real estate investment dataset covering rental contracts, property accounts, transactions, and energy/CO2 data from investment properties, combined with benchmarking services for financial performance (Total Return Benchmark) and environmental KPIs (CO2-Benchmark). The association sells data access subscriptions, annual CO2 benchmark reports, and offers corporate membership to institutional investors including pension funds, insurance companies, banks, and real estate companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• REIDA Swiss-wide Financial Dataset Comprehensive Switzerland-wide dataset covering rental contracts (220,000), property accounts (based on Swiss Valuation Standards normalized per square meter per SIA d0165), and transaction data for approximately 3,400 properties worth CHF 97 billion. Data provided as Excel files in standardized format.
• REIDA CO2-Benchmark 2026 Annual CO2 benchmark recognized as the industry standard for environmental KPIs of Swiss investment properties. Includes individual portfolio reports, underlying datasets, and property-level analysis covering emissions factors, CO2 intensity, energy consumption, energy intensity, and energy carrier mix using standardized methodology (Version 1.2.3).
• REIDA CO2 Dataset (2020-2023) Historical CO2 dataset for Swiss investment properties covering 2020-2023 data, available as a one-time/perpetual license for CHF 12,000 (excluding VAT). Members receive 25% discount and partial datasets are available for separate purchase.
• REIDA Total Return Benchmark Performance benchmarking system providing 5-year total return time series, performance attribution at portfolio level, and benchmarks at individual property level covering value change returns, income, and costs. Currently a pilot project with 13 participating companies.
• REIDA Corporate Membership Annual corporate membership at CHF 5,000 per year providing discounts on data access and REIDA services, access to REIDA initiatives and networking opportunities, and participation in industry events.

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Alphaprop AGcoreTechnology or IntegrationPooling Agent for financial data. Alphaprop AG is responsible for collecting, aggregating, and processing rental contract data, property accounts, and transaction data from REIDA members. Ensures data quality and confidentiality.
• icccon AGcoreTechnology or IntegrationPooling Agent for CO2 data. Icccon AG (a 100% subsidiary of Amstein + Walthert Holding AG) handles the pooling of energy and CO2 data, calculation of reports and benchmarks. Responsible for methodology and development of CO2 benchmarking services.
• RESA Business Audit GmbHcoreOthersIndependent audit firm conducting ISAE 3000 Limited Assurance audits for REIDA CO2 Reports and Benchmarks. Provides verification of data quality and methodology compliance.
• ApleonaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of REIDA Event 2026.
• Energie 360°minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of REIDA Event 2026.
• EWZminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of REIDA Event 2026.
• EnerpriceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of REIDA Event 2026.
• ReneraminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of REIDA Event 2026.
• Thervia AGminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of REIDA Event 2026.
• Immobilien BusinessminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partner for REIDA Event 2026.
• inREIM AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAndreas Loepfe from inREIM AG serves as Head of Business Development for REIDA, indicating a strategic consulting relationship for association development.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• INREV: European association for investors in non-listed real estate vehicles, providing performance benchmarks, indices, and industry data. Comparable as an industry association offering standardized data and benchmarking for real estate investors.
• Wüest Partner: Leading Swiss real estate research and data firm offering market data, valuations, and benchmarks across the Swiss property market. Directly comparable as a domestic Swiss real estate data provider serving institutional investors.
• EPRA: European Public Real Estate Association providing financial reporting standards, indices, and best-practice recommendations for listed real estate companies. Comparable association model offering data standards and benchmarking.
• GRESB: Global ESG benchmark for real estate and infrastructure investments, assessing sustainability performance across portfolios. Comparable as a real estate ESG/CO2 benchmarking platform serving institutional investors, though at global rather than Swiss scale.
• Fahrländer Partner (FPRE): Swiss real estate research firm producing market data, indices, and forecasts for institutional and private investors. Directly comparable as a domestic Swiss real estate data provider (FPRE representative Stefan Fahrländer also sits on REIDA's board).

Broad incumbents

• Urban Land Institute (ULI): Global real estate research and education organization providing market intelligence, case studies, and industry indices. Comparable as a real estate knowledge and standards organization, though with a much broader educational and policy remit.
• Nareit: US REIT association representing listed real estate companies and providing industry data, indices, and performance benchmarks. Comparable as an established industry association offering data and benchmarking, but US-listed-REIT focused.
• MSCI Real Estate (formerly IPD): Global provider of real estate performance indices and analytics covering investment property returns across multiple geographies. Comparable as a real estate benchmarking standard-setter, but operating at much broader international scale than REIDA.

Emerging players

• CRREM: Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor initiative providing decarbonization pathways and transition risk assessment for European real estate portfolios. Comparable as a carbon-focused real estate benchmarking tool, with a different methodology focus.

Regional players

• SVIT (Schweizerischer Verband der Immobilienwirtschaft): Swiss Real Estate Association representing the broader real estate industry including brokers, managers, and consultants. Comparable Swiss real estate association model, but broader professional services focus rather than investor data.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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