The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) and the nonprofit Global Wellness Institute (GWI) have been on the leading edge of identifying, defining and quantifying the Wellness Real Estate & Communities Sector. In preparation for the upcoming Symposium, we invite you to catch up on the history of this fast-evolving sector as well as our available research reports.

Early Identification of the Trend

In 2018, GWS/GWI Chair and CEO Susie Ellis wrote an article entitled “Trends We Got Right: Wellness Communities.” In the article, she wrote: “Wellness Communities, a trend that we originally (as far back as 2007) dubbed “spa real estate,” has grown exponentially and now means much more than having a “spa” onsite or spa-like features within living spaces. The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) recently reported that there are over 600 global Wellness Community projects that have been built, are partially built, or currently in the pipeline–each one with a unique “wellness proposition.”

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Wellness Real Estate & Communities Research

As this trend grew, GWI added this to the famous wellness economy ‘bubble chart’ and issued a number of key research reports on the sector. All are available free to all on the GWI website:

2021 Wellness Real Estate | The Global Wellness Economy: Looking Beyond COVID

2021 Wellness Real Estate | The Global Wellness Economy: Looking Beyond COVID

Wellness Real Estate The Global Wellness Economy: Looking Beyond COVID Released December 2021 The GWI’s most in-depth research on wellness markets…View Report


2021 Wellness Real Estate: Looking Beyond COVID-19 Report


2021 Wellness Real Estate: Looking Beyond COVID-19 Report

2021 Wellness Real Estate: Looking Beyond COVID-19 Report GWI’s new report “Wellness Real Estate: Looking Beyond COVID-19”, included in the…View Report


2018 Build Well to Live Well: Wellness Lifestyle Real Estate & Communities


2018 Build Well to Live Well: Wellness Lifestyle Real Estate & Communities

The first in-depth research to analyze the global wellness lifestyle real estate and communities market. Includes data on global market…View Report


2018 Global Wellness Economy Monitor: Wellness Lifestyle Real Estate Sector


2018 Global Wellness Economy Monitor: Wellness Lifestyle Real Estate Sector

A comprehensive source of global wellness economy data exploring the wellness lifestyle real estate sector…View Report