The purpose of undertakings for collective real estate investment is to invest in buildings intended for rental or which they have built exclusively with a view to rental, which they hold directly or indirectly, including those in a future state of completion, to carry out all transactions necessary for their use or resale, to carry out work of any kind on these buildings, in particular transactions relating to their construction, renovation and refurbishment with a view to rental and, on an ancillary basis, to manage financial instruments and deposits. On an ancillary basis, undertakings for collective real estate investment may acquire, directly or indirectly, with a view to their rental, furnishings, equipment or any movable property allocated to the properties held and necessary for the functioning, use or operation of the latter by a third party. Real estate assets may not be acquired exclusively with a view to resale. However, undertakings for collective real estate investment may at any time sell residential real estate assets acquired in bare ownership and covered by Chapter III of Title V of Book II of the French Construction and Housing Code.
Undertakings for collective investment in real estate may comprise different classes of units or shares under the conditions laid down respectively by the regulations of the real estate investment fund or the articles of association of the société de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable in accordance with the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers.