The idea behind the creation of Oakstream stems from founder Grégoire Deramecourt's observation of the changing profile of investors active in the French real estate markets. "Since the crisis of rising interest rates, which began in 2022, core investors such as insurance companies, SCPIs and institutional investors have either reduced their allocations, or faced redemptions, with the result that they are much less active", he notes to Business Immo, observing a shift in the market towards private investors, family offices and multi-family offices ready to take advantage of a windfall situation.