Software company GUS ERP moves into almost 2,000 m² on Cologne’s Maarweg

ELTIF-VO update paves the way for new mutual fund product

Following the moderate success of the ELTIF so far, the regulation has been comprehensively revised. This article presents exactly what ELTIFs are, whether ELTIFs are open-ended or closed-end funds and what significant new opportunities there are for retail AIFs.

HIH Invest acquires new TONIQ1 office building in Düsseldorf from LANGEN Immobiliengruppe

The new office building was completed at the end of 2023 and has a total lettable area of 13,344 square metres as well as an associated multi-storey car park with 305 parking spaces.

CBRE takes over the center management for the LuisenForum in Wiesbaden

CBRE Retail Consulting will be responsible for center management, including leasing, as well as commercial and technical property management.

AIF Capital and TEDi sign lease agreement for 1,550 m² in Hilden’s city centre

AIF Capital Group has signed a lease agreement with TEDi GmbH & Co. KG (TEDi) for 1,550 m² of retail and ancillary space in the parking and commercial building Am Kronengarten 4-14 in Hilden, North Rhine-Westphalia.

Snipes takes over space from JD-Sports in Mülheim-Kärlich

The fashion retailer Snipes is taking over the approximately 425 sqm sales area of JD-Sports in the Mülheim-Kärlich industrial park. JD-Sports had closed its branch at Industriestraße 53a in July of this year. The opening of Snipes is planned for 17.10.2025.

IMAXXAM buys part of the building of the “Reiterstaffel Offices” in Cologne as part of an exclusive club deal

The property at Gaedestraße 9 in the south of Cologne was developed by Bauwens Development and Swiss Life Asset Managers in Germany as a joint venture and completed in mid-2025. The joint transaction to IMAXXAM was carried out as an asset deal.

The current real estate market environment: Sentiment brightens, challenges remain

Despite the somewhat disappointing result, the investment market is showing a slight revival again, which is reflected in particular in an increase in pitches, as the 5% study by BulwienGesa as of 30 June shows.

Domicil Real Estate AG succeeds in another block sale in the Hanover region

Domicil Real Estate AG has successfully completed another block sale and sold a total of 40 residential units in the Lower Saxony city of Seelze to a regional investor. The building, which was built in 1900, is almost completely let.

Düsseldorf-Mörsenbroich: Nexus Investment acquires Adler Group’s residential/commercial project via Aengevelt

Nexus Investment GmbH has signed a purchase agreement with the Adler Group for the approx. 4,550 m² project site in Mercedesstraße in Düsseldorf-Mörsenbroich, previously known as the "Upper Nord Tower".

DIR Deutsche Investment Retail acquires portfolio “Handelsquartett Süd”

Acquisition of a portfolio with 4 properties in Legau, Mühlhausen im Täle, Schefflenz and Ölbronn-Dürrn • Anchor tenants: EDEKA, NETTO Marken-Discount and PENNY • The transaction was carried out for the special fund "Deutsche Investment - Food-Retail I"

Tikehau Capital and BlueRock Group establish joint venture for investments in Berlin residential real estate market through MB Advisors

A purchase agreement already exists for a first property in the Schöneberg district. The 5-storey residential building, built in 1903, comprises approx. 30 residential units with a total lettable area of around 2,500 m².

Hamburg’s industrial and logistics real estate market was driven by owner-occupiers in the first half of 2025

Hamburg's industrial and logistics real estate market achieved take-up of 230,500 square metres in the first half of 2025. This corresponds to an increase of 89 percent compared to the same period last year.

Residential investment remains the asset class with the highest turnover

The German residential investment market was able to transfer the market recovery that began last year to the new year 2025. The investment volume increased significantly in the first three months compared to the previous year, and € 2.5 billion was invested in larger residential portfolios (from 30 residential units).

ESG & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT: THE NEW (GREEN) ROLE OF THE PMS

Sandra Ambrosi, Senior Project Manager ESG, and Robert Schmidt, Director of Technical Property and Project Management, talk about concrete ESG measures that can be implemented in property management.

New CBRE survey: Increase in lending expected in the professional real estate market

According to a recent survey by global real estate service provider CBRE, lenders in the professional real estate market in Europe are planning to expand their lending in 2025. Almost 80 percent of the institutions surveyed want to increase their activities.

Goldbeck Parking Services is the new operator of Duisburg’s Torhaus Süd underground car park

Goldbeck Parking Services GmbH, which specialises in parking management and revitalisation of parking properties, has taken over the operation of the newly opened Torhaus Süd underground car park in Duisburg city centre.

Broad acceptance of fixed office attendance requirements worldwide

JLL study proves the importance of modern workplaces

Savills: Global real estate assets worth nearly $393.3 trillion – around four times global GDP – remains the world’s largest store of wealth

According to Savills, the value of all global real estate (residential, commercial and agricultural land) amounted to 393.3 trillion US dollars at the beginning of 2025, maintaining its position as the world's most important wealth store.

Leipzig: Aengevelt brokers a new location for IMMANO Immobilien Verwaltungs GmbH.

Colliers: Industrial and logistics leasing market on the road to recovery

Take-up in Germany exceeded the previous year's level by 8 per cent. In the top 8, the focus of users continues to be on the small-scale space segment up to 3,000 square metres.

Savills: Logistics market in the storm of world politics – New opportunities through the customs agreement?

While the recent agreement between the EU and the US is an important signal, it does not yet mark a return to the trade stability of previous years.

Declining prime yields amid rising transaction volume in the European industrial and logistics real estate market

according to Savills' latest European Logistics Outlook, total investment reached €37.9 billion in 2024, up 14% from 2023 and the fifth-strongest year in history, just behind 2019.

KGAL invests in leasing deal for three more aircraft for pension fund

KGAL, through its subsidiary GOAL, the long-standing joint venture between KGAL and Deutsche Lufthansa AG, has successfully concluded a leasing agreement with the Canadian regional airline Porter Airlines for three De Havilland Dash-8 Q400 aircraft.

The Art of Successful Portfolio Transformation

'From patchwork to strategy: How a sustainable portfolio is created from individual measures'