“2026 will be marked by change – a year of actions and reactions. We need the push forward now”

André Zücker, CO-CEO KGAL Group

“2026 will be marked by change – a year of actions and reactions. We need the push forward now. This applies equally to investors, business and politics. This will also put an end to the rippling along on the real estate markets in recent years. In Germany, the federal government’s infrastructure package will trigger gigantic investments that can be leveraged with private capital. In view of global political uncertainty, local and Asian investors will be looking for safe havens and will increasingly head for Europe and real assets.”

“We are facing huge social tasks in which the real estate industry plays a central role. This applies not only to the social infrastructure, but above all to housing. Supply and demand must be rebalanced – one of the most pressing European issues of our time.”

“High-quality properties are already being contested again. The bidding lists include many private and family offices that think in terms of generations and take advantage of the current favourable time. Typically, the institutional ones follow at a distance, and this development is just beginning. Conservative addresses that have mastered the difficult last few years well are back on the market.”