Union Investment sells hotel in Munich

Goldbeck Parking Services cooperate with the State Agency for Mobility Data in North Rhine-Westphalia

Goldbeck Parking Services provides MOBIDROM with comprehensive infrastructure and mobility data, which the parking expert obtains from the approximately 62 parking properties and e-charging stations it manages in North Rhine-Westphalia.

New letting in the centre of Dessau: Aroundtown lets office space in the ‘Fürst-Leopold-Carree’

Dessauer Wohnungsbaugesellschaft mbH, the city's largest landlord and the fourth-largest municipal residential property developer in Saxony-Anhalt, has rented around 1,900 sqm of office space in the centrally located ‘Fürst-Leopold-Carree’ property.

EXPO REAL 24 // 6 in 60: Mark Aengevelt | Aengevelt Real Estate

6 questions in 60 seconds about EXPO REAL 2024: Mood, markets, topics...

Beyond the energy certificate: Circularity Passport

The Circularity Passports® Building or material passport records building products and materials, their ecological footprint, recyclability and the value of the materials used.

Commercial vacancy and rising rents: What real estate investors should be aware of now

“Every property needs a story!”

Real estate market commentary by Mark Aengevelt, Managing Partner of Aengevelt Immobilien.

Elbenwald rents 200 m² of retail space in Leipzig

The supplier of film fan merchandise is moving from the main station to the pedestrian zone.

Deka Immobilien sells office building in Frankfurt

Deka Immobilien has sold an office building in Frankfurt am Main from the portfolio of the open-ended real estate fund Deka-ImmobilienEuropa. IMAXXAM has acquired the "Lighttower" in Frankfurt's Ostend district for its real estate fund GSAI.

Sector focus: Continuing our 2025 private credit outlook

In the first part of our 2025 private credit outlook, we offered a broad overview of the prospects for the asset class over the next 12 months. Now, we assess some sectors in a little more depth – namely infrastructure and real estate.

Colliers: Investment market slowly works its way out of transformation phase towards recovery

The transaction volume on the residential and commercial investment market amounted to 23.7 billion euros, just missing the previous year's level. In the commercial segment, the strongest quarterly result since the beginning of the year was achieved.

ESMA Guidelines on (ESG) Fund Names / New BaFin Administrative Practice: Background, Content, Practical Implications

In a notification dated 25 July 2024, BaFin announced that it will take into account the guidelines for fund names of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) in its administrative practice. These will completely replace BaFin's previous administrative practice on sustainable investment funds.

Global real estate transaction volume remains stable, with “growth and outperformance niches in selected regions and sectors”

According to Savills' latest Takes Stock Global Capital Markets Report, global real estate transaction volume amounted to $380 billion in the first half of 2025. This is largely in line with the level of the first half of 2024.

Wealthcap reaches milestone for repositioning of Ten Towers: Leonardo Hotels signs lease agreement for twin towers

The renowned hotel group wants to move into the double tower with 244 rooms. Restaurant planned at a height of 50 metres – also for external guests.

Hines leases approx. 11,100 m² in Cologne’s “Panther & Leon” to a medical care centre

For an interdisciplinary medical care center, the "Leon", a former office building from the 1980s, is being converted into a health property.

Colliers: KRÖNING – Automation takes over new production areas in Dohna

The special machine construction company KRÖNING – Automation continues to grow and acquires an area of around 12,000 square meters in the Dohna industrial park. Colliers acted as an intermediary for the buyer in the sale.

TSO achieves sales success: innovative self-storage property sold

The property is a prime example of innovative real estate development and was sold to a renowned Florida family office for a gross sales price of $17.5 million.

Shortage of supply for student housing leads to high rents

Student housing moves into the focus of investors

District office gives green light: B-plan procedure for new high-rise building in Berlin at Jannowitzbrücke started

HB Reavis develops mixed-use high-rise building in line with Berlin's high-rise mission statement. Designed by Dorte Mandrup, the building has 27 floors and is 105m high. On July 1, the Mitte district office passed the resolution to set up the site.

Savills: Large transactions return to the European office market

An analysis by Savills based on preliminary RCA data shows that the average transaction size for office properties in Europe rose to €30 million in Q3 2025, the highest level in three years.

HIH Projektentwicklung repositions office building in Cologne city centre

Construction of approx. 6,600 sqm of high-quality office space with a view of the cathedral. CO₂ reduction by preserving the existing building and minimizing energy consumption. Planned completion in Q4/2028.

mrp hotels Expert Paper 2025 “Booking the Future”

Tourism markets are stabilizing, but investments require more expertise and long-term strategies. Operators between record results and margin pressure: Stronger focus on NOI and flexible models.

AnlV amendment to 5% infrastructure quota frees up real estate quota

On 11 October 2024, the Federal Government submitted the draft bill for a 2nd Act to Strengthen Company Pensions to the Bundesrat. This contains exciting amendments to the Investment Ordinance (AnlV), which is particularly relevant for pension funds.

Special AIFs as Secondaries: The Time for Secondary Markets Has Come

The secondary market for special funds is gaining in importance and offers investors flexible entry and exit options. Secondaries offer attractive opportunities, especially for real estate – now is the right time to take advantage of this market.

Continued market recovery in residential investments

In the first half of 2025, the German residential investment market continued its recovery, with a moderate slowdown in momentum in the second quarter compared to the first quarter.