Quantum acquires modern residential and commercial building in Hamburg-Ottensen

New opportunities and a 2-class society on the office market!

The office segment has lost favor with investors. Weak economy, geopolitical crises and changed working environments are the main reasons. Nevertheless, a distinction should be made as to which offices meet the requirements of users and investors in the long term

Invesco Real Estate sells FENIX prime Stockholm office asset to Humlegården Fastigheter AB

Invesco Real Estate has sold the Skålen 30 prime office asset in Stockholm's Hagastaden submarket to Humlegården Fastigheter AB.

Social or critical infrastructure is establishing itself as an investment target – real estate or real assets?

Aengevelt Residential Investment Index AWI continues to rise

Aengevelt Research has been publishing the AWI index since 2008 as a qualified scientific guide to the residential investment market. After the worst result in the 2022/2023 winter survey with 47.9 points, its value rose again afterwards.

Healthcare investment volume significantly above previous year and slightly below average

The transaction volume on the healthcare investment market amounted to € 943 million after the first six months. Although the result is around 18% below the long-term average, the half-year result from the previous year was significantly exceeded by 66%.

JUNiCKE acquires 76 residential units in Braunschweig – residential portfolio to grow

The seller of the portfolio is the Meravis Real Estate Group. The parties have agreed not to disclose the sale price.

KGAL connects Italian solar park of superlatives to the grid

The special renewable energy fund KGAL ESPF 4 has commissioned the "Tuscania" solar park in the Lazio region as planned. With a total capacity of 148 megawatts (MW), "Tuscania" is the largest privately financed solar park in Italy.

Digitalisation and European Debt Investing

As global megatrends around urbanisation and digitalisation accelerate, real estate markets are being reshaped in ways that present compelling opportunities for alternative lenders.

Invesco Real Estate acquires new hotel in Gdansk, Poland for German individual mandate

Invesco Real Estate has acquired a 327-bed hotel in Gdansk, Poland, for a long-standing German individual client. This is the client's first investment in the hotel sector.

OSMAB revitalises existing property in Cologne-Kalk

The building at Gottfried-Hagen-Str. 36 in Cologne awaits a new façade as well as extensive interior work. One of the aims of the modernisation is to increase energy efficiency. Completion is expected by the end of the year, but pre-letting has already started.

Berlin real estate investment market: While outlook brightens, transaction volume remains low

According to Savills, in the 1st half of 2025, around 2.1 billion euros were turned over on the Berlin real estate investment market. Compared to the same period last year, this corresponds to a decrease of 43%.

Certified office space stock grows by a fifth in major cities

Existing buildings make a significant contribution to the increase – Frankfurt remains the frontrunner

HIH Invest buys education campus in Fellbach near Stuttgart

The Bauknecht Forum offers more than 13,000 m² of lettable space. The main tenants include the Kolping-Bildungswerk and the SIS Swiss International School Deutschland. The average remaining term of the leases is over 21 years.

Entering the next cycle now?

How the residential real estate market is stabilizing after the crisis and what opportunities are emerging for investors

Back leverage – an underestimated financing instrument in Germany

Although back leverage is still a relatively new concept in commercial real estate financing, it has already established itself as a staple in some markets. US and British investors in particular use this instrument to manage capital structures more flexibly and thus achieve double-digit target returns. In their investment decisions, they are strongly oriented towards real estate cycles and have no reservations about complex financing structures.

COMPLEMUS develops logistics project of around 23,000 square meters in Euskirchen

Around 13,000 square metres as a built-to-suit project for MM Flowers as a long-term tenant

Top 6 office markets: Office space take-up recovers, but remains below the long-term average

In the first half of 2025, the top 6 office markets* recorded take-up of around 1.3 million m², 17.8% above the level of the same period last year - but a decrease of 9.1% compared to the average of the past ten years.

Savills: $1 trillion worth of returns expected in 2025 as companies gear up for returns logistics

According to Savills' latest Impacts study, global e-commerce sales are expected to reach $4.8 trillion in 2025, with $1 trillion worth of goods expected to be returned.

Significant market recovery in the hotel investment market in the third quarter

BNP Paribas Real Estate publishes figures on the hotel investment market for Q3 2024: After the first nine months of 2024, an investment volume of just under one billion euros (€992 million) was registered in the German hotel investment market.

DATA CENTER: STATUS QUO AND PERSPECTIVES

The demand for data centers is increasing – they have now developed into an attractive and high-performance asset class. Advancing digitalization in all areas of life and business is causing the need for data centers to continue to increase.

The tide is turning for European office investments as debt capital boosts returns again

According to Savills, the tide is turning in the European office investment market as investors prepare for the start of 2025.

100 days of the Federal Government: Statement by Arnaud Ahlborn, INDUSTRIA Immobilien GmbH

100 days in office: The new federal government has set the first course for housing policy – some of them in the right direction, others with problematic side effects. Above all, the 'construction turbo' sends an important signal to the industry.

Montano Real Estate GmbH acquires “Pier 81” office complex in Hamburg for professional pension fund – focus on value appreciation potential

Office complex identified as a value-add investment with potential through repositioning and new development. Acquisition marks another successful conclusion with a professional pension fund.

BRAWO REAL ESTATE starts marketing the ParkVillen Potsdam with STRATEGIS

The new quarter is divided into seven representative buildings according to a design by the multi-award-winning office of Hilmer Sattler Architekten, which has already planned the reconstruction of the Barberini Museum in Potsdam, among other things.