Schillerpark Center: Aroundtown achieves long-term full occupancy.

Savills: Specialist courier service provider World Courier leases 2,400 m² in Kirchheim near Munich

The specialist courier service provider in the premium segment World Courier has leased around 800 m² of office space and 1,600 m² of logistics space in the Ammerkamp industrial park in Kirchheim and is expected to move into the location at Ammerthalstraße 2-32 at the beginning of 2026.

Retail investment market in Germany: After year-end rally in portfolios, most significant increase in turnover in an asset class comparison

Even though the results of the years before 2023 have not yet been achieved, the retail investment market was able to take advantage of the continuously improved market sentiment over the past 12 months and achieve a good overall balance in 2024.

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.

Data center opened in the “Hulb-West” industrial park in Böblingen

Periskop Development GmbH, an international investment consultant headquartered in Berlin, is developing the Hulb-West site in Böblingen, which originally covered around 15 hectares, into a sustainable commercial location on behalf of the owners.

DEMIRE leases around 1,900 m² to FrontWell in Bad Vilbel

Artificial Intelligence and Real Estate: New Market Opportunities through DeepSeek Revolution

Artificial intelligence (AI) has reached a new phase: The breakthrough of the Chinese startup DeepSeek shows that sophisticated AI models can now be realized with significantly lower costs and computing capacities. This lowers the barriers to entry for new players and increases competition in the AI sector. As a result, AI technologies could gain a foothold in various industries faster than expected and unleash their economic benefits. But what does this mean for the real estate industry? Our report sheds light on the impact on different sectors and shows where investors could benefit most.

GP Stake Investing: Unlocking Growth, Alignment, and Strategic Edge in Real Estate

As institutional investors continue to pursue long-term, high-conviction strategies in real estate, one emerging approach is drawing attention: GP stake investing.

Healthcare investment volume slightly above previous year, but still well below long-term average

The healthcare investment market recorded a transaction volume of just under €1.2 billion in 2024. The previous year's result was thus exceeded by 6%, but the year-end result is 51% below the long-term average.

Aroundtown Achieves Long-Term Lease Extension

Jobcenter extends lease for 1,100 m2 in the Neustädter Passage 1 office complex in Halle (Saale)

Construction industry as a problem child of the German economy – times without a turnaround?

Our junior analyst Amelie Feye has analysed the current situation in the German construction industry. The focus is on economic development, structural stress factors and political measures to stabilise residential construction.

All seven Aroundtown Center Parcs in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands – the first holiday parks ever to receive BREEAM sustainability certification

Housing Shortage in Europe further deteriorates

Rental Prices Increase by 2.4% Within Six Months, Overcrowding on the Rise

Challenges of taking on asset management mandates

The German real estate market has changed radically: Today, it is no longer quick transactions that count, but operational know-how and experienced specialists. The assumption of mandates is a much-discussed topic.

IPH Group continues to grow strongly in center management

The IPH Group is further expanding its growth course in the area of center management. Two new mandates and the long-term extension of three existing mandates are decisive for this.

The most important trends in real estate management for 2025

The real estate industry is on the verge of change: sustainability, digitalization and data-driven decisions will shape the development of real estate management in 2025.

Office letting market in Hamburg Q2-2025: Premium space in central locations remains scarce

In the first half of 2025, take-up in Hamburg's office letting market amounted to 207,000 m². Compared to the same period last year, this corresponds to an increase of 9.8%. In contrast to the ten-year average, however, it was about 15% lower.

Commercial real estate financing in the age of uncertainty – the results of the German Debt Project 2025

This year's report on commercial real estate financing, the German Debt Project, makes it clear that 2025 will not bring a sudden turn for the better, but a gradual revival, albeit unevenly strong according to market segments.

Cologne: Savills brokers office space in GEREON to IT service provider

With eresult GmbH and KAMANO GmbH, two IT service providers operating throughout Germany, will jointly move into around 400 m² of office space in GEREON in Cologne's old town on August 1, 2025.

Deka Immobilien sells health centre in Finland

Deka Immobilien has sold a health centre in Helsinki for around 100 million euros. The property comes from the real estate assets of the open-ended real estate fund WestInvest ImmoValue, which is aimed exclusively at institutional investors.

BNPPRE MEETS MEAG – (AGAIN) GOOD TIMES FOR REAL ESTATE INVESTORS?

Is Germany still the safe haven for investors? Which asset classes promise good performance? And what role does ESG play? We answer these questions in an interview with Katrin Hupfauer, Head of Real Estate Transactions at MEAG.

Northern Horizon reinforces its market leadership in social infrastructure in Denmark with the acquisition of a portfolio of new aged care homes

Northern Horizon is acquiring a portfolio of aged care homes from AP Ejendomme, a subsidiary of AP Pension, a major Danish pension company. The transaction value exceeds DKK 500 million (EUR 67m).

UrbanMusiX opens new music concept on 1,400 m² in Cologne-Nippes

In the Cologne district of Nippes, the new music concept UrbanMusix has opened. At Geldernstraße 35-37, the provider rents a total of 1,400 m², including 1,100 m² in an office building and around 300 m² in an associated residential building.

“Office Markets – Dead End or Renaissance?”

Panel discussion, Tuesday, 8.10.2024, 3.45 - 4.30 p.m.

Catella European Residential III acquires residential complex with 192 rental apartments in Vienna-Floridsdorf

The property has around 15,900 m² of gross living space and offers apartments with sizes ranging in size from 53 to 127 m². It is classified in energy class B (HWB), is heated by district heating and uses solar thermal energy on the roof.