Sonar Real Estate extends lease agreement with BImA for around 8,000 square meters of office space in Potsdam

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.

Leverage effect: Up to what purchase factor is real estate financing worthwhile?

Financing is an indispensable part of investment real estate – as long as the return after costs is higher than the interest costs, the return on equity can be increased by the leverage effect. But since 2022, sharply rising interest rates have put pressure on the market.

Logistics real estate investment market gains momentum despite lower volume

Number of trades increasing, but only one major transaction registered

Initial letting in ESG flagship project PRISMA in Frankfurt: Sonar Real Estate starts active marketing phase

Adesso SE is moving into 6,500 m² of office space in a building with a total of around 44,000 m² of modern office space for flexible usage concepts. A 3,000 m² atrium open to the public offers gastronomy, coworking, fitness and events.

Global investment market to grow by 34 percent in the first quarter of 2025

Global real estate transaction volume reached $185 billion in the first quarter of 2025, up 34 percent year-on-year. EMEA achieved the largest increase in sales among the world regions at 41 percent.

Savills: GETEC Immobilien buys office building in Hanover

The five-storey building, located between the centre and the Stadtgarten, was built in 1984 and has a diversified tenant structure. The seller of the property is MEAG.

Institutional investors are returning to the real estate market – but selectively

The readjustment of the portfolio allocation has begun. This is shown by a survey conducted by INDUSTRIA Immobilien in spring 2025.

Healthcare provider rents approx. 1,500 m² in EDDI

A Düsseldorf-based healthcare provider has signed a long-term lease agreement for around 1,500 m² of office space and will move into the space before the end of this year.

The importance of data centers as an asset class for the construction industry

Data centers have become one of the most important asset classes in the real estate industry. With increasing digitization and the exponential growth of data volumes, demand is rising continuously.

Artificial intelligence is rapidly developing the life science market

German clusters Berlin-Potsdam and Munich are well positioned in a European comparison

Review Webinar Series “Macro Matters – The KINGSTONE Real Estate View” (June 2025)

Union Investment sells hotel in Munich

Courtyard by Marriott München City Center goes to Blue Coast Capital. Property from the UniImmo portfolio: Europe.

RQI Monument Boutique buys landmark property in Heidelberg’s old town

As part of the "monument-to-core" strategy developed by RQI Denkmalboutique, the existing areas are largely converted into living space and renovated in accordance with ESG standards,

KGAL acquires “Streitfeld Lofts” office complex in Munich

KGAL has acquired the high-quality "Streitfeld Lofts" office complex with 8,400 square metres of rental space and 54 underground parking spaces for one of its institutional special funds.

Groundbreaking ceremony for the iQ space Berlin-Mitte project: Bayer, Charité and Berlin Institute of Health at Charité sign lease agreements for 15,500 m²

iQ spaces implements international lighthouse project in partnership with UBS Asset Management

Potsdam station passages almost fully let: IKEA opens planning studio, depot moves

IKEA will open a new planning studio on around 500 m² and return to Potsdam. The retail space was previously leased to the Depot brand. This means that the station passages are fully let except for a 62 m² retail space.

CBRE advises NXP Semiconductors on relocation to Hamburg-Bahrenfeld

In total, the site comprises 25,200 m² of office and laboratory space and offers space for 800 employees. The developer and landlord is AUG. PRIEN project development, while Captiva was the initiator of the transformation of the site.

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.

Hotel valuation report: German hotel industry on the upswing – real estate values exceed pre-Corona level

The German hotel investment market has achieved a turnaround. The first half of 2025 shows positive market dynamics and the half-year transaction volume for hotel properties is significantly higher than the level of the past four years.

Munich real estate investment market: Private capital takes advantage of increasing willingness of institutional investors to sell for countercyclical purchases

According to Savills, around 980 million euros were turned over in the Munich real estate investment market in the 1st half of 2025. Compared to the same period last year, this corresponds to a decline of 27%. Compared to the 10-year average, sales were even 54% lower.

TAG signs agreement to acquire an extensive portfolio of rental apartments in Poland

Signing of an agreement to acquire approx. 5,300 new-build apartments for a purchase price of PLN 2,405 million (approx. EUR 565 million)

Savills brokers further rental space at ADMI AHOI on Fleetinsel in Hamburg

Hamburg-based nut manufacturer Max Kiene GmbH has rented around 320 m² of office space in the ADMI AHOI at Admiralitätstrasse 59.

Life Science and Technology Real Estate: The Specialized Asset Class of the Future?

With the "Life Science & Tech" segment, a young asset class has recently emerged that has so far been at best marginally noticed by institutional investors. What distinguishes real estate in the Life Science & Tech sector and how will this segment develop?

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.