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

Logistics investment volume slightly below previous year’s level

The logistics investment market generated a volume of €2.8 billion in the first half of the year, slightly below the previous year's level (-2.2%). Overall, the market is very lively with a very significant increase in the number of deals.

With its decision, the ECB is keeping all options open

The start has been made: The mood of the German economy has brightened in the first 100 days of the new federal government. However, there is still a lack of implementation of concrete measures to strengthen Germany as a business location ...

KPMG focuses on sustainable existing space at its new Frankfurt office

In a central location on Opernplatz, around 33,000 m² will be rented across two office buildings

EXPO REAL 24 // 6 in 60: Konstantin Hähndel | ACCUMULATA

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

Sonar Real Estate sells office property in Oldenburg

Sonar Real Estate has sold an office property in Oldenburg on behalf of a pan-European real estate investment manager. The building was acquired from a local family office and comprises around 4,000 square metres of rental space.

Rent index: Unrealistic and outdated!

Rent indexes are powerful instruments. But how realistic is the Berlin rent index anyway?

AI Agents in the Real Estate Investment Process – Increasing Efficiency through Intelligent Automation

Artificial intelligence has found its way into our everyday work. The next step is already in preparation: AI agents who will automate processes for us. The real estate industry must deal with these developments.

Sustainable increase in value in the real estate portfolio – a string restructuring in practice

More than half of German apartments date from a time when energy efficiency was not an issue. Anyone working with such properties today has two options: renovate or lose. At Domicil, the decision to include a property in the portfolio therefore follows a clear strategy – with a view to the entire life cycle. Reality, however, shows that the perfect property rarely exists.

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.

CBRE advises Cabot on the acquisition of four logistics properties in 2025

CBRE has supported Cabot Properties in the expansion of its German logistics portfolio by providing active advice. As in 2024, CBRE has now once again advised Cabot on four transactions, which together have a volume of around 70 million euros and an area of more than 55,000 square metres.

The ever-changing future of retail

IRE|BS Standpunkt No. 141 by Prof. Dr. Tobias Just, FRICS, University of Regensburg and IRE|BS Real Estate Academy, with an outlook on the challenges and prospects for retail real estate.

Still unclear return/risk profile? Investing in green hydrogen from an investor’s perspective

According to the latest survey by the German Alternative Investments Association (BAI), around 57% of the 110 institutional investors surveyed are planning to expand their current exposure to infrastructure equity.

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

Latest data confirms recovery of the European real estate market

According to Savills, preliminary data suggests that real estate investment volume in Europe was about €53 billion in Q4 2024. This represents an increase of 31% compared to Q4 2023.

EXPO REAL: We finally want to do new business again!

Well-attended DIP booth.

Top6 office markets: More dynamism through large-scale lettings

Savills examined the German office leasing market in the first quarter of 2025. Here are the most important results.

Gap of 20 billion euros

After the interest rate turnaround comes the wave of refinancing

Resilience in the property sector: challenges and opportunities in a dynamic world

The ability to survive crises and adapt to new market conditions has become essential for success in the property sector. Resilience is no longer a buzzword, but a fundamental principle influencing both investors and companies.

Investors return to the housing market

After two years of slump in the transaction market for rental apartments, investors are smelling the morning air again. This comeback is made possible by more reliability in purchase prices, falling interest rates and rising rents.

Domicil Real Estate AG sells 50 residential units in Berlin

Domicil Real Estate AG has sold 50 residential units in the northeast of Berlin as part of an asset deal. The property in question was built in 1997 and is currently 100 percent let. Kauri CAB Group acted as investment manager on the acquisition for a pension fund. The units were managed and sold by Domicil as part of an asset and portfolio management mandate.

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.

Remarkable Resilience: Global Economic and Private Markets Update

Despite high geopolitical and trade policy uncertainty, the global economy and markets have remained remarkably resilient so far this year. What's behind this resilience and will it continue? Nick Brooks, ICG's Chief Economist, assesses the outlook.

Generative AI in data centres part 3: How GenAI shapes AI sovereignty and data centre investment

In this final instalment, we consider how capital flows for data centre investment are shaped by AI sovereignty and geopolitics, and how the evolution of GenAI will increase their impact.

Trough reached: Office investment markets at a turning point

Office properties were by far the most affected by the difficult economic environment and higher interest rates. In addition, there was a certain uncertainty regarding the future development of the home office quota. But the trend is going back to the office.