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The current JLL study shows that the German retail sector is subject to constant change, with consumption habits strongly influenced by age and place of residence. Multifunctional shopping experiences that are tailored to the needs of different generations play an important role.
McDonald's will open a new branch in Oldenburg's city centre in April 2026 and rent 600 m² at Lange Straße 74. JLL brokered the letting on behalf of Deka Immobilien.
The current JLL investor survey shows that real estate investors in Germany no longer see falling interest rates as a growth impulse. Instead, the focus is on price-adjusted purchase opportunities, while pricing in the asset classes is almost complete.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, the office performance indicator Victor Prime Office recorded growth of 1.6 percent. Hamburg leads the indicator with a jump of 6.6 percent, while Berlin falls back slightly.
The office letting market in Hanover is showing constant figures in 2025, with a prime rent of 24.50 euros and an expected take-up of 125,000 m² for 2026. Despite a decline in take-up, the market remains stable.
The Watzl Group has acquired a premium portfolio consisting of four commercial buildings and one office property in five major cities in southern Germany. JLL advised on the transaction, the financial volume of which was not disclosed.
In 2025, the German market for warehouse and logistics space achieved take-up of 5.78 million m², an increase of six percent compared to the previous year. Demand was mainly driven by new players from Asia and regional differences.
In 2025, the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region recorded a significant decline in the office letting market, with take-up almost halved compared to the previous year. Ludwigshafen, Mannheim and Heidelberg were particularly affected, where there was a shortage of large leases and high-quality space.
The project developer Bauwo is leasing two of the three components of its Dombühl logistics park in Ansbach to 'Müller – Die lila Logistik'. The hall space still available is around 25,500 m².
The Catholic children's and youth home St. Josef has acquired a plot of land in Mannheim including project development. The plan is to build a five-storey timber hybrid building with 3,000 m² of usable space.
A new study by JLL and Munich RE shows that insurance premiums for office buildings have risen sharply since 2018. This development poses an increasing risk for property owners, who must now take measures to protect their assets.
Nuremberg's office leasing market had a mixed year in 2025, with a 17 percent year-on-year decline in take-up. Especially in the second half of the year, fewer and smaller deals were made, which is due to a limited supply in the center.
In 2025, the German investment market for logistics and industrial real estate recorded a decline in large transactions of over 100 million euros, while the number of transactions increased overall. International investors continued to expand their holdings.
Residential rent growth slowed in the second half of 2025, with cities like Hamburg recording a growth of nine percent, while Berlin is experiencing stagnation. Purchase prices for condominiums are rising more strongly than in the previous year, especially in existing buildings.
The investment market for retail real estate in Germany achieved a transaction volume of 6.54 billion euros in 2025, an increase of one billion euros compared to the previous year. Private investors accounted for a remarkable share on the buyer side at 22 percent.
GTU Mobility has leased 4,300 m² in the former HDI headquarters in Hanover. The new headquarters will be occupied from the middle of next year. JLL brokered the lease.
The German commercial real estate market in the seven metropolises recorded a decline of around twelve percent in transaction volume in 2025. There are signs of recovery and more activity in 2026.
Public administration plays an important role in the German office market with an annual letting volume of around 300,000 m². The necessary modernization of the public building stock is likely to increase demand even more.
In 2025, Berlin's office letting market recorded take-up of 481,000 m², a decline of almost a fifth compared to the previous year. The lack of major deals is due to the difficult economic situation, according to Anja Schuhmann of JLL.
The Frankfurt office market recorded a high take-up volume of 565,200 m² in 2025, with significant major deals being concluded. The prime rent rose to 52 euros/m² and is expected to rise further in 2026.
The office market in Munich recorded a slight decline in take-up of five percent in 2025. However, the prime rent rose by more than five euros and exceeded the limit of 60 euros per square metre.
The Stuttgart office market recorded a 22 percent decline in take-up in 2025 due to a weak second half of the year. Major deals were postponed to 2026, while smaller leases dominated.
Investors in healthcare real estate showed particularly active buying activity in 2025, with an annual volume of 1.4 billion euros. One focus was on nursing homes, while the market could gain new momentum with medical centers.
Hamburg's office leasing market in 2025 was mixed with a decline in take-up of four percent and an increase in vacancy rates. Nevertheless, the prime office rent rose from 36 to 41 euros/m².
At the end of 2025, the German office letting market showed a stable development with slight regional differences. Despite a minimal decline of 0.8 per cent in take-up, this is seen as a positive signal.
In 2025, the investment volume in the institutional housing market in Germany was lower than in the previous year, despite a higher number of transactions. The final quarter was the strongest in terms of revenue, characterized by smaller and medium-sized transactions.
The German real estate investment market recorded a transaction volume of 33.9 billion euros in 2025, a decline of four percent compared to the previous year. Institutional investors remained cautious, but accelerated lending and the strength of German cities could provide impetus in 2026.
Sentiment among real estate financing experts improved at the end of 2025, with the German Real Estate Financing Index (Difi) rising to 0.7 points. In particular, the current situation on the financing market is assessed more positively.
A JLL study shows that 92 percent of real estate decision-makers worldwide, and as many as 93 percent in Germany, are already using AI applications or are planning to do so this year. Despite the high ambitions, many companies are struggling to fully achieve AI goals, with cyber and privacy requirements cited as key hurdles.
People are attracted to AI-powered environments and are also looking for digital downtime. JLL Global Survey Reveals Need for Discrete Technology Integration in Personal and Professional Life
The complex was built in 1996 and consists of 18 houses with a total of 143 residential units and 75 parking spaces. The properties have a total area of around 11,350 m² and are almost fully let. The seller of the residential complex is a family office from southern Germany.
The fashion brand's first shop in the Saxon metropolis will open in 2025. The landlord of the building is a holding company. JLL brokered the conclusion of the contract on behalf of the tenant and the owner.
The German market for warehouse and logistics space is extremely stable after three quarters in 2025. A total of around 4.35 million m² was taken up in the first nine months of the year – of which 1.2 million m² or 28 per cent were owner-occupiers.
Ernsting's family is moving within Oldenburg's city centre. In the commercial building at Achternstraße 1-2, the company has rented 350 m² of retail space on the ground floor.
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.
At the end of the first half of the year, the investment market for retail real estate continued its recovery and, with a transaction volume of EUR 2.9 billion, exceeded the previous year's figure by ten percent. However, the average of the past five years is still 15 percent short.
German city centres are in demand as rarely in recent years, retail concepts are expansive, and so the real estate market for retail space has followed an extraordinary start to the year with another strong quarter.
With 19 transactions, the trend on the Düsseldorf real estate investment market is again pointing more clearly upwards. So many sales have not been registered in the NRW state capital since Q1 2022.
Although the demand for technologies such as 5G, cloud services and, above all, artificial intelligence (AI) is enormous, limiting factors are causing slightly weaker growth.
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.
