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Is ‘timing the market’ applicable for private markets?

Private markets are built for the long haul, yet recent market shifts are prompting investors to reassess their timing. With rising interest rates affecting valuations and slowing capital flows, is this turbulence a chance to enter at a more favorable point?

Oliver Lederer, Geschäftsleitungsmitglied von Aengevelt und Leiter des Düsseldorfer Investmentteams
News

Aengevelt: Moderate property market Düsseldorf

According to analyses by Aengevelt Research, the real estate market in Düsseldorf continues to show subdued dynamics. For example, despite an increased number of purchase cases, the money turnover on the Düsseldorf property market in the first half of 2025 fell compared to the same period last year.

Quarterly Report

Industrial and logistics real estate market in Central Germany with vacancy reduction and recovering take-up

take-up of 370,300 square metres* in the first three quarters of 2025 – 40 per cent more than in the same period last year. Production companies with a share of 52 percent of take-up over the course of the year.

Umfrage

Sentiment survey 2025: Sentiment in the real estate industry differentiated, the index falls to the level of 2023

Sentiment index falls to -0.41. Stabilization expected in the medium term. Investor interest is focused on residential and logistics properties, retail remains stable, office weakens.

Analyse Report

German city centres show remarkable stabilisation

This is shown by the recently published Highstreet Report 2025, which bulwiengesa has compiled for the sixth time in a row on behalf of Columbia Threadneedle and analyzes the development of A-locations in 100 German cities.

Analyse Report

Transaction size for industrial and logistics real estate increases significantly

Investment market delivers its best performance of the year so far in the third quarter

Teilnehmer der Podiumsdiskussion waren (von links): Simon van Zoggel, Head of Transaction IMAXXAM, Heike Beyer, Head of Asset Management DACH Commerz Real AG, Brigitte Adam, geschäftsführende Gesellschafterin ENA Experts Real Estate Valuation, Daniel Milkus, Geschäftsleitungsmitglied Aengevelt Immobilien, Klaus-Peter Hesse, Executive Consultant von Beuts & Coll.
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Aengevelt Expert Panel: Invest in office properties now!

A high-ranking panel of experts who took part in the panel discussion "Does the office hold the asset class?" by DIP partner Aengevelt Immobilien at EXPO REAL agreed: Despite major challenges, the office asset class not only has a future, but the right time for investments has come right now.

Manuel Backfisch, Geschäftsführer bei Colliers und Head of Capital Markets – B&C Cities Germany (Quelle: Colliers)
Analyse

Focus on regional cities: Colliers launches research series “Growth Cities Germany”

Publication series shows investment prospects in the regional growth markets. Regional cities offer an attractive risk-return profile.

Report

mrp hotels Expert Paper 2025 “Booking the Future”

Tourism markets are stabilizing, but investments require more expertise and long-term strategies. Operators between record results and margin pressure: Stronger focus on NOI and flexible models.

Analyse

KINGSTONE Real Estate and empirica regio: Housing market between regulation and reality

Despite positive GDP forecasts for 2026, structural challenges remain great: demographic change, rising energy prices and sluggish investment are dampening growth.

Report

AVENTOS Listed Real Estate Report No. 4 – Fall 2025: Real estate stocks and REITs currently moderately priced

The price developments of real estate stocks and REITs have largely stabilized in the past six months (as of the end of September) after a short phase of higher volatility.

Analyse Report

KINGSTONE Family Office Real Estate Report 2025: Real estate forms the backbone of asset allocation with a ratio of around 56 percent

As part of the survey, 32 family offices from the DACH region were asked about their real estate investment strategies. The core findings: Real estate is the backbone of net worth. On average, more than half – 56.5 percent – is accounted for by real estate.

Analyse

Savills: Global real estate assets worth nearly $393.3 trillion – around four times global GDP – remains the world’s largest store of wealth

According to Savills, the value of all global real estate (residential, commercial and agricultural land) amounted to 393.3 trillion US dollars at the beginning of 2025, maintaining its position as the world's most important wealth store.

Analyse

Colliers at ifo Schnelldienst: Structural Challenges of the Housing Market

Although the population in Germany is declining in the long term, the number of households is growing. In contrast, new residential construction in 2024 slumped by 14% compared to the previous year. By 2027, housing construction could decline by a further 35%.

Analyse Report

PlanRadar publishes Construction QA/QC Impact Report: Inconsistent quality standards weigh on construction projects worldwide

Although more than 70 percent of companies state that they rely on QA/QC from day one, 77 percent report inconsistent standards between projects, locations and trades. The consequences are serious.

Analyse Report

US Multifamily Monitor 2nd half of 2025: Ownership crisis leads to dynamism in the rental sector

The housing crisis is changing the market, the multifamily segment is facing a new phase of growth and attractive conditions for an anti-cyclical market entry.

Analyse Report

Outpatient senior living is gaining in importance – large rent spread according to the Nursing Home Atlas 2025

The market is growing, but remains selective: stable demand meets limited supply. The decisive factors for rent levels and yield potential are location, furnishings and service concept.

Analyse Report

European real estate transaction volume expected to reach EUR 130 billion in Q1 to Q3 2025, up 1.5% year-on-year

According to a recent analysis by Savills, the European real estate investment market remained robust overall in the third quarter of 2025. According to preliminary results, transactions worth almost 37 billion euros were recorded.

Comment

EXPO REAL 2025: Hope from many small answers to big questions

Statement by Prof. Dr. Tobias Just on EXPO REAL 2025

Report Quarterly

NAI apollo: Rhine-Main 2025 logistics space market remains at previous year’s level to date

In the third quarter of 2025, take-up of 133,000 square metres was recorded - an increase compared to the previous quarter and the previous year's result. So far, annual take-up is 344,300 square metres, which corresponds to the previous year's level.

Steffen Sauer, Head of Industrial & Logistics Letting Colliers Germany
Report Quarterly

Colliers: Industrial and logistics leasing market on the road to recovery

Take-up in Germany exceeded the previous year's level by 8 per cent. In the top 8, the focus of users continues to be on the small-scale space segment up to 3,000 square metres.

Interview Weekly

Net Operating Income: The Central Value Driver in the New Real Estate Cycle

Value adjustments, refinancing pressure and changing user needs are currently encountering an oversupply of space that is no longer up to date. Tobias Moroni spoke to Dr. Oliver Voß, Managing Director at Institutional Investment Consulting Partners, about opportunities, timing and the role of net operating income.

Report Quarterly

Hotel investment market remains on the upswing: best result since 2021

The interest in hotel investments, which has been increasing for some time, is now also reflected in the transaction volume. With total revenue of almost €1.43 billion, hotels increased their volume by almost 44% compared to the same period last year and achieved their best result since 2021.

Hoteltransaktionsvolumen im ersten Quartal seit 2010
Report Quarterly

Hotel investment market with increasing transaction dynamics

The transaction volume reached 1.5 billion euros in the first three quarters of 2025, an increase of 50 percent compared to the same period last year. At the same time, the prime yield has remained stable at 5.25 percent since the end of 2023.

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