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GARBE PYRAMID-MAP: Rental development on the European logistics real estate market remains stable – growth forecast until 2030 subdued

Annual rent increases of an average of 1.9 percent expected. First half of 2025: Moderate rent growth with stable market development overall. Regional differentiation is increasing – top markets remain driving forces

Transaction market for modern living is reviving – new construction is lagging behind

With a volume of 165 million euros, the total volume of the previous year was already exceeded at the end of the first half of the year.

Capital market perspectives: A party cannot last forever if the supports of the ballroom are removed.

The current US administration is tearing down previously supporting pillars of the economic system and prosperity. Stock markets are currently concentrating more on the positive news. However, the current measures create an environment that increases risks for capital markets in the long term.

Inconsistent standards make it difficult to compare the energy efficiency of buildings in Europe

The energy efficiency classes of commercial real estate in Europe are only comparable to a limited extent. Savills points this out in a recent article as part of the Impacts publication series.

Global real estate transaction volume remains stable, with “growth and outperformance niches in selected regions and sectors”

According to Savills' latest Takes Stock Global Capital Markets Report, global real estate transaction volume amounted to $380 billion in the first half of 2025. This is largely in line with the level of the first half of 2024.

Office use in 2025: ESG-compliant quarters instead of isolated office locations

What will become of the office in a time marked by home office, ESG regulations and economic uncertainty? In an interview with Wüest Partner, Emanuel Coskun, Senior Managing Director at Hines Germany, gives an assessment of the future of the office markets in Germany.

More than a contract: tenant management as a value strategy

Whether residential real estate is really viable as an investment is not only decided when buying or exiting, but during ongoing operations. More precisely: in lease management. It is the point where strategy and reality meet.

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.

BF. Quarterly Barometer Q3 2025: Significant upturn in sentiment among real estate financiers

The main reason is better refinancing conditions. New business is increasing, but less strongly than in Q2. Banks are financing on a larger scale again. Falling margins as a sign of increasing competition.

Future Outlook & Recommendations for Action

'Farsightedness decides: How institutional portfolios will be successfully positioned in 2030'

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.

Savills: $1 trillion worth of returns expected in 2025 as companies gear up for returns logistics

According to Savills' latest Impacts study, global e-commerce sales are expected to reach $4.8 trillion in 2025, with $1 trillion worth of goods expected to be returned.

Analysis by Wüest Partner: Stuttgart area with strong rent increase and falling purchase prices – Korntal-Münchingen leads location ranking

Wüest Partner analyzes 25 cities and municipalities around Stuttgart. Asking rents rise by an average of 14.0 percent – housing in Sindelfingen is the most expensive, in Aichwald the cheapest.

The Art of Successful Portfolio Transformation

'From patchwork to strategy: How a sustainable portfolio is created from individual measures'

Artificial intelligence is rapidly developing the life science market

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

Outlook 2025: “Make Europe Great Again”

Since the beginning of the year, risk assets have continued their upward trend, despite persistent tensions linked to D. Trump’s trade policies.

Victor Prime Office is growing again after the growth break

Positive impetus from rental and investment markets influences office performance

Savills: Logistics market in the storm of world politics – New opportunities through the customs agreement?

While the recent agreement between the EU and the US is an important signal, it does not yet mark a return to the trade stability of previous years.

Savills: Yields for European office properties in the premium segment fall – buyers return

According to Savills, average prime yields for office properties in Europe fell by 5 basis points (bps) in the second quarter of 2025. This means that offices remain the most heavily traded sector in the region.

Repositioning by adding future-proof asset classes

'New Stability through Diversity: How Resilient Asset Classes and Locations Future-Proof Portfolios'

Hotel investment and operator market between risk and return

In the exclusive quarterly LinkedIn live update "mrp hotels quarterly", the experts from mrp hotels, together with industry insiders, presented an up-to-date quarterly analysis for the second quarter of 2025 on July 22, 2025.

Office market Germany 2025: robust demand until 2030 – investor opportunities in Regensburg and Karlsruhe – highest yield in Ludwigshafen

Wüest Partner publishes new office market study with details on demographics, employment, rent spectrums and yields for 37 German cities

Savills: Investments in European care properties pick up again

According to a recent analysis by the international real estate consultancy Savills, investment volumes in the European nursing home market have recovered significantly in the second half of 2024 and in the course of 2025 so far.

Generative AI in data centres part 2: The evolution of GenAI and data centre investment implications