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MUNICH: WHY A CITY ATTRACTS THE EYES OF THE WORLD

Lederhosen and dirndls, Oktoberfest and hearty food are probably the terms that most people at home and abroad associate with Munich. Most of the time, you also have the strong economy and large Dax corporations in mind. Increasingly, however, the Bavarian capital is also associated with horrendous prices.

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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.

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In the first part of our 2025 private credit outlook, we offered a broad overview of the prospects for the asset class over the next 12 months. Now, we assess some sectors in a little more depth – namely infrastructure and real estate.

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BNPPRE meets Aachener Grundvermögen: The Future of the Highstreets

Germany's city centres are changing. Highstreets such as Königsallee in Düsseldorf or Maximilianstraße in Munich are confronted with various challenges, starting with the trends of sustainability and entertainment to vacancies and the future of large department stores.

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A sector approach: UK real estate in 2025

With January's bond yield-led volatility calming down, we take stock of real estate as an asset class, looking at which sub-sectors might be of interest to investors in the year ahead.

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High interest rates and low defaults? A 2025 private credit outlook

In the first episode of the 2025 Outlook, LGIM's experts explain why private credit is well positioned for 2025, supported by still-high interest rates, positive GDP growth in the U.S., and an improving M&A environment.

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German real estate market 2024: Retrospective and outlook for 2025

The year 2024 is history. The real estate market has largely continued the expected recovery. Last year, for example, the residential investment market clearly won the asset class comparison. The take-up of office space in Germany's office strongholds has also risen from quarter to quarter.

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Webcast online: The top trends in the real estate market in 2025

From data centers to hotels: – take a look at the most exciting developments and forecasts for the global real estate market. Our "2025 Inside Real Estate Outlook" offers exclusive insights, expert analysis and forward-looking strategies that you should not miss.

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Aengevelt Residential Investment Index AWI continues to rise

Aengevelt Research has been publishing the AWI index since 2008 as a qualified scientific guide to the residential investment market. After the worst result in the 2022/2023 winter survey with 47.9 points, its value rose again afterwards.

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Bumpy recovery expected in real estate investment markets in 2025

Although the latest transaction data suggest a recovery in the German real estate investment market, the situation remains volatile: the risk premium of real estate compared to long-term government bonds has fallen significantly since the beginning of December.

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From data centers to hotels: The top trends in the real estate market in 2025

The expected recovery of the real estate market is likely to vary depending on the sector. Commercial real estate in particular is showing signs of stabilisation and could become the starting point for a new growth cycle.

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Healthcare investment volume slightly above previous year, but still well below long-term average

The healthcare investment market recorded a transaction volume of just under €1.2 billion in 2024. The previous year's result was thus exceeded by 6%, but the year-end result is 51% below the long-term average.

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DATA CENTER: STATUS QUO AND PERSPECTIVES

The demand for data centers is increasing – they have now developed into an attractive and high-performance asset class. Advancing digitalization in all areas of life and business is causing the need for data centers to continue to increase.

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REPOSITIONING: WHICH REAL ESTATE REUSE MAKES SENSE?

In today's podcast episode, we want to deal with one of the trending topics of recent years: repositioning. Together with Andreas Völker and Christian Hotz, we clarify why this topic is currently so relevant and which subsequent use actually makes sense.

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ESG & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT: THE NEW (GREEN) ROLE OF THE PMS

Sandra Ambrosi, Senior Project Manager ESG, and Robert Schmidt, Director of Technical Property and Project Management, talk about concrete ESG measures that can be implemented in property management.

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Concrete ESG measures: First steps on the way to sustainable real estate

In today's podcast episode, we look at concrete ESG measures. We have invited Managing Director Jan Schildmeier and Head of Sustainability Hermann Hörster.

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Retail investment market in Germany: After year-end rally in portfolios, most significant increase in turnover in an asset class comparison

Even though the results of the years before 2023 have not yet been achieved, the retail investment market was able to take advantage of the continuously improved market sentiment over the past 12 months and achieve a good overall balance in 2024.

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German investment market for commercial real estate

The German commercial real estate investment market recorded a turnover of around EUR 24.4 billion in 2024, an increase of 9% compared to the previous year.

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Upward trend discernible: hotel investment revenue up 5% year-on-year

For 2024, an investment volume of around €1.4 billion was registered for the German hotel investment market. Although the long-term average was missed, an increasing market momentum was nevertheless observed over the course of the year.

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Residential real estate market Germany

The transaction volume on the investment market for residential real estate amounted to approx. EUR 8.8 billion in 2024. This corresponds to an increase of 14% compared to the same period last year.

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Industrial and logistics real estate market ends the year with momentum despite difficult conditions

The German investment market for industrial real estate recorded a turnover of around 6.9 billion euros in 2024, which represents an increase of one fifth compared to the previous year.

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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.

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Logistics confirms top position in asset class ranking

Investments in logistics real estate were able to successfully defend their top position in 2024, which they achieved for the first time in the previous year. The nationwide transaction volume amounts to €6.87 billion, which corresponds to 27% of total investment turnover.

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Top 6 office markets: Users between cost pressure and high requirements

In 2024, take-up in the top 6 office letting markets was 5% higher than in the previous year, but 24% below the 10-year average

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