Real Estate

Commercial real estate financing: Average loan volumes are getting smaller

Loan volumes in commercial real estate financing have become smaller in the last ten years. Almost half of those surveyed state that the average loan volume is less than 10 million euros.

Hanover: HAMBURG TEAM acquires AMALIE residential complex for its own residential fund

Following the signing of the real estate transaction in February of this year, the closing took place at the end of October 2025: HAMBURG TEAM took over the 140-unit real estate project AMALIE in Hanover-Kronsrode on 30 October 2025.

NETTO Berne: Future-proof ECO. Market opens after eight months of construction

On the approximately 9,580 m² site, a modern retail property with a rental area of around 1,490 m² and approx. 70 car parking spaces as well as four fast-charging points for e-vehicles was built.

CONREN Land achieves leasing success at Kölner Straße 3 in Eschborn

Aroundtown Achieves Fastest New Lease of the Year in Cologne

Law firm signs long-term lease for office and storage space within just a few weeks

Catella Investment Management acquires new residential building with 37 units in Berlin’s Weitlingkiez

The apartment building was acquired for the real estate public AIF Catella European Residential (CER). The seller is OTTO WULFF Projektentwicklung GmbH.

Family office sells residential complex in Berlin to Domicil Real Estate AG

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.

CSL Vifor expands rental space in the M-Yard of the FidCap Group to around 2,300 m²

The FidCap Group Munich (est. 2012) announces the expansion of the space of CSL Vifor Deutschland GmbH in the M-Yard, in the M-Quartier Munich. The pharmaceutical company is expanding its office and laboratory space from approx. 1,300 m² to approx. 2,300 m².

Domicil Real Estate AG acquires complex with 143 residential units in Berlin

Domicil Real Estate AG has acquired a residential complex in Berlin Treptow-Köpenick as part of a joint venture with Baywobau, the new main shareholder of Domicil Real Estate AG.

Cologne: PROXIMUS leases around 1,100 m² in the ABC Tower to BFW Ternes

BFW Ternes GmbH has leased around 1,100 square metres of office space in the ABC Tower in Cologne on a long-term basis. The company, which specialises in heat measurement technology, will move into the space from February 2026.

GRR GARBE Retail acquires local supplier portfolio with locations in northern and eastern Germany

The asset and investment manager GRR GARBE Retail Real Estate GmbH (GRR Garbe Retail), which operates throughout Europe, has acquired a real estate portfolio for GRR German Retail Fund No. 4.

AIF Capital takes over new dm building in Lemgo

With the purchase and opening of the new dm drugstore in Lemgo, AIF Capital Group has reached an important milestone: The investment phase of the Anspar Flex Fund 2 has thus been successfully completed.

Aengevelt analyses increasing sales momentum in the Magdeburg office market

Following a significant increase in half-year results compared to the same period last year, Aengevelt Research analyses continued dynamic market activity in the 3rd quarter of 2025 on the Magdeburg office market, with take-up of around 5,400 m².

Lindhorst Group gains new partners for serviced living in the Parkresidenz Lünen

The Lindhorst Group, a family-run group of companies with activities in the business areas of construction and real estate as well as care and health, among others, has been continuing the operation of the Parkresidenz Lünen with new partners since November 2025.

Savills: European retail investment up 16% year-on-year

According to Savills, the European transaction volume for retail real estate has exceeded 24.6 billion euros since the beginning of the year. This represents an increase of 16% compared to the same period in 2024.

Savills Investment Management acquires new logistics building in Bocholt from Aconlog for German pension fund

Prime logistics property with full and long-term lease offers high ESG standards and energy-efficient equipment.

PIC REAL ESTATE acquires Humboldt Business Park commercial area in Nuremberg

PIC REAL ESTATE GmbH, a joint venture company of Pegasus Capital Partners GmbH and PIC Capital Partners GmbH, acquires the centrally located Humboldt Business Park in Nuremberg from Siemens Technopark GmbH & Co. KG.

Hines sells Hamburg Cathedral Cascades

Hines, a globally active investment manager, has sold the cathedral cascades in the city of Hamburg as owner of the special fund "Hines European Core Fund (HECF)". The buyer is a single-family office based in Hamburg.

HIH Invest acquires completed logistics property in Bensheim

Total lettable area of 13,010 square metres, leased on a long-term basis to MSK Pharma Group

Aengevelt brokers light industrial property with 11,500 m² in Aschaffenburg to CasaPlan Seeliger.

The contracted property at Weichertstraße 8.8a in Aschaffenburg is directly connected to the A3 motorway and to the city centre of Aschaffenburg. The property is fully leased to a DEKRA inspection center and ANSH, which specializes in commercial vehicle repairs and maintenance.

Only & Sons rents around 720 m² in Leipzig’s pedestrian zone

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 future of residential construction in Germany is serial

Cost and time savings, better working conditions for skilled workers and less susceptibility to defects, as well as the increasing variability of architectural options, make building with prefabricated elements attractive for an increasing number of stakeholders.

AVENTOS leases 1,280 square metres in Berlin’s LUXWERK to designer furniture retailer minimum

In addition, as a joint project of AVENTOS and minimum, a model floor is being created in the neighboring building, which is also a listed building, which shows what modern work in historical structures can look like. The opening is planned for March 2026.

PTXRE: Selective recovery of the German real estate market expected for 2026 as conditions remain tight

In 2026, the (re)financing gap on the German real estate market will increase, according to PTXRE estimates. Resilient segments of logistics, hotels and retail offer investors broad entry opportunities; Selective opportunities at Büro.