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Quarterly Report

Offices back at the top of the asset classes

After office investments had lost their dominant role as the most important asset class in the last two years, they have once again taken the lead in terms of transaction volume in the current year.

by BNP Paribas Real Estate
MarketsReal Estate
Nicole Römer, Head of Retail Germany Colliers
Quarterly Report

Colliers: Interest in large real estate awakened, the retail park segment remains dominant for the time being

The transaction volume amounted to 3.8 billion euros and is thus still on track for the previous year. In the third quarter, significantly brisk market activity was registered. Large-volume inner-city properties and food-anchored retail park portfolios are once again increasingly shaping market activity.

by Colliers
MarketsReal Estate
Quarterly Report

Logistics investment market: Lack of portfolio deals prevents better result

The logistics investment market recorded a transaction volume of €4.2 billion in the first nine months of 2025. Earnings at the end of the third quarter fell short of the long-term average (Ø 10 years: €5.2 billion) by just under 20%, but were only slightly below the level of the same period last year (-5%).

by BNP Paribas Real Estate
MarketsReal Estate
Cem Ergüney, Head of Office Letting Germany Colliers
Quarterly Report

Great momentum is a long time coming – office leasing market on a cautious growth path

Take-up in the top 7 reached 2 million square metres, up 5 per cent on the previous year's figure. As expected, the vacancy rate continued to rise and now stands at 8.3 percent.

by Colliers
MarketsReal Estate
Münsterstraße 323 – 333 in Düsseldorf-Mörsenbroich
News

Düsseldorf-Mörsenbroich: Aengevelt brokers residential investment with 3,000 m² to RQI Immobilien AG

Aengevelt is brokering the sale of the residential complex Münsterstraße 323 – 333 in Düsseldorf-Mörsenbroich on behalf of a private owner. The properties, which were built in 1951, comprise a total of 55 residential units with a total lettable area of approx. 3,000 m².

by Aengevelt Immobilien
DealsReal Estate
Apartment building Magdeburg
News

Hansevest acquires residential investment in Magdeburg via Aengevelt.

The Berlin-based Hansevest Group acquires a listed residential building in the Magdeburg district of Sudenburg through the mediation of the Magdeburg branch of Aengevelt Immobilien.

by Aengevelt Immobilien
DealsReal Estate
Florian Tack, Head of Residential Germany Colliers
Quarterly Report

Colliers: Stable residential investment market in the third quarter of 2025

The transaction volume reached 6.5 billion euros, 13 percent higher than in the previous quarter, but 7 percent below the previous year's level. Individual transactions dominate the market, while portfolios account for only 13 percent.

by Colliers
MarketsReal Estate
News

Deka Immobilien sells office building in Frankfurt

Deka Immobilien has sold an office building in Frankfurt am Main from the portfolio of the open-ended real estate fund Deka-ImmobilienEuropa. IMAXXAM has acquired the "Lighttower" in Frankfurt's Ostend district for its real estate fund GSAI.

by Deka Immobilien
DealsReal Estate
Francesca Boucard, Head of Market Intelligence & Foresight Colliers
Quarterly Report

Colliers: Investment market slowly works its way out of transformation phase towards recovery

The transaction volume on the residential and commercial investment market amounted to 23.7 billion euros, just missing the previous year's level. In the commercial segment, the strongest quarterly result since the beginning of the year was achieved.

by Colliers
MarketsReal Estate
Quarterly Report

Market recovery in residential investments continues

In the third quarter of 2025, the German residential investment market continued its market recovery from the first half of the year, although the momentum has recently weakened slightly.

by BNP Paribas Real Estate
MarketsReal Estate
Quarterly Report

Investment volume remains stable at previous year’s level

The stabilization of the investment markets has continued and is also reflected in the transaction volume of the first three quarters. With total sales of just under €23.8 billion, earnings are on a par with the previous year.

by BNP Paribas Real Estate
MarketsReal Estate
Residential quarter Marienhöfe in Berlin
News

Hines acquires Marienhöfe residential quarter in Berlin as forward funding

Hines has acquired the Marienhöfe residential quarter in Berlin-Tempelhof as part of a forward funding for its Hines European Core Fund (HECF). The seller is RS Immobilien GmbH & Co. KG, a company owned by the Semer family.

by Hines
DealsReal Estate
News

IMAXXAM buys landmark property “Lighttower” in Frankfurt’s Ostend

IMAXXAM has acquired the "Lighttower" office and commercial building in Frankfurt's Ostend district for its GSAI real estate fund. The property on Hanauer Landstraße covers around 10,131 square metres, has a good tenant mix and is almost fully let.

by IMAXXAM Asset Management GmbH
DealsReal Estate
Quarterly Report

NAI apollo: German transaction market for residential portfolios marked by further stabilisation trends in summer 2025

At around EUR 2 billion, the transaction volume is on a par with the previous quarter, while the annual volume of EUR 6.3 billion exceeds the previous year's figure. Market activity is picking up especially in project developments and mid-range portfolio sizes.

by NAI apollo
MarketsReal Estate
RQI IVAR-Score
Report

RQI Immobilien’s IVAR score analyzes the attractiveness of cities for high-yield real estate investments

The new assessment tool for opportunity-oriented real estate investments analyzes 405 German cities with 18,000 inhabitants or more. Offenbach, Potsdam and Mainz are considered Germany's real estate champions.

by RQI Immobilien AG
MarketsReal Estate
Altstadt Palais Alte Börse in Munich
News

Peakside acquires the Altstadt Palais “Alte Börse” in Munich

Peakside has acquired the Alte Börse in Munich as part of a new mandate with a long-term orientation. With the first acquisition for the new mandate, Peakside is expanding its investment strategy for unique properties in the top 7 locations in Germany.

by Peakside Capital
DealsReal Estate
News

Starbucks opens branch in Mülheim-Kärlich

The American restaurant chain Starbucks will open a branch in the first quarter of 2026 on a sales area of around 200 square meters in the Mülheim-Kärlich industrial park. The landlord is a private owner. CBRE acted as an intermediary for both sides.

by CBRE
DealsReal Estate
News

VIVIT Group takes over asset and property management for a total of 550 residential and commercial units in Essen

The portfolio is spread over several districts and consists of post-war buildings that were built in the course of the construction boom after the Second World War. The owner has so far managed and modernized the properties himself.

by VIVIT Group
CooperationsReal Estate
News

Newmark brokers two long-term leases at Kaufmannshaus Hamburg

CPO Holding mbH is extending its existing lease for around 3,800 square metres on a long-term basis. In addition, the technology company Snapchat has decided to run for another term in the property.

by Newmark Group, Inc.
DealsReal Estate
News

Peakside acquires around 850 residential units and drives “Develop-to-Green” strategy together with operating partner Reneo

The core of the strategy is to identify existing residential properties with high renovation or ESG potential and to modernise and densify them through standardised renovation packages.

by Peakside Capital
DealsReal Estate
Analyse Report

NAI apollo: High market activity on the Frankfurt office leasing market also in the third quarter

Take-up of 455,600 square metres – record result within the last ten years

by NAI apollo
MarketsReal Estate
News

IMAXXAM buys part of the building of the “Reiterstaffel Offices” in Cologne as part of an exclusive club deal

The property at Gaedestraße 9 in the south of Cologne was developed by Bauwens Development and Swiss Life Asset Managers in Germany as a joint venture and completed in mid-2025. The joint transaction to IMAXXAM was carried out as an asset deal.

by IMAXXAM Asset Management GmbH
DealsReal Estate
News

Commerz Real with package sales in Bergamo, Italy: Orio Center goes to Generali and Percassi and NH-Hotel to Percassi

Commerz Real has sold its Orio Center south of Bergamo and the adjacent NH Hotel. The center will go to a joint venture between a pan-European fund of Generali Real Estate and the local project developer Percassi Group and the hotel only to the Percassi Group.

by Commerz Real
DealsReal Estate
The Jax, Poolansicht, Copyright: German American Realty
News

German American Realty Acquires “The Jax” Rental Housing Complex in San Antonio, Texas

The Jax apartment complex comprises 322 units and is located in the northwest of San Antonio, close to the city's main business centers. The purchase price was significantly below restoration costs.

by German American Realty
DealsReal Estate

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