Real Estate

Applying growth equity investing to operational real estate

On the back of our recent report looking at investing in real estate operating companies, we assess how growth equity investing can be applied to operational real estate assets.

Cardo Brussels Hotel by Aroundtown honored ‘Urban Lifestyle Hotel of the Year’ at the European Hotel Awards 2025

The Cardo Brussels Hotel has been awarded "Urban Lifestyle Hotel of the Year" at the European Hotel Awards 2025. This recognition recognises the outstanding quality and innovative concept of the hotel in the heart of Brussels.

Patrick Treutlein Interior Design rents at “Le Coeur”

The interior company Patrick Treutlein has rented an area of approx. 340 m² on Benrather Straße. This gives the mixed-use building its fourth retail tenant and once again confirms its contribution to a lively usage concept.

NAI apollo advises Trei Real Estate on the sale of Stadtgalerie Königstein to Slate Asset Management

The Stadtgalerie Königstein is centrally located in Königstein im Taunus, one of the cities with the highest purchasing power in Germany, and was built in 2007.

Retail Index: European retail environment experiences significant upswing

Highest level since 2018, with Poland, Spain and Portugal as the new top trio in the EU-15 index.

Aengevelt brokers retail park in the Rhine-Main area

With renowned chain stores such as KiK, Edeka, Rossmann and Lidl as well as other users such as a pharmacy, the location is by far the most important retail cluster in the immediate vicinity and has a central supply function for the region.

FOKUS WOHNEN DEUTSCHLAND takes over completed residential project “The Plus” in Wolfsburg into its portfolio

The open-ended real estate fund FOKUS WOHNEN DEUTSCHLAND has added the residential project "The Plus" in Wolfsburg to its portfolio. The seller of the project was a joint venture between URBAINITY DEVELOPMENT and Meyer Projektentwicklung.

Closing ranks for the housing industry: Westbridge acquires energy service provider EKB

The Westbridge Group (Westbridge) and EKB GmbH (EKB) are joining forces to support the housing industry even more comprehensively and efficiently in energy and supply management in the future.

Cureus system care property receives DGNB basic certificate – sustainability confirmed

The basic certification is a process lasting several months that was completed together with experienced specialist planners from the Cureus and DGNB partner network. Cureus worked together with iproplan® Planungsgesellschaft mbH from Chemnitz for this purpose.

Union Investment sells palladium shopping centre in Prague

The Hamburg-based real estate investment manager thus completed the largest real estate transaction ever carried out on the Czech market. At the same time, the sale marks the largest single-asset transaction in the retail sector carried out in the CEE region this year.

aedifion White Paper: Digital Transformation as a Strategic Success Factor for the Sustainable Value Retention of the Building Stock

aedifion's white paper shows how digital technologies are contributing to more sustainable, efficient and resilient real estate portfolios in the face of rising energy prices and stricter ESG requirements.

DIP analyses moderate upturn in the German office markets

Balance Sheet Q1-Q3 2025 of DIP – Deutsche Immobilien-Partner

Savills: Rents drive up prime office costs again

In the third quarter of 2025, the cost of prime office space increased by 0.8% globally, according to Savills' Prime Office Costs Report. Frankfurt recorded the highest regional increase with an increase of 3.6%.

Colliers – City of Cologne rents new location for Osmab building yard in Cologne-Rodenkirchen

The City of Cologne has concluded a long-term lease agreement for a property at Industriestraße 133 in Cologne. Colliers acted as an intermediary in the lease and OSMAB is the landlord.

Demand for real estate loans continues to rise

Real estate loans from vdp member institutions reached a volume of EUR 107.3 billion from January to September 2025, an increase of 18.2% compared to the previous year. Residential real estate loans in particular made a significant contribution to this.

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.

GreenPlaces acquires land in Denkendorf for the construction of flexible commercial space

GreenPlaces Deutschland Asset Management GmbH has acquired a plot of land for the construction of 30 modular commercial units in Denkendorf. Construction is scheduled to start in mid-2026, with an investment volume of around ten million euros.

JLL survey: People want AI-assisted living environment

People are attracted to AI-powered environments and are also looking for digital downtime. JLL Global Survey Reveals Need for Discrete Technology Integration in Personal and Professional Life

Artificial Intelligence Will Be the Key Growth Driver for Data Center Demand in EMEA

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), the global AI market will grow to $144.6 billion by 2028, representing a compound annual growth rate of 30.3% between 2024 and 2028.

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.

Jack Wolfskin becomes an anchor tenant of around 6,000 square metres in WÖHR + BAUER’s MERGENTHALER

The international outdoor brand, Jack Wolfskin, part of the ANTA Sports Group, is moving its headquarters to Eschborn in the MERGENTHALER. Occupancy rate of 56%.

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