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Münsterstraße 323 – 333 in Düsseldorf-Mörsenbroich
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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.

Apartment building Magdeburg
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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.

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.

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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.

Francesca Boucard, Head of Market Intelligence & Foresight Colliers
Report Quarterly

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.

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.

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.

Residential quarter Marienhöfe in Berlin
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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.

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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.

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.

Report Quarterly

German real estate investment market: slow recovery continues, but remains fragile

The German real estate investment market for commercial and residential real estate* has gained some momentum in recent months. In the 3rd quarter, the transaction volume amounted to just under EUR 7.6 billion, which was a fifth higher than in the previous quarter.

RQI IVAR-Score
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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.

Altstadt Palais Alte Börse in Munich
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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.

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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.

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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.

Analyse Report

New study by Wüest Partner: CO₂ emissions are empirically proven drivers of real estate values for the first time

How does a building's CO₂ emissions affect its market value? A new study by Wüest Partner provides reliable empirical evidence for the first time.

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Vienna: HT Group achieves full occupancy of the Brehmstraße office property by signing a contract with the ÖSB Group

HT Group acquired the 11,500 m2 property in 2019 for the "HT Office Top 30 Invest" fund.

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CBRE takes over the center management for the LuisenForum in Wiesbaden

CBRE Retail Consulting will be responsible for center management, including leasing, as well as commercial and technical property management.

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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.

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Darmstadt: ALÌTUS commissions LIST BiB with the revitalization of KALA at the Central Campus Darmstadt

The space used by the anchor tenant AB Enzymes is to be developed into a modern work and research site in the coming years.

Report

Colliers Residential Report: Rising Demand and Shrinking Supply Drive Investment Business

Institutional and private investors are increasingly focusing on existing properties, ESG-compliant properties and portfolios. Transaction activity is expected to remain high in 2025/2026.

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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.

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HIH leases around 4,600 square metres in Bonn to FSC

HIH Invest Real Estate has won a new tenant for the Haus der Höfe at Joseph-Beuys-Allee 2-6 in Bonn. FSC is leasing around 4,600 square metres of office space in the DGNB Gold-certified property on a long-term basis.

Interview Weekly

Office real estate: Is an investment still lucrative now?

The office sector is not currently very popular with institutional investors. Whether office properties are a discontinued model – or whether opportunities are emerging for investors from the market shakeout right now.

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