Real Estate

BRAWO REAL ESTATE starts marketing the ParkVillen Potsdam with STRATEGIS

The new quarter is divided into seven representative buildings according to a design by the multi-award-winning office of Hilmer Sattler Architekten, which has already planned the reconstruction of the Barberini Museum in Potsdam, among other things.

HIH Invest and Nrep buy logistics development in Bensheim/Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region in joint venture

HIH Invest Real Estate (HIH Invest) has acquired a logistics project in Bensheim, southern Hesse, as part of a joint venture with the Northern European investment company Nrep, the real estate company of Urban Partners.

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'Turning point in the institutional real estate market'

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Trading: Specialist stores dominate the investment market in the second quarter

At the end of the first half of the year, the investment market for retail real estate continued its recovery and, with a transaction volume of EUR 2.9 billion, exceeded the previous year's figure by ten percent. However, the average of the past five years is still 15 percent short.

Savills: Specialist courier service provider World Courier leases 2,400 m² in Kirchheim near Munich

The specialist courier service provider in the premium segment World Courier has leased around 800 m² of office space and 1,600 m² of logistics space in the Ammerkamp industrial park in Kirchheim and is expected to move into the location at Ammerthalstraße 2-32 at the beginning of 2026.

Rent control and a look at Europe

Union Investment sells Finsbury Circus House office property in London to joint venture between Aware Super and Delancey

The off-market sale of the Finsbury Circus House office property by Union Investment is likely to have a signal effect.

Colliers: etalytics rents around 700 square meters of office space in Darmstadt

The Darmstadt-based AI scale-up etalytics continues to grow and is renting around 700 square meters of office space at Leydheckerstraße 10 as part of its expansion.

Colliers: Industrial and logistics real estate market with positive half-year result

The German industrial and logistics real estate market generated take-up of around 2.9 million square metres in the first half of 2025. This corresponds to an increase of 12 percent compared to the previous year.

Generative AI in data centres part 1: A primer

In this first of a three-part series, we look at how GenAI is fuelling a surge in data centre investment, enabling the development of facilities that can house and cool high-power AI chips.

Retail leasing once again delivers top take-up at the end of the first half of the year

German city centres are in demand as rarely in recent years, retail concepts are expansive, and so the real estate market for retail space has followed an extraordinary start to the year with another strong quarter.

Review Webinar Series “Macro Matters – The KINGSTONE Real Estate View” (June 2025)

Berlin real estate investment market: While outlook brightens, transaction volume remains low

According to Savills, in the 1st half of 2025, around 2.1 billion euros were turned over on the Berlin real estate investment market. Compared to the same period last year, this corresponds to a decrease of 43%.

Düsseldorf real estate investment market: While investors remain selective, sellers are increasingly realistic about achievable prices

According to Savills, around 414 million euros were turned over in the Düsseldorf real estate investment market in the 1st half of 2025. Compared to the same period last year, this corresponds to a decrease of 48%. Compared to the 10-year average, sales were 65% lower.

Frankfurt real estate investment market: Significantly more sales processes, especially in secondary locations

According to Savills, around 248 million euros were turned over on the Frankfurt real estate investment market in the 1st half of 2025. Compared to the same period last year, this corresponds to a decrease of 58%.

Munich real estate investment market: Private capital takes advantage of increasing willingness of institutional investors to sell for countercyclical purchases

According to Savills, around 980 million euros were turned over in the Munich real estate investment market in the 1st half of 2025. Compared to the same period last year, this corresponds to a decline of 27%. Compared to the 10-year average, sales were even 54% lower.

Hamburg real estate investment market: Increasing transaction activity and intensified competition for core-plus and value-add properties

According to Savills, around 891 million euros were turned over on the Hamburg real estate investment market in the 1st half of 2025. Compared to the same period of the previous year, this corresponds to an increase of 17%. Compared to the 10-year average, sales were 56% lower.

Cologne real estate investment market: Higher supply and more realistic price expectations promise rising transaction volume

Office leasing market in Frankfurt Q2-2025: High market activity – strong demand for modern space

In the first half of 2025, the office letting market in Frankfurt recorded take-up of 340,100 m². This was 93.9% higher than in the first half of 2024. Compared to the 10-year average of the 1st half of the year, sales increased by 73%.

Office rental market in Düsseldorf Q2-2025: Rising vacancy rates increase pressure on landlords

In the first half of 2025, take-up on the Düsseldorf office letting market was around 98,700 m². This was a decrease of 11.3% compared with the same period a year earlier. Compared to the ten-year average, sales were around a third lower.

Office letting market in Hamburg Q2-2025: Premium space in central locations remains scarce

In the first half of 2025, take-up in Hamburg's office letting market amounted to 207,000 m². Compared to the same period last year, this corresponds to an increase of 9.8%. In contrast to the ten-year average, however, it was about 15% lower.

Office leasing market in Cologne Q2-2025: Cologne office leasing market loses momentum in the second quarter

In the first half of 2025, the office letting market in Cologne achieved take-up of around 115,600 m², which corresponds to an increase of 73.8% compared to the first half of 2024. Despite the significant growth, sales were still about 17% below the ten-year average.

Office letting market in Munich Q2-2025: Highest vacancy rate since 2010, prime rents nevertheless stable

In the first half of 2025, take-up of 286,500 m² was registered on the Munich office letting market. This was 10.4% higher than in the same period of the previous year.