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Magdeburg Sinuskurve August-Bebel-Damm 24-30
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Magdeburg: SIKOSA is leasing 3,570 m² of office space in the “Sinuskurve” via Aengevelt.

Largest office space deal to date in 2025

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Office take-up in Europe up 4%, while completions are expected to decline by 2026

In the first quarter of 2025, European office space take-up reached 1.9 million m², according to the latest analysis by Savills, which corresponds to an increase of four percent compared to the previous year. Savills expects an increase of 5% year-on-year for the full year 2025.

Nussbaumallee 4–6 im 11. Bezirk (Simmering)
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GalCap Europe makes two further acquisitions in Vienna

Existing properties in sought-after locations of Simmering and Liesing with a total of 162 residential units, off-market transactions for individual mandates with a focus on high-quality residential properties.

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Housing Shortage in Europe further deteriorates

Rental Prices Increase by 2.4% Within Six Months, Overcrowding on the Rise

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Cologne: Savills brokers office space in GEREON to IT service provider

With eresult GmbH and KAMANO GmbH, two IT service providers operating throughout Germany, will jointly move into around 400 m² of office space in GEREON in Cologne's old town on August 1, 2025.

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KPMG focuses on sustainable existing space at its new Frankfurt office

In a central location on Opernplatz, around 33,000 m² will be rented across two office buildings

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KGAL Core 5 expands pan-European residential portfolio with acquisition in The Hague

Grünwald near Munich, 20.05.2025 – KGAL has acquired a fully let residential property with around 3,000 square metres in The Hague, the Netherlands, completed in 2024, for its pan-European residential real estate fund KGAL Core 5.

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Asset class: holiday real estate – high potential returns, complex requirements

Holiday properties have evolved from a niche market into a permanent fixture in the real estate sector. This rapidly-growing asset class is proving to be extremely resistant to economic cycles while offering investors the prospect of attractive returns.

Butzweiler Stern Köln
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Savills: Luxury watch retailer rents 1,000 m² of office space in Butzweiler Stern in Cologne

Chronext GmbH has leased around 1,000 m² of office space in the "Butzweiler Stern" at Butzweilerhof-Allee 2-4 in Cologne. In total, the "Butzweiler Stern" office complex in the northern Cologne district of Ossendorf has 24,000 m² of modern office space.

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Puzzle of megatrends: Which trends are moving the real estate world?

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Domicil Real Estate AG sells 50 residential units in Berlin

Domicil Real Estate AG has sold 50 residential units in the northeast of Berlin as part of an asset deal. The property in question was built in 1997 and is currently 100 percent let. Kauri CAB Group acted as investment manager on the acquisition for a pension fund. The units were managed and sold by Domicil as part of an asset and portfolio management mandate.

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How New U.S. Tariffs Affect the Commercial Real Estate Market – Opportunities, Risks and Scenarios

The announcement of new tariff measures by the Trump administration is causing considerable unrest in global markets – including commercial real estate. Can investors rely on a recovery or is there a threat of a new setback?

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Commercial vacancy and rising rents: What real estate investors should be aware of now

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Cabot Properties Acquires Logistics Asset in Kassel

The multimodal logistics facility comprises approximately 30,000 sqm of contiguous warehouse space and is fully leased. BNP Paribas advised the seller throughout the transaction.

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Cost increase for top offices accelerates in Q1 2025

Rental growth for prime office space* worldwide accelerated in the first quarter of 2025. Rents rose by 0.6% on average compared to the previous quarter, after an increase of 0.3% in the fourth quarter of 2024, Savills said.

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The new coalition agreement 2025: real estate and tax aspects

On 9 April 2025, the CDU/CSU and SPD presented their coalition agreement, setting out the political guidelines for the coming legislative period. The coalition agreement gives clear signals: investment and growth through tax incentives and reduction of bureaucracy.

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Domicil Real Estate AG sells 68 residential units in Koblenz

Domicil Real Estate AG has sold 68 residential units and 64 garage parking spaces of a residential property in Koblenz to Primus Valor from Mannheim as part of an asset deal. The property was completed in 1980 and is currently 100 percent let.

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Savills: Madrid and Paris currently offer the most attractive office property prices in Europe

From a fair value perspective*, the Madrid market and the Central Business District (CBD) of Paris are currently the most attractively valued European office markets, reports Savills.

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Düsseldorf-Mörsenbroich: Nexus Investment acquires Adler Group’s residential/commercial project via Aengevelt

Nexus Investment GmbH has signed a purchase agreement with the Adler Group for the approx. 4,550 m² project site in Mercedesstraße in Düsseldorf-Mörsenbroich, previously known as the "Upper Nord Tower".

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“Responsibility for Germany”: What are the implications of the coalition agreement for real estate law and the real estate industry?

IRE|BS Viewpoint No. 142 by Attorney-at-Law, Dr. jur. Leopold Winkler with an in-depth look at the effects of the coalition agreement for real estate law and the real estate industry.

BON5 Düsseldorf
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Düsseldorf: Quantum wins law firm for the BON5

The law firm is renting the seventh floor of the new office building. In total, the property offers around 6,000 m² of office space, which can be individually and flexibly designed.

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Slight increase in activity in a turbulent environment

Savills Market in Minutes: Investment Market Germany

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KGAL concludes largest single letting in Munich with BSH

With a gross floor area of around 60,000 square metres, this is the largest single letting in Munich for more than five years. BSH Hausgeräte GmbH will continue to use the property as its corporate headquarters in the future as part of a green lease lease agreement.

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