CBRE advises Cabot on the acquisition of four logistics properties in 2025

Bumpy recovery expected in real estate investment markets in 2025

Although the latest transaction data suggest a recovery in the German real estate investment market, the situation remains volatile: the risk premium of real estate compared to long-term government bonds has fallen significantly since the beginning of December.

Trough reached: Office investment markets at a turning point

Office properties were by far the most affected by the difficult economic environment and higher interest rates. In addition, there was a certain uncertainty regarding the future development of the home office quota. But the trend is going back to the office.

KGAL connects Italian solar park of superlatives to the grid

The special renewable energy fund KGAL ESPF 4 has commissioned the "Tuscania" solar park in the Lazio region as planned. With a total capacity of 148 megawatts (MW), "Tuscania" is the largest privately financed solar park in Italy.

Investments in grocery stores: year-end spurt in the portfolio segment sends a positive signal for 2025, average deal volume rises

Despite a decline in the retail park investment volume in 2024, the asset class is off to a positive start in 2025. The market picked up at the end of the year with 41% of annual sales in Q4. This is the result of the first Grocery Investment Market Report by BNP Paribas Real Estate.

Geopolitical uncertainty and tariffs will not affect the long-term recovery of global office and industrial investment

In its latest Global Capital Markets Reports, Savills has examined the likely short- and long-term impact of recent macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainties.

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

Top 6 office markets: Users between cost pressure and high requirements

In 2024, take-up in the top 6 office letting markets was 5% higher than in the previous year, but 24% below the 10-year average

Home & Co buys student residence with 164 apartments in Frankfurt am Main

Upgrading of the overall property through further investments in rooms and community areas as well as revised operating concept planned

Adjustment of Depot A strategies: Secondary market as a strategic alternative

In times of stricter regulatory frameworks, savings banks and institutional investors have to rethink their Depot A strategies. The secondary market offers a discreet alternative to the classic termination of real estate fund units. At the same time, buyers benefit from attractive prices.

LBBW Immobilien starts construction of new construction in COSMO – around 40 percent of office space leased to LBBW

The Frankfurt construction project "COSMO – Offices on the Stock Exchange" of LBBW Immobilien has reached a decisive milestone: The structural dismantling is in the final phase. A letting success can also be recorded: LBBW is moving into the office building.

Digitization in condominiums: The new law on virtual meetings

Change in the law: In the future, owners' meetings may also be held purely online if this is decided in the condominium owners' association with three quarters of the votes cast.

Invesco Real Estate sells FENIX prime Stockholm office asset to Humlegården Fastigheter AB

Invesco Real Estate has sold the Skålen 30 prime office asset in Stockholm's Hagastaden submarket to Humlegården Fastigheter AB.

The rays of hope are increasing

Real estate markets offer opportunities to build strategic allocations

DRIVEN completes life science project development “FUHUB” in Berlin and leases 2,670 square meters to BImA

BImA rents space for the Federal Environment Agency. Handover takes place according to schedule. Germany's first sustainable life science property as a timber hybrid construction.

Rent index: Unrealistic and outdated!

Rent indexes are powerful instruments. But how realistic is the Berlin rent index anyway?

Magdeburg: SIKOSA is leasing 3,570 m² of office space in the “Sinuskurve” via Aengevelt.

Largest office space deal to date in 2025

The importance of data centers as an asset class for the construction industry

Data centers have become one of the most important asset classes in the real estate industry. With increasing digitization and the exponential growth of data volumes, demand is rising continuously.

Tolerance – The Third Success Factor of Prosperous Cities

Innovative work unfolds where openness to new ideas and a productive approach to different perspectives and abilities can be found. This is the only way a city can be successful in the long term in the competition for knowledge workers and creative people.

AI Agents in the Real Estate Investment Process – Increasing Efficiency through Intelligent Automation

Artificial intelligence has found its way into our everyday work. The next step is already in preparation: AI agents who will automate processes for us. The real estate industry must deal with these developments.

New CBRE survey: Increase in lending expected in the professional real estate market

According to a recent survey by global real estate service provider CBRE, lenders in the professional real estate market in Europe are planning to expand their lending in 2025. Almost 80 percent of the institutions surveyed want to increase their activities.

Office real estate markets on hold

The German office property market will remain cautious in the first quarter of 2025, but selling pressure is increasing as many standstill agreements expire. Pricing remains challenging, but investors can benefit from discounts, especially for properties with development potential. The secondary market for fund shares offers a discreet way to adjust office allocations.

RQI Immobilien structures and implements residential real estate transaction for family office in southern Germany

The portfolio from the Residential Value-Add segment consists of six individual properties that were built between 1957 and 1969. Together, they comprise around 300 residential units and a total lettable area of 22,567 square metres.

Completion of shell construction in the residential project Roelckestraße 111 in Berlin-Weißensee

Construction is progressing according to plan: the shell construction work will be completed in September. The project comprises 49 condominiums, of which around 50 percent have already been occupied. Occupancy is planned for spring 2026.

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