CONREN Land concludes long-term tenant agreement at Wanheimer Straße 68 in Düsseldorf

How four Megatrends are Redefining Real Estate Investments

As professional real estate investors navigate an increasingly complex market, the question often arises: Is this time truly different? Drawing on the research of Carmen M. Reinhart and Kenneth S. Rogoff, who highlighted the dangers of assuming that "this time is different" during financial crises, many are re-evaluating their strategies.

DIR Deutsche Investment Retail acquires portfolio “Handelsquartett Süd”

Acquisition of a portfolio with 4 properties in Legau, Mühlhausen im Täle, Schefflenz and Ölbronn-Dürrn • Anchor tenants: EDEKA, NETTO Marken-Discount and PENNY • The transaction was carried out for the special fund "Deutsche Investment - Food-Retail I"

Tenant electricity from photovoltaics: Answers to readers’ questions

After the publication of the column "Tenant electricity from photovoltaics: possibilities and models from the point of view of the property owner", the author received a lot of feedback – especially from institutional investors.

Northern Horizon raises a further EUR 220 million and invests EUR 120 million in first-class care homes across the Nordics

BNPPRE meets Prologis – ESG & Digitalization in Logistics

Logistics real estate is becoming increasingly interesting for many investors, and seemingly niche products such as data centers are also becoming increasingly important. Where does that come from?

Commercial real estate financing in the age of uncertainty – the results of the German Debt Project 2025

This year's report on commercial real estate financing, the German Debt Project, makes it clear that 2025 will not bring a sudden turn for the better, but a gradual revival, albeit unevenly strong according to market segments.

Slight upward trend on the Berlin property market.

Analyses by the Valuation Committee for Property Values in Berlin for the first half of 2024 show a trend reversal on the Berlin property market.

Deutsche Bürohaus leases 1,700 square metres of office space in Chemnitz to financial services provider

The newly let office space will be converted for the tenant in the coming months in line with the needs of the tenant and is to be handed over to him in the fourth quarter. The lease was brokered by the office leasing team of Colliers Frankfurt.

Union Investment completes modernisation of The Precedent office and commercial building in Brussels

The building, which was built in 1988 and is getting on in years, has been completely renovated and expanded. According to a design and under the direction of the architectural firm YUGENING, a modern and sustainable property has been created.

BF. Quarterly Barometer Q3 2025: Significant upturn in sentiment among real estate financiers

The main reason is better refinancing conditions. New business is increasing, but less strongly than in Q2. Banks are financing on a larger scale again. Falling margins as a sign of increasing competition.

GARBE PYRAMID-MAP: Rental development on the European logistics real estate market remains stable – growth forecast until 2030 subdued

Annual rent increases of an average of 1.9 percent expected. First half of 2025: Moderate rent growth with stable market development overall. Regional differentiation is increasing – top markets remain driving forces

The ever-changing future of retail

IRE|BS Standpunkt No. 141 by Prof. Dr. Tobias Just, FRICS, University of Regensburg and IRE|BS Real Estate Academy, with an outlook on the challenges and prospects for retail real estate.

DRIVEN starts residential development in Berlin’s Grabbeallee

Up to 74 new apartments are planned. The building application is to be submitted this year. The property is located in the immediate vicinity of the Bürgerpark Pankow.

Solar Package I – Use of PV Power Generated Near Buildings

What possibilities for tenant electricity, community building supply and "balcony power plants" do the regulations of the Solar Package I offer?

Movement in the healthcare sector: Quantum SHI buys senior citizens’ residence in Berlin

For a specially managed fund, Quantum has acquired the Biesdorfer Höhe retirement home in Berlin. It is clear that nursing homes with high structural quality continue to be in demand.

HIH extends lease with Castorama DIY chain in northern France

The French DIY chain Castorama is extending lease for retail property north of Paris. The lettable area is 18,206 square metres. The strategic location is in one of the most powerful retail zones in northern France.

Investors return to the housing market

After two years of slump in the transaction market for rental apartments, investors are smelling the morning air again. This comeback is made possible by more reliability in purchase prices, falling interest rates and rising rents.

Ampega Asset Management secures first pan-European office property investments in Paris and Brussels

Ampega Asset Management GmbH has successfully completed the first two real estate investments in Europe for a group company. Together with Savills Investment Management (Savills IM), two core office properties in Paris and Brussels were acquired.

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.

ABG Real Estate Group takes over asset management mandate for Taschenbergpalais in Dresden

ABG is continuously expanding its business area in the area of investment and asset management. The mandate includes a prime property in Dresden: the Grandhotel with a total of 211 rooms and suites.

Savills: Yields for European office properties in the premium segment fall – buyers return

According to Savills, average prime yields for office properties in Europe fell by 5 basis points (bps) in the second quarter of 2025. This means that offices remain the most heavily traded sector in the region.

Where institutional investors are heading in the 2nd half of the year

A recent survey of institutional investors and asset managers conducted by Real Blue Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft in May 2025 shows interest in the residential, logistics and – increasingly – data centre segments.

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.

Arjun enters data centre sector with stake in Data4 assets

Supported by Arjun’s latest fund and co-investors, this transaction marks Arjun’s inaugural investment in the data centre sector.