Ernsting’s family plans new branch in Oldenburg city centre

Smart Cities – What makes them special. And what they mean for the future.

Cities create wealth, promote development, fulfill desires, harness human progress, and increasingly use new technologies to address multiple challenges.

Real estate: How the denominator effect becomes the terminator effect

Despite the reluctance of many investors, the current market situation opens up rare entry opportunities – especially for sustainable office properties in prime locations. Tobias Kotz shows why the “denominator effect” will soon become the “Terminator effect”: Those who invest now secure attractive properties, inflation protection and the potential for strong increases in value.

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

Quantum revitalizes P11 in Munich

Quantum advised a private investor on the purchase of an office property at Prinzregentenstraße 11 in a prime location in Munich and will now implement the extensive revitalization. Completion is planned within the next three years.

Dresden: Aengevelt and CBRE broker around 1,600 m² of office space in the Deka property “WTC-Dresden” for the DNV Group

The landlord of the property, which comprises around 90,000 m² of rental space, is WestInvest Gesellschaft für Investmentfonds mbH, which belongs to the Deka Group and is represented by RECO Immobilien- und Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH.

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.

Savills: $1 trillion worth of returns expected in 2025 as companies gear up for returns logistics

According to Savills' latest Impacts study, global e-commerce sales are expected to reach $4.8 trillion in 2025, with $1 trillion worth of goods expected to be returned.

New ESG paper from Colliers: Focus on monument protection and sustainability

The paper sheds light on the topic of "architectural monuments" with regard to sustainability requirements. Market participants are rather critical of the sustainability performance of architectural monuments.

S&P Commercial Development leases a further 1,400 m² in Nuremberg’s high-rise office building “The One”

S&P Commercial Development has leased two more spaces in Nuremberg's high-rise office building "The One": Two more companies, SAUTER Deutschland and AS Physio/AS Fitnesss, are moving into the new building. The occupancy rate of the new landmark rises to around 86%.

Residential investment asset class with the highest turnover in 2024

The German residential investment market continued its market recovery in the fourth quarter. The investment volume increased significantly in 2024 compared to the previous year, with the result that €9.3 billion was invested in larger residential portfolios (30 residential units or more).

Silverton leases office space to Corall Ingenieure GmbH in Meerbusch

The Silverton Group (Silverton) has leased around 950 square meters of office space at Otto-Hahn-Straße 10 in Meerbusch near Düsseldorf to Corall Ingenieure GmbH on a long-term basis.

Micro-apartments: High demand and potential returns

Thanks to growing internationality in the training and work areas, Magdeburg is experiencing an increasing demand for micro-apartments.

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.

RQI RE. Structuring Solutions sells multi-storey car park in Frankfurt from Signa Development Selection portfolio to Contipark International Parking

The multi-storey car park has 700 parking spaces on a gross floor area of 18,500 square metres and is centrally located in Frankfurt city centre. RQI RE. Structuring initiates and controls the complex sales process.

MIPIM 2025: Trust as a business basis for liquid new business.

Statement by Mark Aengevelt, Managing Partner of Aengevelt Immobilien, on the MIPIM real estate fair in Cannes

KGAL acquires Spanish solar park for Software AG – Foundation

Grünwald near Munich, 22 July 2025 – KGAL Investment Management has acquired a solar park in Andalusia in southern Spain on behalf of the Software AG Foundation (SAGST). The plant with a capacity of 60.5 megawatt peak (MWp) has been feeding electricity into the public grid since June 2025. The project was developed by long-standing KGAL partner BayWa r.e. The transaction marks another milestone in the expansion of the foundation's sustainable infrastructure portfolio.

CBRE brokers premium location in the Hanseviertel to ZARA Home

The global real estate service provider CBRE has brokered 600 square meters in Hamburg's Hanseviertel to ZARA Home. The interior brand of the Spanish fashion group Inditex will open the prominently located area at the small rotunda before the end of this year.

KGAL invests in leasing deal for three more aircraft for pension fund

KGAL, through its subsidiary GOAL, the long-standing joint venture between KGAL and Deutsche Lufthansa AG, has successfully concluded a leasing agreement with the Canadian regional airline Porter Airlines for three De Havilland Dash-8 Q400 aircraft.

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.

KINGSTONE Real Estate: Successful office transaction in Poland

KINGSTONE Real Estate has successfully advised on the acquisition of an architectural jewel in the heart of Warsaw on behalf of an international family office and is taking over the asset management of the office property.

Therapy and fitness facilities for rent in Magdeburg.

Aengevelt is brokering two long-term leases for a total of around 910 m² of office and practice space in the new construction project "Zum Domfelsen 7" in a prime location on the Elbe

HIH Invest acquires health centre in Dresden for healthcare fund

The core property with KfW 40 energy efficiency standard was completed in 2024 by the Kadur Group & Vollack Group and comprises around 5,700 square metres of rental space.

Dr. Peters Group realizes follow-up leases for three nursing homes with a term of at least 20 years

Funds and operators agree on investments for €6.6 million with extension options of two 5-year extensions. The fund continues to pay out 5% to 7% per year.

IPH Group takes over the center management for the Bergedorf City Center in Hamburg

Principal Asset Management has commissioned the IPH Group to manage the City-Center Bergedorf in Hamburg. The mandate from January 2026 includes center management, commercial and technical property management.