What led to this measure?
A major factor influencing the ongoing crisis in the real estate market was the abrupt turnaround in interest rates in 2022. Since then, financing costs have risen significantly, transactions take longer, and overall transaction volume has decreased. The changed capital market environment has also led to alternative forms of investment becoming more attractive again for many investors. Open-ended real estate mutual funds are affected by this development with a time lag and have recorded high net outflows of funds for more than two years. A trend reversal is currently not foreseeable.
FOKUS WOHNEN DEUTSCHLAND could not escape this development. Since December 2025, the trend has intensified again. For this reason, IntReal International Real Estate Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, which manages the special fund as a capital management company, has decided to suspend the redemption of the shares after careful consideration of all the arguments. Since 2024, a total of ten properties with a volume of 163 million euros have been sold. However, the disposals have not yet been sufficient and the further success of the sales is difficult to plan. The same applies to any further outflows of funds.