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

Office leasing market in Cologne Q2-2025: Cologne office leasing market loses momentum in the second quarter

In the first half of 2025, the office letting market in Cologne achieved take-up of around 115,600 m², which corresponds to an increase of 73.8% compared to the first half of 2024. Despite the significant growth, sales were still about 17% below the ten-year average.

KINGSTONE Real Estate buys office property in Munich-Neuhausen

The total area of around 3,000 square metres is mainly used by well-known office tenants. In addition, there are two restaurants in the building. The seller is a private investor.

Special AIFs as Secondaries: The Time for Secondary Markets Has Come

The secondary market for special funds is gaining in importance and offers investors flexible entry and exit options. Secondaries offer attractive opportunities, especially for real estate – now is the right time to take advantage of this market.

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

Upturn continues: Investment turnover increases noticeably

BNP Paribas Real Estate publishes investment figures for 2024: Investment turnover in Germany increased significantly in 2024. The total result amounts to around €35.2 billion, which corresponds to growth of almost 27% year-on-year.

German real estate market 2024: Retrospective and outlook for 2025

The year 2024 is history. The real estate market has largely continued the expected recovery. Last year, for example, the residential investment market clearly won the asset class comparison. The take-up of office space in Germany's office strongholds has also risen from quarter to quarter.

Logistics leasing market stable at the end of the first half of the year with an upward trend

Global challenges could become an opportunity for Germany as a business location

Ypsilon advises impact investor Revent on the launch of its second venture capital fund

Germany’s Largest Organic Food Supermarket: Catella Investment Management Leases approx. 2,000 Square Meters to Alnatura in Tübingen

The new store, scheduled to open in early 2026, will become the largest organic food supermarket in Germany in terms of floor space. The Depot site comprises a total of approx. 10,279 square meters of lettable space.

The new reality of institutional real estate portfolios

'Turning point in the institutional real estate market'

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

Senior citizens’ residence “Auf der Litten” in Essen successfully completed and contributed to special fund

The new-build property comprises around 3,000 square metres of gross floor area and was built in accordance with the KfW Energy Efficiency House Standard 55. It has eight assisted living units and four outpatient assisted living communities with a total of 48 places.

Groundbreaking ceremony for the iQ space Berlin-Mitte project: Bayer, Charité and Berlin Institute of Health at Charité sign lease agreements for 15,500 m²

iQ spaces implements international lighthouse project in partnership with UBS Asset Management

Logistics investment market: Individual deals determine market activity

The logistics investment market started 2025 with an investment volume of just under €1.3 billion, around 8% below the comparable figure for the previous year and 31% below the ten-year average.

Life science real estate: “new” asset class for specialists

The demand for specialized buildings that can combine laboratory research, production and office work is growing steadily. The new spotlight of the CORPORATE REAL ESTATE INITIATIVE sheds light on the complex segment of life science real estate.

Gap of 20 billion euros

After the interest rate turnaround comes the wave of refinancing

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.

Strong brands for Passau’s city centre: Rituals, Bär Schuhe and Holzkern move into the Buchner Haus

On 4.9.2025, Rituals and Bär Schuhe will open their branches in the Buchner Haus, Holzkern will join as a new tenant. A commercial space is still available.

Düsseldorf: Quantum lets around 3,500 m² of office space in the DUO Tower

Quantum leases around 3,500 m² of office space in the DUO Tower. Following the completion of the refurbishment, the modern and sustainable working environments offer an impressive view over the whole of Düsseldorf. Global Gate I in the Grafenberg district is also about to be fully let.

GreenPlaces Germany acquires land in Mannheim for the development of modular commercial units

The seller of the 7,200 square metre plot at Radeberger Straße 11 is MWS Projektentwicklungsgesellschaft

Real estate investment market fluctuates between recovery and uncertainty

After a promising start to the year, the momentum on the German real estate investment market slowed down again in the second quarter of 2025.

CSRD creates transparency – energy policy must take greater account of the social dimension

Comment on the ZIA press release by Dr. Michael Heigl, Director Sustainability at Wüest Partner

The most important trends in real estate management for 2025

The real estate industry is on the verge of change: sustainability, digitalization and data-driven decisions will shape the development of real estate management in 2025.

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.