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NAI apollo: Logistics space market in the Rhine-Main region starts 2026 with moderate sales result

NAI apollo reports logistics space take-up of 93,300 m² in the Rhine-Main region for the first quarter of 2026 – below Q4 2025 and slightly below Q1 2025, but 21.9% above the five-year average. Existing leases dominate with around 80%, large deals over 10,000 m² and logistics service providers are driving the market, while the new construction segment is falling behind due to a lack of supply; the southern sub-markets. Rising energy prices in the wake of the Iran war are dampening the recovery; the prime rent is €8.60/m².

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Symbolbild Service Apartments Quelle: Gemini/KI
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Savills: Investments in serviced apartments in Europe reach €1.2 billion as institutional investor interest rises

New research from Savills shows that serviced apartments in Europe recorded a transaction volume of €1.2 billion in 2025, accounting for 5% of the total volume of hotel and lodging properties. The sector is benefiting from increasing regulation and growing demand for long-term stays, with consolidation and institutional growth offering particular opportunities.

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Ilva Diaco, Conducting Officer Portfolio Management, Marketing & Distribution bei INTREAL Luxembourg
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Market commentary: European real estate AIFs continue to grow in 2025 despite significant outflows

European real estate AIFs recorded a growth in net fund assets of 1.4 percent in 2025 despite significant net outflows. The number of funds also increased. Geopolitical tensions and inflation concerns shaped the market environment in the first quarter of 2026.

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Ann Skrollan Persicke, Team Lead Office Letting Wiesbaden, Mainz & Darmstadt bei Colliers. Foto: Colliers
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Demand returns: Darmstadt’s office market with tailwind in 2025

In 2025, the office letting market in Darmstadt recorded a positive development with take-up of 42,700 square metres, which corresponds to an increase of 33 per cent compared to the previous year. The vacancy rate fell significantly to 6.9 percent, while rents remained stable, but underwent a slight downward correction.

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Berlin: Aengevelt sees Berlin office market at a turning point.

The "Aengevelt City Report Berlin No. 36 2026/2027" entitled 'Things are looking up again' analyses the real estate segments in Berlin. The areas studied include the land, office, retail, industrial and logistics and residential real estate markets.

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Property management is becoming more complex and its remuneration more differentiated

The German Real Estate Association IVD and the Federal Association of Real Estate Managers BVI have published a study on the complexity and remuneration structure of real estate management companies. The study shows rising basic rates and an increase in supplementary remuneration. 85 percent of the managers are working at full capacity, but are planning growth.

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Hamburg’s logistics market with above-average earnings, significant increase compared to the second half of 2025

The Hamburg logistics market achieved take-up of 126,000 m² in the first quarter of 2026, which corresponds to an increase of 16% above the ten-year average. A major deal in the e-commerce segment made a significant contribution to this. Rents also rose, with prime rents climbing by 3.5% to €8.80/m².

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Housing market in Germany in transition phase: Structural shortage hits changed investor environment

PTXRE has published a white paper that examines the structural change in the German housing market. An increasing demand for flexible and age-appropriate living concepts is identified, while supply continues to lag behind. The focus is now more on investment income than on value appreciation.

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