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Thinking economically about monument protection: BiB publishes new guideline on monument depreciation

The Association for Building in Existing Buildings (BiB) publishes a guide to monument depreciation. It explains in a practical way how tax benefits under §§ 7i/7h EStG can be used and emphasizes early coordination with the monument authority before construction begins.

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Why investors are rethinking – return, risk and diversification

Life Science Real Estate offers structurally stable cash flows, long-term demand growth and diversification potential compared to traditional segments. At the same time, it is characterized by limited market size, high technical and regulatory complexity and continuous CAPEX demand.

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The building as a research infrastructure – Why standard is not enough

Life science real estate follows a different logic than classic asset classes. The value of a property is not determined solely by location or leases, but by its functional performance. The building becomes an infrastructure – and thus an active component of value creation

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White Paper – a.s.r. real assets develops new approach to housing affordability

a.s.r. real assets publishes the white paper "Refining affordability in the Dutch residential rental market". It presents a multidimensional approach to measuring rent affordability (35% ratio, local income, energy and utility costs) and will be used in the ASR Dutch Core Residential Fund from 2026.

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Valuations in phases of uncertainty: Why real estate values now need more classification than blanket judgments

Avison Young warns against blanket value discounts in volatile markets. Relevance only arises when uncertainty specifically influences a property's cash flows, financing, rentability, investment needs or market liquidity. The new publication provides classification.

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New classification for residential real estate markets: Lübke Kelber develops a residential market classification for 135 German cities for the first time

Lübke Kelber presents the white paper "The ABC of the Housing Market" and develops a residential market classification for 135 German cities for the first time. The study classifies markets into A, B and C and adds "Metro" and "Uni" as location suffices.

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MVDI publishes ImmoBench market report: Operating costs are becoming a key challenge for residential real estate

MVDI has published the ImmoBench Market Report 2025 together with Bauakademie Performance. In 2023, the median operating costs were €2.69/m²/month (€2.32 in the previous year), while heating costs increased by approx. 42%; Presentation on June 10 at the Real Estate Arena.

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Transforming hidden reserves into strategic capital

Real estate as a strategic financing instrument: Why the combination of precise valuation and debt advisory makes the difference.

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