RICS Professional Group Asset Management in Germany has comprehensively revised the Asset Management Specifications and published the third edition. The focus is on ESG, digitalization and clearly defined performance and remuneration models.
GARBE Industrial and Baker McKenzie publish a white paper on the ESG classification of real estate in the defence and security sector. EU rules do not rule out armament-related uses across the board; asset quality and governance are decisive. Third-party usability remains central.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Real estate valuation in transition: In this publication, you can read why the "true value" is increasingly becoming the key to an effective anti-financial crime strategy.
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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