REFIRE — German Real Estate Finance

Frankurt office rent pace unlikely to be sustained – study

A new report from the European commercial property team at Capital Economics provides food for thought as to where office rents are going, particularly in Frankfurt. more

M7, Frasers and Granite to the fore in new logistics deals

Some of the standout logistics deals of the past month on the German market were transacted by foreign investors, including the UK'S M7 Group, Frasers of Singapore and the Canadian group Granite... more

JLL Office Property Clock: 2Q strongest European office take-up on record

European office take-up in the second quarter was the highest on record, driven by an extended cycle in occupier markets, according to JLL’s Office Property Clock published last week. more

Baukindergeld could put countryside back on the map

Germany has been fighting a two-tier housing system in recent years, with rapidly rising prices in the ‘Big 7’, against a backdrop of falling prices in rural communities as more and more people flock to big cities. more

Karstadt and Kaufhof owners sign letter of intent for joint venture

Canadian retailerHudson’s Bay Co. and Austria’s property and retail group Signa Holdinghave signed a non-binding letter of intent ‘to explore a potential joint venture’, Canada’s Hudson’s Bay Co. (HBC), announced this month. more

Capital raised for funds of funds at highest-ever level

Non-listed real estate funds of funds doubled their share of total capital raised in 2017, as investors increasingly sought niche strategies and diversification, according to the ANREV / INREV Funds of Funds study released earlier this month. more

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Salary-rent ratios: where rents in Germany don’t eat up your salary

In popular German cities, rents are eating up the salaries of workers who live there. But for workers looking for the best salary-rent ratios, there are some surprising opportunities out there. more

7 Aug 2018 10:00 Sara Seddon Kilbinger Markets

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Frankfurt's Zeil still busiest shopping street in Germany

Property adviser JLL's annual survey of Germany's most frequented shopping streets has confirmed that Frankfurt's Zeil has defended its position as the liveliest shopping street in the country. In second and third place come Munich... more

6 Aug 2018 10:00 Charles Kingston Markets

ÄVWL in €250m forward purchase of Olympus HQ in Hamburg

The Ärzteversorgung Westfalen-Lippe (ÄVWL), one of Germany's largest medical occupational pension funds, has partnered with US private investor Hines to buy the Hamburg site where Japanese optical technology manufacturer Olympus... more

3 Aug 2018 10:00 Charles Kingston Investment

PwC Austria leads new consultancy for joint loan servicing platform

Consultancy firm PwC Austria is teaming up with the Silverton Group and 720° Restructuring & Advisory to set up a long-term co-operative loan servicing platform enabling international investors and banks to outsource their non-performing loan... more

2 Aug 2018 10:00 Charles Kingston Companies

German resi increasingly differentiated as market heats up

Germany’s residential market is becoming increasingly differentiated as interest in the sector heats up, Dr. Konstantin Kortmann, head of residential investment at JLL Germany, told REFIRE. more

1 Aug 2018 10:00 Sara Seddon Kilbinger Markets

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Hudson's Bay in fresh talks to merge Kaufhof with Karstadt

Canada's Hudson's Bay Co. was reported this week to again be in discussions with Austrian property and retail group Signa Holding GmbH about a joint venture with its German retail group Kaufhof... more

31 Jul 2018 10:00 Charles Kingston Companies

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Allianz commits €400m to London student housing JV

Germany's Allianz Real Estate has teamed up with Greystar Real Estate Partners and Canada's Public Sector Pension Investment Board’s (PSP Investments) UK student housing partnership to develop the student accomodation platform Chapter. more

30 Jul 2018 10:00 Charles Kingston Investment

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Belgium's Aedifica expands healthcare co-operation with Specht

Belgian listed healthcare REIT Aedifica has significantly extended its co-operation with Germany's Specht-Gruppe, agreed upon last August, by committing to new construction of senior living accomodation on eight sites in Germany... more

27 Jul 2018 10:00 Charles Kingston Companies