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The transaction volume in the German hotel market tumbled by 41% in the first quarter to €661m, according to CBRE, as demand continues to radically outstrip supply. more
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Luxembourg-based boutique real estate investment manager Optimum Asset Management has completed a €100m secondary transaction with new investors into Optimum Evolution Fund SIF – Property II, which is invested primarily in well-located... more
Boris Hardi
Given the hype surrounding blockchain technology and its most visible product Bitcoin, it was just a question of time until the first hybrid cryptocurrency and real estate fund came on the market. In fact, we discussed this very startup... more
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We report in this issue on a further decline in sentiment among German property financiers (see article on BF.Quarterly Barometer). However, not all traditional banks are retrenching completely from their regular financing hunting grounds. more
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The third outing of the Jahreskongress Finanzierung für die Real Estate Industry took place at the end of April, this time for the first time in Berlin after two previous stagings in Frankfurt am Main – perhaps in itself a statement... more
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Phoenix Spree’s bet on the Berlin market has paid off: the UK-listed investment company specialising in German residential real estateachieved an NAV total return of 53% in 2017, in a sign that Berlin can generate hefty returns. more
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Germany’s project development market is stagnating for first time since the financial crisis, as rising costs put the brakes on growth in many major cities, according to Bulwiengesa’s‘Project Developer Study 2018’, published this month. more
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Capital raised for real estate investment by real estate investment managers soared to €152.3bn globally last year, up 25% increase on 2016, according to the 2018 Capital Raising Survey, published this month by INREV, ANREV and NCREIF. more
