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Florian Glock
German logistics deals soar by 80%, new record high
Logistics transactions soared by 80% in Germany last year, setting a new record high, Karsten Jungk, head of Wüest Partner in Germany, told REFIRE this month. more
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Logistics in Frankfurt and Berlin are best bets for 2018
Logistics in cities such as Frankfurt and Berlin offer the best investment opportunities in 2018, Peter Salostowitz, CEO of German data provider IndustrialPort told REFIRE this week. more
Activum SG Capital
ActivumSG Capital acquires fairvesta Group
Jersey-based investment group Activum SG Capital (ASG) has taken over Germany’s fairvesta Group from the Knoll family via its acquisition of a German office and retail portfolio valued at around €800m. Both parties have agreed not to disclose the... more
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Technology, urbanisation and globalisation will determine winners in logistics sector
Technology, urbanisation and globalisation will drive future returns in the logistics sector in Europe, according to a report published this month by Savills: European Logistics: Warehousing the Future. more
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Cost of student housing soars
The cost of student housing has soared in Germany, thereby putting a real dampner on the market, according to a recent study by Potsdam-based Moses Mendelssohn Institut (MMI) on behalf of developer GBI. more
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Student housing deals to break through €1b barrier in Germany this year
Student housing deals are expected to break through the €1b barrier for the first time this year, according to Savills’ report ‘Spotlight: Student housing Germany’, published this month (June). more
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Adina on track to double German portfolio
Australian apart-hotel operator Adina is on track to double its German portfolio by the end of 2019, its European director, Andrew Hunter, said. ‘We are developing around 900 rooms in Germany, which will all be completed by the end of 2019... more
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Berlin investor acquires German shopping centre portfolio
An unnamed Berlin investor represented by Frankfurt-based real estate manager Curator r.e.m. has acquired a portfolio of three German shopping centres from UK-based real estate group Edinburgh House for a price described as ‘in the high double... more
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Nursing home investment hits record high
Investment in German nursing homes has hit a record high, with around €3 bn in deals recorded last year, according to CBRE. more
Axel Mauruszat
Rockspring buys Coca Cola Headquarters in Berlin
Rockspring Property Investment Managers has acquired the Coca Cola headquarters in Berlin for its PanEuropean fund from Deka Fonds for just over €59m. The 100,000 sqm building has a Gold LEED certification and is located directly on the River... more
Slate Asset Management L.P.
Canada's Slate marks European debut with German retail buy
The Toronto-based REIT Slate Asset Management has made its first foray into European real estate, buying 67 mainly grocery-anchored real estate assets located throughout Germany. more
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German nursing-home market volume soars on mega-deals
The attractions of Germany's healthcare and nursing home real estate sector were the subject of a lively discussion at the recent Expo REAL in Munich. Despite the increasingly specialised knowledge required to differentiate among the different... more
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BMC Report 2016: Germany's top asset managers
For the seventh year in a row, the Cologne-based Bell Management Consultants (BMC) have produced the nearest thing in Germany to a definitive ranking of the nation's top real estate asset managers. more
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Crowdfunding coming of age in German market
Germany tends to lag behind when it comes to financial innovation, and the rise of crowdfunding worldwide has been no exception. However, in the German real estate industry, as elsewhere, plenty of new arrivals have appeared on the scene since the... more
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Aareal lends €530m to NorthStar for European portfolio
In one of the biggest single loans since before the onset of the financial crisis, the Wiesbaden-based property lender Aareal Bank has provided a €530m senior financing facility to the US REIT NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. to enable it to buy a... more
Werbegemeinschaft Lilien-Carré Wiesbaden GbR
Landmark Wiesbaden shopping centre bought by Orion
The Lilien-Carré in Wiesbaden has become a landmark building since its construction in 2007, both for its elegant and distinctive architecture as well as its central location right next to the main train station and terminus for thousands of... more
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German resi portfolio sales show signs of market fatigue
According to international real estate advisors Savills, German residential portfolio transaction volumes in the first half of this year (H1 2014) totaled €6.8 billion, an 18% increase year-on-year over the €5.8 billion in 2013. Savills said in a... more
Norges Bank Investment Management
Germany, France high on list for Norwegian state fund
When word spread in 2010 of the intentions of Norway’s €860 billion sovereign wealth fund to increase its allocations to real estate, you could almost hear the rubbing of hands in anticipation among the world’s property advisors. Norges Bank... more
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Investment in German commercial property surges in Q1
Reports coming in from all the major broker groups confirm the surge in German commercial real estate investment over the first quarter, which hit €9.9 billion in the first quarter of this year, representing a 40% increase in turnover year-on-year... more
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German prime office rents nudging dotcom era levels
The lack of supply of prime central office space has pushed the average prime rent in Germany’s six largest cities to €27.70 per sqm., levels not seen since the peak of the dotcom boom in 2001, according to property advisor Savills. The rise in... more