REFIRE — German Real Estate Finance

Low Interest Rate Levels, Fierce Debates

Long-term interest rate levels have dropped to a new low point. At the same time, the housing policy debate is, sadly, far from over. Read more

Who could believe we’d be talking about expropriation in 2019?

We’re glad to see that listed housing company Deutsche Wohnen is still on the acquisition trail, having just this month bagged a further 2,840 German apartments from Swedish group Akelius for €685m. Read more

Asian investors turn to Germany with renewed vigour

Asian investors are looking at Germany with renewed vigour, as uncertainty surrounding Brexit and China-US trade wars pushes them to take a chance on Europe’s biggest economy. Read more

DEMIRE study highlights robustness of secondary German office markets

DEMIRE Deutsche Mittelstand Real Estate AG, the listed commercial property investor focused on secondary German cities, published its third annual study this week - “Office Market: Investment Opportunities in German Secondary Locations”. Read more

High demand for logistics assets forecast despite falling yields

Demand for logistics real estate will continue to grow over the next three years in Europe, despite the threats by Brexit and global trade disputes, while yields are expected to fall further, delegates at a lively discussion... Read more

Pfandbrief banks welcome law amendment to safeguard Pfandbrief business in UK after Brexit

Germany’s Pfandbrief banks have welcomed the law amendment to safeguard Pfandbrief business in the UK after Brexit, following the Bundesrat’s adoption this month of the Tax Act relating to Brexit. Read more

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Tristan Capital Partners

Tristan continues German buying spree, but warns of headwinds

Independent London-based real estate investment boutique Tristan Capital Partners recently closed five German commercial property acquisitions for more than €300m, it announced at the recent MIPIM in Cannes. At the same time it warned that, while... Read more

10 Apr 2019 10:00 Charles Kingston Companies

MIPIM Review: real estate mood remains buoyant, despite impending Brexit and US-China trade wars

The mood at MIPIM was just as sunny as its palm-lined Croisette this year, largely unencumbered by the impending Brexit and US-China trade wars. Read more

9 Apr 2019 10:00 Sara Seddon Kilbinger Markets

AEW completes €345m City Office Fund with Berlin acquisition

AEW’s City Office Germany Fund is now fully deployed after it bought the “B5”, an office-led building in the Wilmersdorf district of central Berlin’s City West area. The acquisition followed a final equity raise from institutional investors... Read more

8 Apr 2019 10:00 Charles Kingston Investment

Office demand in Berlin soars

Demand for office space in Berlin is dramatically outstripping supply, with the market struggling to play catch up, Gerald Dietzold, team leader Office Leasing at JLLBerlin, told REFIRE this month. Read more

5 Apr 2019 10:00 Sara Seddon Kilbinger Markets

TLG Immobilien

TLG Immobilien streamlines assets under new management team

REFIRE met with the new CEO of listed Berlin commercial property investor TLG Immobilien, Jürgen Overath, to catch up with developments at the company after a somewhat turbulent year which saw recent boardroom spats and the departure of the old... Read more

4 Apr 2019 10:00 Charles Kingston Companies

Corpus Sireo

Strabag takes over property management from Corpus Sireo

Strabag Property and Facility Services, the German property management arm of listed Austrian construction group Strabag SE, has taken over the property management business from Corpus Sireo, the German property arm of insurer Swiss Life... Read more

3 Apr 2019 10:00 Sara Seddon Kilbinger Investment

Sirius Real Estate plc

Sirius launches JV with AXA-IM, buys new Bochum park

REFIRE managed to catch up with the senior team of listed Sirius Real Estate at the recent MIPIM in Cannes, and recent news from the owner and manager of branded business parks in Germany certainly sounds encouraging for... Read more

2 Apr 2019 10:00 Charles Kingston Companies

Greenman Investments

German food retail specialist Greenman ties up €143m Edeka deal

REFIRE sat down recently with fast-growing Irish-headquartered Greenman Investments to learn more about the company’s strategy, which has propelled it to becoming German’s largest food retail-focused investment fund. Read more

1 Apr 2019 10:00 Charles Kingston Investment