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Hotel investment down, even as occupancy and fundamentals recover
While there is plenty of evidence of a strong recovery in most segments of the hotel industry, the investment market is still on a dodgy footing, with the increased cost of money being the major impediment to a strengthened transaction market. Last y Read more
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European investors lowering RE allocations, Germany loses ground
For the first time in years, European investors have lowered their allocation target for real estate, according to INREV's Investor Intentions survey for 2023. This year's target is a 10.5% allocation, as against a current allocation of 10.8%, reflec Read more
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Residential rents now rising faster than prices as buyers fall away
Residential rents are now rising much faster than prices in Germany's large and medium-sized cities, as thwarted potential buyers re-commit to the rental market, and immigration helps to push up housing demand from below, according to a new study jus Read more
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New law obliges foreign entities to report German property ownership
As part of German Finance Minister Christian Lindner's crackdown on money laundering, particularly through exploiting Germany's lax laws on the transparency of property ownership, changes in the law are now imminent. Foreign entities will now have to Read more
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Frankfurt's banks leasing ever less space, vacancies heading upwards
They may still be the biggest employers in town, but Frankfurt's banks have been renting less and less office space in the German banking metropolis. At a presentation of a new study last week in Frankfurt by advisors Cushman & Wakefield, attended by Read more