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Structural factors likely to hold real estate markets down - research
Research firm Capital Economics is taking a more bearish approach to European property markets in 2021 than many of its peers, and is markedly less optimistic that European property markets will bounce back, despite expectations that this... Read more
13 Jan 2021
Allianz Real Estate boosts European lending portfolio by 15%
Allianz Real Estate has grown its European loan portfolio to €10.6 billion at year-end 2020, an increase of about 15% year-on-year, said the company. Read more
13 Jan 2021
DIC Asset AG buys RLI Investors and stake in Realogis
In a flurry of activity just before year-end, listed German commercial property company DIC Asset AG made a major logistics acquisition on top of an earlier logistics asset deal, while at the same time spending nearly €180m on... Read more
6 Jan 2021
Accentro doubles resi holdings, buys €2.8bn property manager
Berlin residential privatization specialist Accentro has embarked on a very different course since the start of the lockdown last year and the arrival of Lars Schriewer as new CEO, replacing long-term boss Jacopo Mingazzini, at pretty much the... Read more
5 Jan 2021
Residential sees growing boom in Develop-and-Hold strategies
A clear trend is emerging in the German residential real estate sector for private investors to increasingly pursue a “develop and hold” strategy, according to the second annual study carried out on project development trends in the Top 7 cities... Read more
15 Dec 2020
Apleona sold to French private equity group PAI for €1.6bn
Leading European facilities management provider Apleona is being sold by Swedish private equity fund EQT VII to French private equity group PAI Partners for a reported €1.6 billion. The deal is subject to the usual conditions and approvals and is exp Read more
15 Dec 2020
Alternative financiers likely to be winners after pandemic - iddiw
Germany’s small but prestigious iddiw (Institut der deutschen Immobilienwirtschaft) had its third digital Salon recently since the new online format became the norm. This time the panel focused on "Real Estate Investments as well... Read more
15 Dec 2020
New German laws come into effect on splitting broker fees
For property buyers in many parts of Germany, it’s welcome news. On the 23rd December the new law passed by the Bundestag and Bundesrat relating to the payment of real estate broker commissions comes into force, whereby in future, both buyers... Read more
15 Dec 2020
Sirius boosts revenue 10%, increases dividend and NAV
Sirius Real Estate, owner and manager of branded business parks throughout Germany, said recently that first-half pretax profit fell despite a rise in revenue and that it has increased its dividend. Read more
9 Dec 2020
Tritax Eurobox targeting €1bn of new European deals
The UK-listed developer Tritax EuroBox is targeting a major new push into the European logistics market with plans to add a further €1bn to its portfolio. Read more
9 Dec 2020