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Investment
Debt funds see rise in demand as banks retreat further
Debt funds will continue to profit from the heightened need for financing and the tougher regulations that have seen banks pull back strongly from the market, a new study from investment manager Empira on alternative financing shows. Despite the curr Read more
2 Mar 2023
Rate of growth halves in German bank property lending
Growth in German property lending by its banks and savings banks halved in the fourth quarter, growing by a mere 0.8% compared to 1.5% in Q3 and 1.7% in Q4 of 2021, new data from Barkow Consulting show. The figures for January might even show a r Read more
28 Feb 2023
Germany sees big fall in funds inflow into GOEF and Spezialfonds
Inflows into Germany's open-ended real estate funds (GOEF) declined significantly throughout 2022, according to German fund association BVI, in an indication that the broader public is beginning to shun further exposure to the troubled sector. Read more
27 Feb 2023
'Significant refinancing risk' for a third of European CMBS
Almost 20% of the loans in European CMBS maturing this year and 2024 face very high refinancing risk as their expected cash flows are too low to meet higher expected requirements from lenders, according to Berlin-based ratings agency Scope. Another 1 Read more
27 Feb 2023
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
5 Feb 2023
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
5 Feb 2023
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
5 Feb 2023
Mortgage finance rates rise again after end-of-year dip
Ten-year fixed-rate real estate loans in Germany are currently running at around 3.9%, slightly down from more than 4% at the peak in mid-October 2022. Further volatility in the range of three to four percent is being predicted by Germany's largest m Read more
4 Feb 2023
Are shopping centres making a comeback?
Many shopping centres are still recovering from the COVID crisis but recent studies show that as consumer behaviour continues to shift, shopping centres might be moving out of the shadows. According to PwC's latest study "Retail in transition - Are Read more
4 Feb 2023
Commerz Real impact fund Klimavest hits €1bn: Market is ‘hot for renewable investments’
Commerz Real’s Klimavest fund has reached an equity volume of €1 billion, just two years after its inception. The fund has invested in 33 wind farms and solar parks in operation and 10 solar park project developments in Germany, France, Spain, F Read more
1 Feb 2023