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REFIRE and Targa Communications Roundtable Report: Healthcare and Senior Living
The number of registrants for the latest online Roundtable Discussion on 21st April from REFIRE and Targa Communications – at over 400 – was testament to the level of interest in the asset class Healthcare and Senior Living. Moderated by Charles... Read more
10 May 2021
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Banks cluster around 'trophies', while alternative lenders gain market share
A recent survey by Engel & Völkers Capital suggests that demand for alternative real estate financing other than from traditional bank lenders could increase this year by up to 22%. Read more
7 May 2021
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Soaring vacancies in German retail fuel debate about alternative usage
While the dilemmas being faced by large retailers in highly-visible retail locations like shopping centres have been well documented, the fate being suffered by less well-known retail names, particularly in small and medium-sized German towns... Read more
5 May 2021
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Expropriation movement strengthens after collapse of Berliner Mietendeckel
The decision by Germany's Constitutional Court to overturn the Berlin Mietendeckel in April will have many consequences, quite apart from the obvious short-term measure of reversing all the rental agreements that were directly affected by... Read more
5 May 2021
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Transatlantic deal could help hotel sector face up to distress ahead
The hotel sector has taken the most severe battering of all asset categories since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is likely to be the sector that takes the longest time to recover, given the certainty of reduced business travel for quite Read more
2 May 2021
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Senior Loans overshadow Mezzanine in debt fund lending
With the banks in retreat on classical lending, and ever more alternative lenders, including debt funds, insurance companies, family offices and other investors increasingly stepping in to fill up gaps in the capital stack - if not provide the full f Read more
2 May 2021
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Advantages of Share Deals less attractive after new German ruling
We admit that we didn't expect this important piece of German legislation to be wrapped up and finalised as quickly as it did. In fact, we thought it unlikely it would be enacted in this legislation period, with the Bundestag elections coming up... Read more
29 Apr 2021
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A fifth of German rental accomodation is now offered furnished
As everybody who's ever rented an apartment in German for anything other than a short stay knows, German apartments come empty. Like, really empty. Perhaps a lightbulb has been left by the previous owners, so that their successors can see what... Read more
29 Apr 2021
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US Defence Dept. reverses decision to withdraw troops from Germany
We reported back in December 2020 about the confusion that Joe Biden's presidential election victory was causing in relation to the decision of his predecessor surrounding the future of several US military sites in Germany. Read more
29 Apr 2021
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Rent in German industrial markets to recover by year-end
With Germany's industrial activity expected to rebound in the second half of the year, the researchers at Capital Economics expect to see prime industrial rents returning to growth by the end of the year. Read more
27 Apr 2021
