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Signs of a pickup of interest in German retail after two tough years
Last year turnover in German retail real estate hit €10.1bn, giving it at 12% the third most valued investment category in Germany after office properties and residential. The volume fell for the second year in a row, but at a 4% fall its rate... Read more
24 Feb 2020
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Investors turn their sights to nurseries
Investors are turning their sights to nurseries, as niche assets move out of the shadows. Read more
20 Feb 2020
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Record inflows into German open-ended funds as yield spreads widen
Germany’s open-ended retail real estate funds saw record inflows in 2019 as the gap widened on the spreads between government bond yields and returns from the property market, as new data published by Berlin-based rating agency Scope shows. Read more
20 Feb 2020
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Berlin passes controversial rent cap law
The Berlin State Parliament has passed the highly controversial Berliner Mietendeckelgesetz, or Berlin rent price cap law, in a city plagued by rents which have doubled in the last 10 years. Read more
13 Feb 2020
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Law freezing rents in German capital passed by Berlin’s Senate
After all the threatening and debating about the likely fallout of its historic decision, the ruling Senate of the city and State of Berlin finally passed their controversial law last week which will formally introduce a rent cap on residential... Read more
13 Feb 2020
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Importance of service charges highlighted in residential affordability
A YouGov survey on behalf of German residential specialist the d.i.i. group carried out in December 2019 shows that over 80% of residential tenants look at the “warm rent”, not just the rental price. Read more
11 Feb 2020
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Frankfurt commercial property market set for quieter 2020
Frankfurt’s commercial real estate market ended the year on a new high but 2020 is likely to usher in a more muted market. Read more
10 Feb 2020
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Residential: turnaround in rent growth but purchase prices still on the up
Various studies now indicate a slight downturn in achievable rents across many German cities, even in Munich which is typically an expensive place to rent. Meanwhile prices for condominium apartments continue to rise and according to market... Read more
6 Feb 2020
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IVD boss sharply rebukes tenancy law changes
German broker association IVD’s president Jürgen Michael Schick spoke out strongly last week against changes in tenancy law and recommended greater focus on the encouragement of residential property ownership. Read more
5 Feb 2020
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Frankfurt market set for quieter 2020
Frankfurt’s commercial real estate market ended the year on a new high but 2020 is likely to usher in a more muted market. Read more
31 Jan 2020
