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Report on REFIRE / Targa Communications RoundTable – “Residential – Finding a Home for Your Money”
Even before the outbreak of the pandemic in early 2020, the market for residential housing in Germany had been bracing itself for a soft landing after a nearly 12-year run in which prices rose steadily, year after year. For Germany, this was very... Read more
8 Apr 2021
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Bond yield rises 'unlikely to have material implications for property yields’
The recent rise in European government bond yields over the past few months, as well as upward shifts in the yields of other alternative assets, such as corporate bonds and equity dividends, might have given real estate investors pause for thought... Read more
6 Apr 2021
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Subsidized rental housing still falling despite new building
In the middle of the whole debate about affordable housing in Germany, and the urge to “build, build, build” to meet the housing demand, it is easy to forget that Germany has always traditionally had a subsidised housing sector to help those... Read more
5 Apr 2021
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‘Grundsteuer’ reforms gives states 9 months to gather data
With Germany's planned reforms to its Grundsteuer, or land tax, due to take effect from 2025, the country's municipalities are in a race to capture relevant data on up to 36 million buildings across the land to determine what property taxes will... Read more
5 Apr 2021
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The most expensive places to rent in Germany
The research company F+B has compiled its Rent Index 2020, showing that residential rents across the country are rising more slowly than in the past. The annual study also reveals the most expensive places to live in Germany and contains... Read more
5 Apr 2021
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Grocery-anchored retail keeps flag flying in beleaguered sector
While the brick-and-mortar retail sector is struggling badly with the repeated lockdowns and the inexorable rise of online retail, grocery retailing (Lebensmittelhandel, LEH) has increasingly been viewed by investors as... Read more
5 Apr 2021
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More price visibility expected soon in hotel sector as predators prowl
Germany saw a collapse of 40% of its hotel overnight stays in 2020, despite all the ravages of the coronavirus managing to stay among the top 10 countries in Europe in containing its losses, according to the latest Hotel Market Report Europe 2021... Read more
29 Mar 2021
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What to expect from the Greens when they get to share power
With national German elections coming up in September this year, one political party is clearly in the ascendancy, and that's the Greens. Whatever happens between now and the election, it looks increasingly likely that the Greens will be sharing... Read more
29 Mar 2021
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Negative real interest could give further boost to real estate
With so much talk around about the imminent return of inflation, REFIRE took part in a discussion this week with several industry insiders to see how they viewed the likelihood that the coronavirus pandemic, or indeed any other cause, was leading to Read more
28 Mar 2021
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Student housing robust enough to outlive pandemic downturn
Despite the negative effects of the coronavirus pandemic on student life everywhere, demand remains high from investors for exposure to the student housing sector, which is seen as less dependent on business travel than its cousins, micro-living... Read more
28 Mar 2021
