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Hazelview bullish on European residential, logistics and phone towers
The third quarter saw globally listed REITs suffering a negative return in dollar terms of 11.4%, bring their losses for the year so far to 29.4%, their worst-ever start in a year. European REITs perform even worse, down on average 40.2% this year so Read more
5 Dec 2022
ImmoScout24
Wolfsburg tops list of Germany's most sustainable cities
The Volkswagen city of Wolfsburg has again topped the rankings in a recent survey of Germany's most sustainable cities, based on a mixture of ecological, social and economic criteria. Wolfsburg was followed by the southern cities of Ulm, Heidelberg, Read more
5 Dec 2022
EPA/Clemens Bilan
Forests take on new role as energy crisis deepens
German forests, particularly those which have suffered from drought, are being given a new lease of life with the expansion of wind and solar farms, due to the Wind on Land Act, which comes into force in February next year, in a bid to help Germany t Read more
2 Dec 2022
handelsblatt.com
Germany is falling dangerously behind in the race to establish biotech clusters
Germany is in serious danger of losing out in the battle for inward investment, particularly in the growth sector of biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, despite the hype surrounding recent successes in those fields. This was the stark message delivere Read more
15 Nov 2022
Thorsten Schnieders
Are we headed towards a wall of 'stranded assets'?
A large proportion of Germany's buildings are more than 20 years old. How many of these can be developed to meet the new energy efficiency benchmarks being imposed by Germany and the EU? How high is the risk of loss of value on these properties? How Read more
14 Nov 2022
EPA/Clemens Bilan
German government to create €200bn “protective shield” to ease energy and housing costs
Chancellor Olaf Scholz has unveiled a raft of measures to tackle the country’s housing and energy shortage, and reaffirmed the government’s target of building 400,000 new homes per year, a goal that it is still a long way off reaching. Earlier this Read more
28 Oct 2022
CBRE
Logistics construction expected to hit new high this year
Logistics construction is expected to hit a new high this year, according to the latest study published by bulwiengesa, "Logistics and Real Estate 2022", which has been published for the eighth time in a row in partnership with Berlin Hyp, BREMER, GA Read more
27 Oct 2022
ZIA
Residential market feels the strain as interest rates rise
Germany’s residential market is feeling the strain as rising interest rates heap pressure on a sector already battling higher financing costs, with some experts predicting that up to 15% could be slashed from values. Last month, the ECB decided on t Read more
26 Oct 2022
JLL
Logistics segment defies the climate to break H1 transaction record
Despite the gloomy economic environment, at least in the first half of this year the German investment market for logistics properties recorded a record transaction volume of €5.6 billion, up 43% on a year ago. The year so far has also seen a number Read more
10 Oct 2022
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80% of vacant office space ‘no longer rentable’ under ESG guidelines
Eighty percent of the office space that is vacant and available for lease today is no longer rent- able under European ESG regulation require- ments, according to global real estate investor Hazelview Investments. In a note from the company, which ad Read more
10 Oct 2022
