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As construction costs rise, recycled development is moving out of the shadows
As construction costs escalate and sustainable development becomes a no-brainer, recycling - and circular construction - are taking on a new significance. Read more
26 May 2023
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Buyers flock to ‘Speckgürtel’ as city centres become increasingly unaffordable
As interest rates continue to rise and homes in the city centre become increasingly unaffordable, more and more people are flocking to the “Speckgürtel”, or countryside. Read more
24 May 2023
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Arcadis Baukostenindex shows Munich 5th most expensive city worldwide
The most expensive cities in the world for developers are Geneva, London and New York. Munich moved up to 5th place last year and is more than 25% more expensive than Berlin (ranked 27th). Frankfurt ranked 27th in the list. The five most affordable c Read more
12 May 2023
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Rise of medical centres as drive for more outpatient treatment gathers pace
REFIRE recently took part in a discussion with a number of leading healthcare real estate professionals, hosted by Berlin-headquartered communications agency RUECKERCONSULT. The focus was on health centres, doctor centres and medical care centres (MV Read more
11 May 2023
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Harmonisation of German building code now critical to allow more serial building
Calls are growing much louder in Germany for a loosening of regulations to permit much more serial and modular building of residential housing units to alleviate the country's housing shortage. As we report elsewhere, Germany's main real estate lobb Read more
11 May 2023
Verband deutscher Pfandbriefbanken (vdp) e. V.
Pfandbrief banks see lending fall, demand looser regulation
Germany's main property lenders are all seeing a decline in their new business underwriting despite some evidence of mildly falling residential property prices, confirmed the Association of German Pfandbrief Banks (VdP) at their annual press conferen Read more
10 May 2023
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Housing sector increases demands for more subsidies to prevent 'total collapse'
The situation in Germany's residential housing construction sector continues to deteriorate, with the number of cancelled projects rising in March. The number of building permits issued also fell, with further damaging consequences for the supply of Read more
9 May 2023
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Logistics is top dog as other asset classes falter
Logistics is the asset class leading the charge, with 38% of asset managers citing it as their favourite asset class, according to the latest research from JLL. Residential and office properties in A-locations were the second choice, with 36% each. C Read more
9 May 2023
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Hotel market dominated by single asset sales; serviced apartments becoming more popular
Hotel portfolios were once a staple of Germany’s hotel market but today they are becoming increasingly rare. The German hotel investment market got off to a very subdued start in the new year, recording its weakest first quarter since 2014, with jus Read more
28 Apr 2023
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Offices ‘at the centre of the storm’ globally
The office market is ‘at the centre of the storm’ globally as more and more tenants become dissatisfied with the widening gap between their business objectives and their current working space, according to the latest study by the Urban Land Institute Read more
27 Apr 2023
