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How to start and run a thriving business, without a new idea in 20 years
Germany, the fifth-largest ecommerce market in the world, has the highest rate of returns on deliveries in Europe - by a long shot. A recent estimate by research group Bitkom put the rate of returns at nearly 12% - rising to nearly 20% by... Read more
19 Jun 2021
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Third consecutive quarter of rising confidence in non-listed, says INREV
The latest readings from INREV's Pan-European Quarterly Asset Level Index give grounds for optimism for the performance of non-listed real estate, with total returns reaching 1.35% in the first quarter of 2021. Read more
19 Jun 2021
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Germany’s new Fund Location Act aims to simplify fund reporting
The Bundesrat upper house of parliament has passed the new Fund Location Act (Fondsstandortgesetz – FoStoG), which is intended to make Germany a more attractive location for investment funds. Read more
9 Jun 2021
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Germany's Bundestag passes new Building Land Mobilisation Act
In an important piece of new legislation, the German government passed a new law designed to relieve the ongoing tense situation across the country's housing market. Read more
5 Jun 2021
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Surge in package deliveries leads to higher logistics demand
The sheer amount of packages now being shipped and delivered across Europe will, of itself, ensure a steady demand for new logistics capacity over the next four years, to judge by new figures released by Savills. Read more
5 Jun 2021
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German companies still in discovery about ESG compliance
Many real estate companies in Germany are still grappling with the implications of the ESG era and haven't yet come to terms with the unspecified costs and vague regulations of the new ESG criteria, according to recent survey conducted... Read more
3 Jun 2021
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Demand for space returns, focus on micro hubs in Top 7 cities.
A new analysis by the online property portal ImmoScout24 shows the year-on-year development in supply and demand and rental prices for retail space in Germany’s Top 7 cities, 14 secondary cities and 22 tertiary cities (the A to C-grade cities) up to Read more
30 May 2021
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Home-building hits 20-year high, demands rise for affordable housing
The German construction industry completed more apartment units in the COVID year of 2020 than in any year since 2001, according to Germany's Federal Statistics Office in new figures just released. The number of finished units rose 4.6% over the prev Read more
30 May 2021
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Loan servicing specialists prepare for commercial property shocks
Investors looking to cash in on distressed situations and attractively-priced non-performing loan (NPL) portfolios have so far been largely keeping their powder dry as the pandemic continues to dampen economic activity. Uncertainty and a lack of pric Read more
30 May 2021
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pbbIX index tells harsh tale about offices, but lettings provide hope
Germany's office investment market continues to plumb the depths, with various indices followed by REFIRE showing the lowest readings since the heart of the financial crisis - and on a par with the slump which set in when the dotcom bubble burst... Read more
30 May 2021
