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Berlin, German cities top list of investor destinations for 2021 - Report
Two major shifts are taking place concurrently in European real estate which will have profound influence on outcomes for real estate investors - a cyclical downturn fuelled by the coronavirus pandemic, and the emergence... Read more
11 Nov 2020
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Renewed demands for commercial ‘rent brake’ in Germany
We have reported about moves by the Green Party in the Bundestag to accelerate change in the area of Share Deals and the avoidance of the Grunderwerbsteuer, or land transfer tax, by corporations when acquiring German property assets. The party is... Read more
9 Nov 2020
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Hotel chains plan for expansion as vista of insolvencies opens up
Despite the catastrophic conditions being faced by hotels and restaurants in Germany, as elsewhere, companies with deeper pockets are looking down the line at opportunities for their own expansion. Two such hotel groups are budget chains B&B and Whit Read more
9 Nov 2020
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Green Party makes renewed moves to push through Share Deal legislation
The thorny issue of share deals and the avoidance of Grunderwerbsteuer, or land transfer tax, is a subject we have addressed several times in these pages. The matter has been kicked around in government circles in Berlin for years. Read more
4 Nov 2020
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Ministry initiates study to restrict foreign investment in German housing
In a development which will be viewed with alarm by all property investors, Germany’s politicians and government authorities are looking at whether the purchase of residential apartments apartments should be restricted by law. Read more
4 Nov 2020
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Constitutional court dismisses motion to suspend Berlin rent cap
In a blow to hopes that Berlin’s rent cap, or Mietendeckel, would be declared non-valid, Germany’s constitutional court dismissed a motion last week to suspend a new law that puts a cap on rents for apartments in Berlin, which can now take effect... Read more
4 Nov 2020
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Austria’s Raiffeisen refinances €400m Primonial healthcare portfolio
Primonial Luxembourg has refinanced a German healthcare property to the tune of €400 million, with Austrian Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) is providing the new debt for the so-called “Panacea” portfolio. Read more
3 Nov 2020
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Crisis-resistant retail parks hold their heads up in dismal retail segment
Despite the gloomy mood in the retail real estate investment sector, as we’ve mentioned before in these pages, the actual transaction figures for the year so far belie the overall depressed sentiment in the sector. Investors are buying, although... Read more
21 Oct 2020
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Berlin housing prices rise steadily as rental supply shrivels
Berlin is seeing anything other than the intended relief on its housing market from its new housing regulation, with the supply of available housing continuing to decline while demand pressure is still increasing, according to German property... Read more
20 Oct 2020
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More mezzanine finance available, but chasing fewer deals
The sixth issue of the FAP Mezzanine Report has just been published, and it provides very useful insight into the financing practices of capital providers active in the market for subordinate financing. While acknowledging that growth is still... Read more
19 Oct 2020
