Charles Kingston
Deutsche Hypo
German real estate economy: better than “the competition”
The quarterly Reecox European economic indicator published by Deutsche Hypo continues to decline: so has the European real estate economy peaked? Read more
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No end in sight to the boom in residential property prices
Purchaser profiles may be changing, but there’s only one direction all this is heading: residential property prices in Germany are still on the up. Read more
GdW
Guideline rent reform: housing sector critical of draft statute
Against a background of increased housing pressure across Germany, the extension of the review period for the calculation of local comparable residential rents (the Mietspiegel) has been attracting heavy criticism of the proposed reform measures. Read more
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Residential market rents continue to increase, but less rapidly
In the German residential market, rents continue to increase, but less rapidly, according to property advisor Colliers, who report that there is greater new-build activity in second-tier cities than in the Big 7 – an indication that new... Read more
Deutscher Bundestag / Anke Jacob
Money laundering impacting real estate deals: laws to be tightened
Germany’s money laundering laws affecting real estate deals are being tightened yet again: in the case of deficient transparency, notaries will be required to decline notarisation instructions under certain circumstances. Read more
CBRE
Alternative investments: kindergartens leave offices behind
A key topic in many discussions at the recent Expo REAL in Munich was the role that alternative real estate investments could play for more and more investors struggling to find new sources of yield. Read more
REFIRE Ltd.
Opening the floodgates to German infrastructural investment
It’s been a disaster for thousands of people employed in water and boating tourism in Berlin, the surrounding state of Brandenburg, and the tourism infrastructure in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, home to Germany’s largest network of lakes and waterways. Read more
MEC METRO-ECE Centermanagement GmbH & Co. KG
Exporo swallows up Zinsland to create new crowdinvesting leader
Two leading German crowdinvesting companies specializing in real estate plan to merge, to create a new digital platform which they claim will give them a market share in the growing segment of about 85%. Read more
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Europe benefits, as wave of Korean global investment doubles
Investment in global real estate from South Korean investors could exceed €18.2bn over the full year 2019, double its previous peak of about €7.2bn, with Europe remaining the primary beneficiary, according to new data from Real Capital Analytics. Read more
Aareal Bank AG
Aareal under pressure from activist investors to sell off software unit
Pressure is increasing on the top management at leading real estate lender Aareal Bank to sell off its software unit Aareon, as an activist investor in the bank pushes the bank to reverse its strategy and threatens to call an extraordinary general... Read more
Berlin Hyp AG
German banks hitting targets, but definite cooling on UK lending
German lenders Helaba, Berlin Hyp and pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank have jointly underwritten an investment facility totaling €230m to refinance Warsaw Spire Tower. Read more
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European real estate investment still driven by falling bond yields
New research from property advisor Savills underlines how lower government bond yields have been the influential driver of office yield compression across Europe’s markets, with its subsequent huge impact on the lending community across Europe Read more
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Vote of confidence in proptech McMakler with fresh €20m funding
Berlin-based online broker McMakler has raised a further €20m to add to the record €50m it raised in July, bringing its total funding to date to €74.5m and putting it at the forefront of German real estate proptech startups. Read more
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Primonial chips in €40m to Catella maiden residential fund
French investment manager Primonial REIM has committed €40m to Catella’s very first pan-European residential fund, marking the first investment in the vehicle from outside Germany, said Catella Residential Investment Management... Read more
Messe München GmbH
Optimistic mood at Expo Real 2019
Year-end surge already under way: This is the first time that Expo Real has fallen right in the middle of the year-end transaction spurt, says Timo Tschammler (CEO JLL Germany). Expo is typically the curtain raiser for the busiest time of year but... Read more
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Patrizia and British Land part of latest WiredScore $4m fundraise
Germany’s Patrizia AG and listed UK company British Land have become the latest investors to invest into WiredScore, the US property-technology company focused on digital connectivity accreditation, as part of the proptech’s latest $4m fund raise. Read more
REFIRE - Florian Glock
Garbe and NDC in joint venture for faster and greener data centres
German companies Garbe Industrial Real Estate and NDC Data Centers have teamed up to develop sustainable data centres for the European market. Read more
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Phoenix Spree Deutschland in share buyback on strong sales
London-listed Berlin residential specialist Phoenix Spree Deutschland is buying back 10% of its own shares to take advantage of a weaker share price and a stronger financial position after it locked in a new loan agreement in September. Read more
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€250m investment flurry will see Tristan top €1bn in Germany this year
In a sign of marked confidence in the German market, Tristan Capital Partners has invested €250m to buy three German commercial properties for its latest European opportunity fund, the EPISO 5 Fund, the company said at the Expo Real fair in... Read more
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Investment flashpoint and shortfall of apartments does not amount to a housing crisis
In a report contrasting the current situation on the German residential market with a genuine housing emergency in the immediate post-war period, Dr. Günter Vornholz, Professor of real estate economics at the EBZ Business School in Bochum, argues... Read more