Magazine

01.08.2023

Chart of the Month

Chart of the Month August: Foreign Investors Still Holding Back

Against expectations, there has been no change in the restraint shown by foreign investors. At only around 32%, their share of the commercial real estate investment market in the first half of 2023 was significantly lower than the average for the past ten years. But challenging times also bring opportunities
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12.06.2023

Chart of the Month

Chart of the Month June: Every Fourth Project Development Postponed

Project developments in the A-cities have not only declined rapidly. Many projects are also postponed
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09.06.2023

Residential

How does ESG impact the affordability of housing stock?

The current environment remains difficult for financiers. This is what the experts surveyed for the BF.Quarterly Barometer say, even though the bottom now seems to have been reached. They have different opinions on the above question
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19.05.2023

Logistics

Nineteen percent investment decline in corporate real estate

The crisis has also left its mark on the corporate real estate asset class. The investment market is clearly declining, but more properties are being rented. This is shown by the 18th market report of the INITIATIVE UNTERNEHMENSIMMOBILIEN
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19.05.2023

Background

Project developments: Few in planning, many postponed

The crisis is now clearly visible among project developers. The market in the seven class A cities is declining, and the traditional project developers in particular are withdrawing from the market. Residential projects, of all things, are significantly affected. And: Many projects are being completed later than planned
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09.05.2023

Chart of the Month

Chart of the Month May: Huge Challenges for Old Buildings

Around 95 % of residential buildings are more than ten years old. Transforming these into zero-emission buildings by 2050 is causing headaches for all involved
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20.04.2023

Residential

No Turnaround in Prices

Rising rents, unrenovated condominiums, sluggish land prices and grandma's money: Sven Carstensen analysed price developments in the German real estate market for an interview with Handelsblatt. Here is the summary
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04.04.2023

Chart of the Month

Chart of the Month April: Stationary Retail Sales versus E-Commerce

From eyecare to houseplants: We collect consumption data for numerous product groups, e.g. for impact and risk analyses as well as location searches. The share of e-commerce will continue to grow in the future, although it will vary greatly depending on the product group.
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13.03.2023

Background

Share data with us

We invite all project developers to share data with us - for more transparency in the real estate market and for an up-to-date company profile in the Development Monitor. To ensure that we don't forget a single square metre as well as rankings and profiles, we have been setting up a direct exchange for years.
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13.03.2023

Residential

Real estate for senior citizens - 26,000 units missing annually

Anyone who has been in the situation of having to quickly accommodate a relative knows about the dramatic shortage of places. By 2040, over 26,000 new units in service living will be needed - additionally, per year. There is no doubt that more capacity is needed - but in the right places.
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