Magazine

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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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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04.01.2023

Residential

Double meaning: subsidised housing as an investment

For many years, investors gave subsidised housing and social housing a wide berth. But now the turnaround in interest rates is making subsidised housing more attractive for them again, and transactions are increasing. For a joint study with INDUSTRIA, we analysed subsidised housing from an investment perspective.
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30.11.2022

Office, Residential

Germany, France, Netherlands - where to invest?

Where are there still attractive investment opportunities in the office and residential market in Germany - and outside? For the three-country study that we published together with Becken and INDUSTRIA, we also looked at the major French and Dutch markets
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07.07.2022

Residential

The smaller, the more lucrative

For the new report of the Micro-Housing Initiative, we interviewed the operators: for example, about the increased energy costs, their marketing efforts and the state of their business after Corona. The report also contains extensive best practice recommendations for the operation and construction of flats.
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06.04.2022

Background, Residential

Update hotel real estate

After two years of emergency, the hotel market is still far from pre-crisis levels. Now the situation seems to be improving in slow steps, even if the industry is still wavering between hope and fear
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14.03.2022

Background, Residential

Run on terraced houses

The 46th bulwiengesa Property Market Index shows: Prices have been rising for 17 years. Compared to the previous year, prices have risen by 4.6 percent, an increase of one percentage point. Terraced houses are particularly popular, and commercial properties have also risen massively in price.
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18.10.2021

Residential

Massive shortage of care places by 2040

A comprehensive study commissioned by Cureus looks for the first time not only at demographic trends, but also at the stock of care properties and construction activity. The result: if no more building takes place, there will be a shortage of around 168,000 care places by 2040
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11.10.2021

Office, Residential, Retail, Logistics

Constant to desperate

Apparently nothing can shake the domestic real estate market - Germany is and remains the place to be for investors. Especially flats, logistics properties and offices in top locations are in constant to almost desperate demand. In other segments, however, risk premiums have continued to rise. The current 5 % study shows potential returns
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22.09.2021

Background, Residential

The 5-second price

Whether an unrenovated old building in Leipzig, a detached house in Miesbach or an entire residential portfolio - our new tool "RIWIS Prospect" determines rental and purchase prices in just a few seconds. The algorithm is based on almost 10 million offer data that we have been evaluating since 2009. In many countries, by the way, such hedonic price models have long been established and recognised as a valuation method
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