Helios Europe strengthens German link with further pre-lets (DE) The latest transactions take the total amount of space let in the last twelve months to over 62,000 m². Link Logistics will provide 350,000 m² of Grade A warehouse space in three locations across Germany. More »

pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank provides €65 mln refinancing facility for Norwegian investment fund (DE/NO) The office portfolio comprises five properties in first-class locations in Hamburg, Frankfurt and Dusseldorf, including the Neuer Zollhof in Dusseldorf's Media Harbour area. The aggregate floor space of the portfolio amounts to approximately 31,000 m². More »

Sierra Fund sells shopping center MÜNSTER ARKADEN to Aachener Grundvermögen (DE) Through this sale the Sierra Fund, a pan-European retail fund where Sonae Sierra has a stake of 50.1%, allows the Fund investors to capitalize... More »

TAG Immobilien to purchase TLG Wohnen (DE) TLG Wohnen comprises approximately 11,350 residential units with a total floor area of approximately 697,000 m². More »

Valad Europe trades Rathaus Centre in Monheim, Germany (DE) Comprising approximately 7,800 m² of retail space and 7,800 m² of office space and 950 m² of ancillary storage space, the... More »

Topping out ceremony for the shopping center in the Europaviertel district (DE) Frankfurt Skyline Plaza shopping and leisure center The shopping... More »

Focus German economic outlook (DE) Holger Schmieding, Chief Economist, Berenberg Bank In October 2010, we proclaimed a ‘last golden decade’ for Germany. More »

Aberdeen European Shopping Property Fund acquires a portfolio of high street unit shops (DE) The portfolio of shops is located in the middle of the Holm, at the heart of the city, with more than 4,500 consumers passing by per hour. More »

REDEVCO acquires 29,000 m² of prime retail space in Kassel and Bielefeld (DE) The property in Bielefeld, constructed in the early 1980s, is situated in the northern part of the city and offers a total of approx. More »

Lettings success for Internos in Germany and the Netherlands (DE/NL) Internos Real Investors LLP, the €1.5 billion owner-managed real estate fund management business, announces that it has achieved considerable... More »

Dusseldorf accounts for increase in German office take-up but vacancies set to rise (DE) “In the first six months of the year take-up of office space in Düsseldorf was almost two and a half times higher than last year whilst... More »

AEW Europe buys German office complex from Bayerische Bau (DE) The office asset (not pictured) is fully let for 20 years. Jean... More »

German residential portfolio transaction volume H1 2010 approximately €1.99 billion (DE) “In the first half of 2010 the market for residential portfolios was characterized by two trends: the portfolios sold were slightly larger... More »

Deutsche EuroShop lays the foundations for long-term growth (DE) Acquisition of shareholdings in three shopping centers With retroactive effect from 1 July, 2010, various shareholdings in the shopping... More »

GWB concludes joint venture agreement with Caposition (DE) “With the involvement of Caposition in our development projects, the necessary equity for financing the shopping centres in Speyer and Völklingen is guaranteed”, says Dr Norbert Herrmann, CEO of GWB Immobilien AG. More »

SEB ImmoPortfolio Target Return Fund acquires home improvement store; long-term lease in Munich (DE) The total investment costs are approximately €20.4 million. The seller is Vienna-based MG Grundbesitz Objekt Gleisdreieck Pasing GmbH & Co. More »

pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank and Bank of Scotland renew €204 million facility to V+UK (UK) V+UK has a portfolio of 81 commercial properties, which are located across the UK. The portfolio is equally split by value into office, light industrial sector and retail sector. More »

King Sturge Real Estate Economy Index: Sentiment as buoyant as before the credit crunch (DE) The real estate industry is as confident as it was before the onset of the economic and financial crisis. The poll-based Real Estate Climate of the King Sturge Real Estate Economy Index, which is determined monthly, rose by 4. More »

Aareal Bank starts repayment of SoFFin silent participation early with €150 mln. (DE) Today's announcement of the first repayment tranche makes Aareal Bank the first bank to repay capital support provided by SoFFin. More »

CORESTATE Group acquires Berlin portfolio with over 2,000 apartments (DE) CORESTATE Group plans to invest significant capex amounts to further improve profitability and the already good asset quality in the next years. More »