Insights

Eighty percent of investors in Europe’s living sector expect to increase their allocations over the next five years with Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) and the Private Rental Sector (PRS) their top targets, according to new insight from Cushman & Wakefield.

Verena Bauer • 05/05/2025

Nothing is as it was just a hundred days ago. Donald Trump is shaking up the world. Including the global property markets. And thus also their European and German offshoots. The outcome of the movement is still open and forecasts should only be viewed with caution.

Verena Bauer • 02/05/2025

Marc Bensemann and Robert Köwener will join Cushman & Wakefield in May 2025 to initiate and drive forward the reorganisation of the Office Capital Markets team in Hamburg. As Partner, Bensemann will take over the management of the team as Head of Office Capital Markets, while Köwener will hold the position of Director Office Capital Markets.

Verena Bauer • 15/04/2025

Cushman & Wakefield recorded a total transaction volume of EUR 395 million in the German hotel segment in Q1 2025. This corresponds to an increase of 55 per cent compared to the previous year.

Verena Bauer • 10/04/2025

Cushman & Wakefield has analysed Q1 2025 developments in the office markets of Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Frankfurt, and Munich. The key parameters — take-up, rental levels, and availability summarised below.

Verena Bauer • 08/04/2025

Cushman & Wakefield has analysed developments in the first quarter of 2025 on the investment markets in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Munich and summarised the transaction volumes and yields.

Verena Bauer • 07/04/2025

Cushman & Wakefield recorded a transaction volume of around EUR 690 million on the German healthcare property market in the first quarter of 2025 (Q1 2024: around EUR 134 million).

Verena Bauer • 07/04/2025

Cushman & Wakefield has recorded a transaction volume of €6.13 billion in the German commercial investment market at the start of 2025. Compared to the same period of the previous year, this corresponds to an increase in turnover of around 9 per cent.

Verena Bauer • 07/04/2025

Cushman & Wakefield recorded a transaction volume of EUR 2.15 billion in the German residential property market for the first quarter of 2025. The transaction market is gaining momentum, investor interest is increasing and many market participants are becoming more active.

Verena Bauer • 07/04/2025

Verena Bauer • 07/04/2025

Cushman & Wakefield has successfully advised on the sale of an office building in Berlin. The property at Nürnberger Straße 49 was sold by a private owners' association to a property company.

Verena Bauer • 03/04/2025

Half a trillion euros in special funds for infrastructure, which the potential future German government has had approved by the German Bundestag, will also have positive effects on the German real estate market in many respects and across all segments.

Verena Bauer • 02/04/2025