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Co-living providers on expansion course
10. February 2021
While the hotel industry is dying, the hour of co-living offers seems to have come more and more. Despite Corona, there is a huge growth spurt in this sector. More and more players are flooding into the market and established brands are looking to expand.
Quo vadis Real Estate Market Germany 2021?
12. January 2021
In previous years, the outlook for the coming year was always relatively straightforward. It was less a question of whether the markets would go up, but rather how much they would grow. With COVID-19, that has changed abruptly. Almost nothing is the same as before. Consequently, the World Uncertainty Index has soared to unprecedented heights and reached record levels.
German Real Estate is Highly Valued by Global Investors Even in 2021
9. December 2020
German real estate is clearly one of the winners of the Corona crisis.
CORONA: The hour of the proptechs has come
10. November 2020
The Corona crisis has also accelerated digitization in the real estate industry. Solutions from proptechs, previously seen as pure gimmicks, are now being viewed from a different angle. One example are proptechs like KIWI, which offers a digital locking system that allows all doors in the house to be opened with a smartphone or a transponder. These systems are becoming more attractive compared to earlier fingerprinted systems.
BER: What impact will the opening have on the Berlin Real Estate Market?
16. October 2020
Did you hear about the new grammar reform? it includes a new tense, Futur III, allow us to speak of the completion of Berlin/Brandenburg airport." This is just one of many jokes about the scandalous airport BER in recent years. On October 31st, 2020 this running gag will finally come to an end and the airport will be ceremonially opened.
Prices for premium Real Estate Up 3,1% in Berlin
10. September 2020
Globally the lockdowns due to Corona resulted in decreasing prices for premium real estate in several metropolises. This does not apply to Berlin, though. Berlin performed well in the first half of 2020.
Berlin remains Real Estate Investment hotspot in Germany
17. August 2020
Berlin is and remains the outstanding investment hotspot among Germany's real estate strongholds. JLL Berlin Branch Manager Rüdiger Thräne advises “Covid-19 was also unable to shake this remarkable position, the capital did not get through the crisis without investment losses. In the second quarter in particular, we had to cope with a significant slump in transactions.”
Mietendeckel: First Effects
13. July 2020
The Berlin Rental Cover Act freezes rents to the status of June 18, 2019 for a period of five years. Social housing and stocks built after 2014 are excluded. The rent cover which has been in effect since the end of February 2020 is reacting.
House Market activity was never in lockdown
10. June 2020
According to the IVD (Real Estate Association) neither falling rents nor prices will occur. The Federal Association of Real Estate Agents and Administrators advises of a new analysis of the residential property market.
Housing prices will remain stable in 2020 despite Corona
12. May 2020
The EPX (The Europace House Price Index) provides the latest evaluation based on completed transactions for owner-occupied houses and condominiums, the data showed that property prices rose by 1.08% on average in Germany compared to the previous month.
Housing is one of the most crisis-proof asset classes
8. April 2020
According to RICS Germany, the effects of the corona virus crisis on the residential asset class depends on the length of the crisis. However, this will be comparatively smaller compared to other real estate investments.