Rainer Komenda, head of real estate funds at Bavaria’s Bayerische Versorgungskammer, tells Jonathan Brasse about how Germany’s biggest state pension provider is thinking about its real estate business as it views a downturn.
4 min read · 21 November 2019
Real Estate Capital is calling for submissions for 30 categories in this year’s awards. Help us get the ball rolling by letting us know who deserves to be shortlisted.
2 min read · 25 October 2019
Sebastian Vetter has taken the helm at DekaBank’s property lending business. Real Estate Capital talks to him about his plans.
3 min read · 30 September 2019
Michael Kröger of German bank Helaba evaluates the prospects of key markets in Europe and beyond.
5 min read · 02 September 2019
Investment volumes for German offices are down as investors and their lenders increasingly look to Spain.
3 min read · 11 April 2019
Last year saw record real estate investment volumes, but factors including Brexit and weaker economic growth may mean 2019 is not as buoyant, writes Tom Leahy, senior director for EMEA analytics at Real Capital Analytics.
4 min read · 13 March 2019
The Pfandbrief Act needs to change if Germany’s lenders are to use cheap funding to write UK loans.
2 min read · 21 February 2019
Laurus Property Partners has set up shop in London with the hiring of former Lloyds banker Andrew Wheldon.
3 min read · 14 February 2019
German banks’ ability to underwrite mega-loans shows their confidence in the originate-to-distribute model when the right deals come to market.
3 min read · 07 February 2019
A comprehensive repositioning of the retail space inside the Potsdamer Platz Shopping Arkaden is scheduled to begin next January.
2 min read · 05 February 2019