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Tegut Sale

The planned break-up of Tegut among Edeka, Rewe and other buyers is not only reshaping the German grocery retail sector. It also affects numerous retail properties, the interests of their owners, existing lease agreements and the local supply of entire neighborhoods.

Daniel Alexander Kroppmanns • 25/09/2026

Insights • Sustainability / ESG

Circular Fit-out

Rising construction costs? Make the most of what is already there.

Martin Polifke • 15/09/2026

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MarketBeats

MarketBeat

Investment MarketBeats Germany

Quarterly market figures and trends in Germany and its top real estate markets. Short, concise and to the point.

MarketBeat

Healthcare MarketBeats Germany

Quarterly market figures and trends for the Healthcare Market in Germany

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Healthcare

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Investor Survey Healthcare Real Estate

Healthcare properties in Germany are in greater demand than ever before.

13/01/2025

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Single in old age: Modern care facilities

When mobility decreases, living alone quickly tilts in the direction of loneliness, neediness and social isolation. In a survey, Civey found out what exactly people want in terms of an age-appropriate future?

Verena Bauer • 07/03/2022

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Hospitality

MarketBeat

Hospitality MarketBeats Germany

Market figures and trends for the Hospitality Market in Germany

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Retail

MarketBeat

Retail MarketBeats Germany

Quarterly market figures and trends for the Commercial Retail Market in Germany

13/05/2026

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Retail Footfall Index

The Retail Footfall Index provides insight into shopping behaviour in the retail high streets of the top-7 cities and looks at the retail concepts that will be successful in the future.

Verena Bauer • 03/08/2022

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MarketBeats Germany

MarketBeat

Retail MarketBeats Germany

Quarterly market figures and trends for the Commercial Retail Market in Germany

13/05/2026

MarketBeat

Residential MarketBeat Germany

Market figures and trends for the Commercial Residential Market in Germany

13/03/2026

MarketBeat

Investment MarketBeats Germany

Quarterly market figures and trends in Germany and its top real estate markets. Short, concise and to the point.

MarketBeat

Office MarketBeats Germany

Quarterly market figures and trends for the Commercial Office Leasing Market in Germany

MarketBeat

Logistics & Industrial MarketBeats Germany

Quarterly market figures and trends for the Logistics & Industrial Market in Germany

MarketBeat

Hospitality MarketBeats Germany

Market figures and trends for the Hospitality Market in Germany

RECENT NEWS

Frankfurt office leasing market gains momentum in the third quarter

According to Cushman & Wakefield, office take-up in Frankfurt (including the city area as well as Offenbach-Kaiserlei and Eschborn) from new lettings and owner-occupier transactions totalled approximately 260,700 sq m in the first nine months of 2026.

Martin Polifke • 07/10/2026

Further momentum in the Düsseldorf office market as major lettings drive activity

According to analysis by Cushman & Wakefield, office take-up in the Düsseldorf office market reached approximately 100,900 sq m in Q3 2026 — an increase of 71% compared with the same quarter last year and 64% with the previous quarter.

Martin Polifke • 07/10/2026

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Muted Activity in the Large-Scale Segment Weighs on Hamburg Office Take-Up

Take-up generated through new lettings and owner-occupier transactions in the Hamburg office market totalled 280,400 sq m during the first three quarters of 2026, a decline of around 9% compared with the first 3 quarters of 2025.

Martin Polifke • 06/10/2026

Munich Office Letting Market Remains Highly Active as Rents Continue to Rise

The Munich office letting market recorded office take-up of approximately 138,000 sq m in the third quarter of 2026. Compared with the same quarter of the previous year (Q3 2025: 140,800 sq m), take-up remained broadly stable.

Martin Polifke • 06/10/2026

Sabine Schulz as Retail Leasing Lead in Munich

Cushman & Wakefield continues to strengthen its leadership team and further expand its regional capabilities across individual asset classes. Effective 1 January 2027, the company has appointed Sabine Schulz as Retail Leasing Lead Munich & South Region.

Martin Polifke • 06/10/2026

Top 5 Office Markets Gain Momentum in the Third Quarter

Cushman & Wakefield recorded office take-up of 628,500 sq m across Germany’s five key office markets in the third quarter of 2026, an increase of around 18 per cent compared with the same quarter of the previous year (Q3 2025: 531,200 sq m).

Martin Polifke • 05/10/2026

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Success stories in Germany

BAUHAUS Poster with a glimpse of the Hamburg office

Cushman & Wakefield • Office & Workplace

"Cosy but clean" our in-house interior design team designed our new Hamburg office entirely in accordance with the principles of Bauhaus and international modernism.

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Hamburg Software Firm • Information Technology

The new office of a growing technology company in Hamburg was required to be bright, inviting and spacious. For the property search, planning and design of the office space, the company relied entirely on our many years of expertise in project management and interior design.

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Kauri CAB Group • Retail & Shopping Centre

Groundbreaking: The outdated Forum Troisdorf shopping centre near Bonn will become a leisure and event location with a completely new concept.

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AEW • Logistics & Industrial

From initial groundbreaking to tenant handover: C&W steered the development of a logistics hall in the Rhine-Main region via precise technical project monitoring.

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UPFIELD • Office & Sustainability

A sustainable and stylish working environment, as green as the brand itself: That's what start-up Upfield was seeking for its 70 employees. Matching the vegan products and the target group.

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C&W: The Westlight • Office & Workplace

In our Berlin office, our interior design team has combined a functional “New Work” atmosphere with a sustainable urban jungle look. And thus created a modern working environment for creative exchange and external representation.

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