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ESG for Property Management in Real Estate

Tina Reuter • 26/06/2026

Research

AI Impact on Commercial Real Estate: The Next 10 Years

A scenario-based view of how AI adoption will reshape productivity, employment, capital flows, and commercial real estate fundamentals across markets and sectors.

James Bohnaker • 16/06/2026

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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

Record Office Take-Up in Berlin in Q2 2026

Berlin's office leasing market recorded a take-up volume of 380,400 sq m in the first half of 2026. This represents a significant increase of around 52% year-on-year (H1 2025: 250,000 sq m).

Martin Polifke • 12/08/2026

European prime rents continue to rise, yields rise slightly for the first time in two years

Europe's top real estate markets remain robust in mid-2026. The latest update of the "DNA of Real Estate" study by Cushman & Wakefield documents continued solid rental price growth in the office, logistics and retail segments. At the same time, prime yields have risen slightly again, signalling an end to nationwide yield compression.

Martin Polifke • 11/08/2026

Zijad Gibic appointed Head of Office Agency Frankfurt

Cushman & Wakefield has appointed Zijad Gibic as Head of Office Agency Frankfurt. Effective 1 February 2027, Gibic will lead the office leasing team of the international real estate services firm in Germany’s financial capital.

Martin Polifke • 04/08/2026

European Real Estate Markets Continue Stable Recovery as Investors Adopt a More Selective Approach

According to Cushman & Wakefield's latest Investment Atlas, the market continues to transition into a more mature phase of recovery. While identifying opportunities remains important, success increasingly requires precision, discipline and careful asset selection.

Martin Polifke • 28/07/2026

Cologne Office Leasing Market Loses Momentum in Q2 2026

The Cologne office leasing market recorded take-up of approximately 28,300 sq m in the second quarter of 2026. This represents a 36% decline year-on-year. Total office take-up for the first half of 2026 reached 72,600 sq m, also significantly below the comparable period of the previous year.

Martin Polifke • 17/07/2026

Lack of Large Transactions Restrains Take-Up in Hamburg Office Letting Market

According to Cushman & Wakefield, take-up in the Hamburg office letting market totalled 189,700 sq m in the first half of 2026, approximately 11% below the result recorded in the same period last year.

Martin Polifke • 13/07/2026

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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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