Insights

Daniel Sander has been appointed International Partner and new Head of Office Investment Germany by Cushman & Wakefield, the international real estate services provider, with effect from 1 October 2025.

Martin Polifke • 25/09/2025

Cushman & Wakefield's Residential Investment division continues to grow: on 1 October 2025, Sherwin Shahbiek will take over the position of Head of Residential Investment North Rhine-Westphalia.

Martin Polifke • 23/09/2025

Cushman & Wakefield has brokered a long-term lease at OfficeConnect in Cologne Airport Business Park, as part of an exclusive advisory service for an international company. The landlord of the property is CLS Holdings plc.

Martin Polifke • 12/09/2025

Cushman & Wakefield is further expanding its activities in the residential investment sector: Giw Mohadjer is taking over the position of Head of Residential Investment Munich and Southern Region with immediate effect. Mirjam Loleit will join the team as Director of Residential Investment on 1 January 2026.

Martin Polifke • 01/09/2025

The residential property market in Germany's seven largest cities saw positive development in the second quarter of 2025. Despite ongoing economic weakness and a decline in completions, demand remains high.

Martin Polifke • 29/08/2025

According to ‘EMEA Data Centre Update H1 2025’ by Cushman & Wakefield, a global real estate consultancy, the operating capacity of EMEA data centres amounted to 10.3 gigawatts (GW) at the end of the first half of 2025, representing an increase of 21 per cent within twelve months. In addition, 2.6 GW is under construction and 11.5 GW is in the planning stage, bringing the total pipeline to 14.1 GW, corresponding to an annual growth rate of 43 per cent. This means that the total capacity of data centres in the EMEA region will rise to 24.4 GW in the foreseeable future.

Martin Polifke • 13/08/2025

Cushman & Wakefield’s latest ‘European Investment Atlas’ reveals commercial real estate opportunities in Germany, logistics and hospitality.

Martin Polifke • 05/08/2025

Cushman & Wakefield has appointed Martin Polifke as Head of Business Development Services Germany with effect from 1 August 2025. In addition, Alexander Waldmann will take over the management of C&W's research team as Team Leader Research & Insight Germany.

Verena Bauer • 01/08/2025

Cushman & Wakefield in partnership with CoreNet Global has released new survey results revealing how corporate real estate priorities are evolving in response to cost pressures, shifting organisational models, a stabilising office footprint, and the growing demand for workplace flexibility and service.

Verena Bauer • 22/07/2025

Verena Bauer • 18/07/2025

Cushman & Wakefield recorded office take-up of around 573,000 m² in the five most important office locations in Germany (Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich) in the second quarter of 2025. This is 2 per cent more than in the same period of the previous year.

Verena Bauer • 07/07/2025

Cushman & Wakefield has recorded a transaction volume of around €10.2 billion on the commercial investment market in Germany in the first half of 2025. Compared to the same period of the previous year, this corresponds to a decline of around 9 per cent.

Verena Bauer • 07/07/2025