Insights

An international ICT service provider is consolidating its Cologne locations. The company has leased approximately 5,120 m² of office space in an existing building with an adjoining new building at Max-Reichpietsch-Str. 1 - 5. The move is planned for mid-2026.

Martin Polifke • 31/10/2025

As businesses prioritise the return to the office amid fierce competition for talent, Cushman & Wakefield’s latest analysis, Return to the Core, on new office space leases reveals a growing emphasis on locating within core Central Business Districts (CBDs) across Europe. 

Martin Polifke • 21/10/2025

Cushman & Wakefield recorded a total transaction volume of €1.58 billion in the hotel segment from January to the end of September 2025. This represents an increase of 68 per cent compared to the same period last year.

Martin Polifke • 09/10/2025

We are seeing a necessary market consolidation that is leading to more realistic pricing. The economic downturn has made many companies more cost-conscious, which, combined with the price gap between new and existing rents, has recently blocked many relocation decisions.

Martin Polifke • 08/10/2025

Cushman & Wakefield recorded office space take-up of around 531,200 m² in Germany's five most important office locations (Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich) in the Q3 2025. This is 2 per cent more than in the same period last year.

Martin Polifke • 07/10/2025

Space take-up in the third quarter of 2025 continues to show subdued market dynamics, which are largely influenced by the persistently low volume of leasing in the large-scale segment.

Martin Polifke • 07/10/2025

The Munich office rental market is proving robust in the third quarter of 2025. Demand for high-quality space remains high and is even increasing, particularly in central locations.

Martin Polifke • 07/10/2025

The office rental market in Hamburg remains resilient in the third quarter of 2025 despite the economic challenges. The volume of transactions reflects an almost stable demand. For the year as a whole, a take-up of slightly over 400,000 m² appears to be a realistic scenario.

Martin Polifke • 07/10/2025

Frankfurt's office rental market is currently characterised by exceptional momentum – particularly due to large-volume deals in project developments. High-quality space is in high demand and increasingly scarce.

Martin Polifke • 07/10/2025

Cushman & Wakefield is further expanding its regional presence in Germany and is providing new impetus in the management of its branches and for its regional division of responsibilities with targeted personnel decisions, all with effect from 1 October 2025.

Martin Polifke • 06/10/2025

Cushman & Wakefield recorded a transaction volume of €1.99 billion on the German residential property market for the third quarter of 2025. This brings the cumulative total for Q1 – Q3 2025 to €5.84 billion, an increase of 2% compared to the same period last year.

Martin Polifke • 06/10/2025

The German commercial property investment market continued to hold its own in a challenging geopolitical environment in the third quarter of 2025. According to Cushman & Wakefield, the transaction volume totalled around €16.1 billion in Q3 2025.

Martin Polifke • 06/10/2025