Insights

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

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

The Munich office leasing market gained significant momentum in the second quarter of 2026. According to C&W, office take-up between April and June 2026 approximately 190,000 sq m, an increase of 55% year-on-year. 

Martin Polifke • 09/07/2026

According to Cushman & Wakefield, office take-up in the Frankfurt market area, comprising new lettings and owner-occupier transactions, totalled approximately 145,200 sq m in the first half of 2026. 

Martin Polifke • 09/07/2026

According to Cushman & Wakefield, office take-up in the Düsseldorf office market reached approximately 61,400 sq m in Q2 of 2026. This result is slightly below the level recorded in the same quarter of the previous year (down 6%), but exceeds the five-year average for second quarters by 10%.

Martin Polifke • 08/07/2026

Cushman & Wakefield recorded a transaction volume of approximately €592 million in the German healthcare real estate market during the second quarter of 2026. As a result, total transaction volume for the first half of the year reached approximately €1.82 billion.

Martin Polifke • 06/07/2026