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Healthcare property market starts 2026 with a clear upward trend
Cushman & Wakefield recorded a transaction volume of around €1.23 billion in the German healthcare property market in the first quarter of 2026. This represents an increase of around 78 per cent compared with the first quarter of 2025 (Q1 2025: around €690 million) and already exceeds the transaction level of the previous year after just three months.
Martin Polifke • 10/04/2026
Düsseldorf office market grows year-on-year but remains well below the long-term average
The Düsseldorf office market, including Neuss and Ratingen, started 2026 with a take-up of 41,000 m². Despite a slight increase compared with the same quarter last year (+8 per cent), market momentum remains subdued. Compared with the 10-year average, the figure is actually around 46 per cent lower.
Martin Polifke • 10/04/2026
Hamburg office leasing market starts 2026 with high activity
Cushman & Wakefield reports a cautiously stable start to 2026 for the Hamburg office leasing market. Take-up in the first quarter exceeded the 100,000 sq m threshold at around 100,400 sq m, but was approximately 9 percent below the comparable figure for the previous year.
Martin Polifke • 10/04/2026
Commercial property investment market defies economic headwinds and benefits from strong growth outside the top seven markets
Despite economic headwinds, the German commercial property investment market continued the upward trend of recent years at the start of 2026 during the first three months of the year. Transaction volume in the first quarter (excluding the residential sector) amounted to €7.55 billion, representing a 23 per cent increase compared with the same period last year (Q1 2025: €6.13 billion).
Martin Polifke • 09/04/2026
Residential property investment sees a subdued start to 2026
Cushman & Wakefield recorded a transaction volume of €1.88 billion on the German residential property market in the first quarter of 2026. Despite a 13 per cent decline compared with the same quarter last year, a clear trend towards market stability is evident.
Martin Polifke • 09/04/2026