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According to Cushman & Wakefield, the Munich office lettings market has started 2026 with stable activity. In the first quarter of 2026, office space take-up totalled 139,200 m², remaining virtually unchanged from the same quarter of the previous year. However, compared with the high-volume fourth quarter of 2025, which saw 158,900 m², transaction activity was lower at the start of the year.

Martin Polifke • 14/04/2026

 The German hotel investment market has made a subdued start to 2026. In the first quarter, transaction volume reached €221 million, around 44 per cent below the previous year’s level (Q1 2025: €395 million). Compared with the five-year average for the respective first quarters (around €319 million), this represents a decline of 31 per cent; compared with the ten-year average (around €576 million), the decline is as much as 62 per cent.

Martin Polifke • 14/04/2026

According to analysis by Cushman & Wakefield, office space take-up in Frankfurt (covering the city of Frankfurt as well as Offenbach-Kaiserlei and Eschborn) from new lettings and owner-occupancy totalled around 67,200 m² in the first quarter of 2026. 

Martin Polifke • 13/04/2026

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

The luxury retail sector in Europe continued to defy general industry challenges in 2025, with a sharp rise in new openings, increasing market participation beyond the global luxury giants, and growing pressure on scarce retail space in high streets. 

Martin Polifke • 07/04/2026