Cushman & Wakefield continues to expand its Residential Investment division at its regional locations in Germany: On 1 January 2026, Oliver Spiewak will take on the newly created position of Head of Residential Investment Hamburg & Region North at Cushman & Wakefield. He will be responsible for the activities of the international real estate services provider in the northern German states of Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein and Bremen.
On 1 February 2026, Till Karl von der Heyden will join the recently established Residential Investment team in North Rhine-Westphalia, led by Sherwin Shahbiek, as a consultant.
Jan-Bastian Knod, Head of Residential Investment Germany at Cushman & Wakefield, comments on the establishment of the new Residential Investment Hamburg & Region North department: "With Oliver Spiewak, we are once again expanding our regional focus in the residential investment sector and now also cover the entire “far north” of Germany. In recent years, Hamburg and the surrounding federal states have been among the most active residential property markets in Germany. The region's appeal to potential workers remains unbroken and in many cases extends to the east and south. Added to this are the holiday regions on the North Sea and Baltic Sea, which give the housing markets an additional boost and make them a sought-after investment destination for investors."
Jan-Bastian Knod continues on the personnel changes: ‘From the respective Cushman & Wakefield locations in Hamburg and Düsseldorf, the new colleagues will have a clearly focused and detailed view of the respective markets. On this basis, our clients will receive comprehensive and intensive advice on investment opportunities in these regions.’
Oliver Spiewak joins Cushman & Wakefield from Praemia REIM Germany, where he worked from 2017 to spring 2025. He had held the position of Head of Transaction Management there since spring 2021. Spiewak holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in International Management from the International School of Management in Hamburg and is a trained real estate agent.
Till Karl von der Heyden worked for two years as an associate in Deals Advisory at PwC Germany. Von der Heyden holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Finance from the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences and a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Finance from the Nova School of Business and Economics in Lisbon.
