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Global Data Center Market Comparison
The global data center market is entering a new phase of “managed growth” in 2026. After years of accelerated expansion, demand for cloud, AI, and compute capacity remains strong, but power availability, grid connections, regulation, permitting processes, and local acceptance are increasingly determining where new data center capacity can be developed.
Martin Polifke • May 29, 2026
Rainer Koepke appointed to Head of Logistics Agency Germany at Cushman & Wakefield
Cushman & Wakefield is continuing to expand its business platform in the logistics sector in Germany: with effect from 1 July 2026, Rainer Koepke will assume the position of Head of Logistics Agency Germany.
Martin Polifke • May 13, 2026
Cushman & Wakefield is relocating its corporate headquarters in Frankfurt as well as its Berlin office
Cushman & Wakefield is relocating its corporate headquarters in Frankfurt as well as its Berlin office, taking modern, high-quality office space in prime central locations in both cities.
Martin Polifke • May 12, 2026
European Living Investor Survey
Stronger sector performance, rising institutional activity and a stabilising macroeconomic outlook are helping to build renewed momentum across Europe’s living sector, according to the findings of our latest European Living Investor Survey.
Martin Polifke • April 27, 2026
Hotel investment market sees a slow start to 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 • April 14, 2026
Major deals ensure a stable start to the year in the Munich office lettings market
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 • April 14, 2026
Caution characterises the start of the year in Frankfurt’s office lettings market
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 • April 13, 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 • April 10, 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 • April 10, 2026
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 • April 10, 2026
Residential investor survey confirms high interest
Residential property in Germany remains a preferred investment destination due to sustained high demand, strong resilience to crises and a structural housing shortage.
Martin Polifke • April 09, 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 • April 09, 2026
