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European Hotel Investor Compass 2026
Italy is the most attractive destination in Europe for hotel investment in 2026.
Milan tops the ranking of European cities, ahead of Madrid and Rome.
Italy ranks first among the most attractive European regions for investment in the hotel sector in 2026, with an attractiveness index of 4.2 out of 5, surpassing the Iberian Peninsula (4.1) and France (3.6). This is according to the fifth edition of the European Hotel Investor Compass, the annual report by Cushman & Wakefield based on a survey conducted between December 2025 and February 2026 among 74 institutional investors in Europe, including private equity funds, REITs and other institutional investors who, over the five-year period 2020–2025, invested a total of around €18 billion in the European hotel sector.Francesco Calia • March 30, 2026
Barcelona to host Nocco, Europe’s first office building aiming for Living Building Challenge certification
Nocco is a project by Patrizia and Urban Input that responds to a new way of understanding workspaces, through an innovative and unconventional perspective that redefines how we work and connect. Cushman & Wakefield is exclusively marketing the property.
Jenny Pizarro • August 14, 2025
New Winds Group acquires an office building from Principal Asset Management in San Sebastián de los Reyes
Cushman & Wakefield exclusively advised New Winds Group on this off-market transaction.
Jenny Pizarro • August 13, 2025
Vannilo Holding joins the Elcano building, owned by Barings, adding over 7,000 m² of occupied space
The Elcano building, owned by Barings and located at Severo Ochoa 2 Street in Las Rozas, has reached an occupancy of over 7,000 m² with the arrival of the company Vannilo Holding.
Jenny Pizarro • August 11, 2025
Martin Polifke new Head of Business Development Services – Alexander Waldmann appointed as Team Leader Research & Insight
Cushman & Wakefield has appointed Martin Polifke as Head of Business Development Services Germany with effect from 1 August 2025. In addition, Alexander Waldmann will take over the management of C&W's research team as Team Leader Research & Insight Germany.
Verena Bauer • August 01, 2025
Cushman & Wakefield and CoreNet Global Release New Survey Results on “What Occupiers Want”
Cushman & Wakefield in partnership with CoreNet Global has released new survey results revealing how corporate real estate priorities are evolving in response to cost pressures, shifting organisational models, a stabilising office footprint, and the growing demand for workplace flexibility and service.
Verena Bauer • July 22, 2025
Declining investment activity on German real estate markets
Cushman & Wakefield has recorded a transaction volume of around €10.2 billion on the commercial investment market in Germany in the first half of 2025. Compared to the same period of the previous year, this corresponds to a decline of around 9 per cent.
Verena Bauer • July 07, 2025
Healthcare real estate market stagnates in second quarter
Cushman & Wakefield recorded a transaction volume of around €194 million on the German healthcare real estate market in the second quarter of 2025. Due to the strong previous quarter, the investment volume for the entire first half of the year totalled around €887 million.
Verena Bauer • July 07, 2025
Cautious momentum on the German office letting markets
Cushman & Wakefield recorded office take-up of around 573,000 m² in the five most important office locations in Germany (Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich) in the second quarter of 2025. This is 2 per cent more than in the same period of the previous year.
Verena Bauer • July 07, 2025
Residential property investments – Strong first half of 2025
Cushman & Wakefield recorded a transaction volume of €3.86 billion on the German residential real estate market in the first half of 2025, representing an increase of 26 per cent compared to the same period last year.
Verena Bauer • July 07, 2025
Cushman & Wakefield brokers new call centre space for Avedo in Augsburg
Avedo München GmbH, which specialises in dialogue marketing, is moving into new premises for its Augsburg branch. The company has leased approximately 360 m² of office space in the Sheridan Tower.
Verena Bauer • July 03, 2025
