Higher interest rates have meant a 12 per cent annual decline in commercial valuations in the final quarter of last year — the largest on record, according to the association of Pfandbrief banks this week. The fallout from the implosion of René Benko’s luxury property group, Signa, has highlighted mounting distress in the commercial real […]
An analysis of the German housing market based on purchasing power shows a sharp slowdown in price rises in wealthy, mid-sized cities in 2014, Fitch Ratings says. This follows the moderation in prices already seen for large, wealthy cities since 2011 and may reflect affordability pressure. This is in line with our view that the […]
Germany may soon compete with London on the international real estate arena. Analysts at global real estate advisor Knight Frank, found that ultra-high-net-worth investors are increasingly interested in cities such as Berlin and Munich, which have seen a marked increase in activity in the last year. While continents such as the Americas have seen real […]
