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Domestic banks showed no let-up in appetite for German real estate lending during 2019, despite high values and low margins.
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Since mid-2018, the German insurer has deployed €1.5bn of debt through its Luxembourg platform.
Rainer Komenda, head of real estate funds at Bavaria’s Bayerische Versorgungskammer, tells Jonathan Brasse about how Germany’s biggest state pension provider is thinking about its real estate business as it views a downturn.
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Sebastian Vetter has taken the helm at DekaBank’s property lending business. Real Estate Capital talks to him about his plans.
Michael Kröger of German bank Helaba evaluates the prospects of key markets in Europe and beyond.
Investment volumes for German offices are down as investors and their lenders increasingly look to Spain.
Last year saw record real estate investment volumes, but factors including Brexit and weaker economic growth may mean 2019 is not as buoyant, writes Tom Leahy, senior director for EMEA analytics at Real Capital Analytics.
Jaewook Kang, managing director of Hana Financial Investment, speaks with Real Estate Capital about investment opportunities and debt liquidity across Europe.