Property investors are on a journey of price discovery following the rapid rise in interest rates and inflation in the past 18 months.
Carsten Thiel, Head of Fund Management for open-ended real estate funds at Union Investment, discusses the opportunities offered by this asset class in challenging times.
As Paris prepares for the Summer Olympics next year, thanks to a governmental drive to create a more balanced and sustainable city.
Success stories are written in asset management. The redevelopment of TRIIIO in Hamburg is one of them, with Union Investment seizing the opportunity to give a landmark building a new future.
Against the backdrop of a lacklustre investment market, there is growing interest in upgrading existing properties
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Urban art gives people a platform. Artists are transforming cities with large-scale portraits.
Biophilic design focuses on people and the natural world. This improves wellbeing in buildings and also has economic benefits.
“Get on board Europe, we’re going shopping” – retail’s uneven resurrection.
Private student accommodation is a rarity in European real estate markets.
Detailed assessments, faster transactions, more efficient use of energy: artificial intelligence with potential for change.
Greening buildings has been a niche topic in the real estate sector to date, but that is now changing. Greening of roofs and façades is increasingly gaining ground as a strategy for adapting to climate change. Innovative real estate projects highlight the potential.
The majority of European real estate investors are currently assuming an annual return of 3 to 5 percent for new property investments.
Union Investment’s main focus in the European residential sector is on development projects.
In the future, the electricity increasingly being generated on commercial rooftops and sites will be more than the occupants need.
The European Union is currently working on the recast of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive.
The hotel, retail and office asset classes are facing rising costs on multiple fronts.
A growing group of commercial property landlords worldwide is embarking on a journey to make their portfolios net zero carbon (NZC) by 2050.
The Wandsbek Market development in Hamburg rectifies the urban planning mistakes of the 1960s.
Cable cars take people up mountains, to Germany’s National Garden Show and around theme parks. But gondolas will soon also be gliding over office districts and residential areas, stopping at shopping malls and medical centres. European metropolises are discovering new transport options.
Club deals and joint ventures are becoming increasingly important, especially in large transactions. These vehicles involve a select number of investors participating in an investment. Our infographic shows how Union Investment uses this approach to invest institutional capital in real estate.
Three years ago, Union Investment began adding residential investments to its retail funds.
Notwithstanding the economic slowdown and home-working trend, office space is still in demand in Europe – albeit not everywhere.
The construction and real estate sector needs to drastically reduce its CO2 emissions and consumption of resources.
Germany is ageing. The number of workers is falling, the number of people needing care is rising. What does it mean for property investors?
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