Berlin 2011 in the TOP 5 most popular locations in Europe

In the Cushman & Wakefield annual Cities Monitoring Report 2011 Berlin now ranks among the five favorite business locations in Europe:

2011	2010	1990
1. London	1	1
2. Paris	2	2
3. Frankfurt	3	3
4. Amsterdam	6	5
5. Berlin	7	15

The third German city among the top 10 is Munich, which remained in 9th place, but Düsseldorf's rank dropped from 10th down to 14th. The rise of Berlin is particularly interesting looking at the longer term development starting from 1990. Berlin got bonus points particularly for its immense cultural offerings and its universities, combined with its tenant-friendly housing market.

The main expansion goal within Europe remains Moscow. The 501 largest companies in Europe were interviewed for this annually compiled report. 

The Berlin Residential Property Market has great opportunities but appears complex to the outsider. Knowledge of the local markets is important and independent advice is vital for Residential Property Investment in Berlin. We also recommend the Berlin Housing Market Report 2011 which can be downloaded from this Blog by following the link above.

For support in the identification of the right investment targets please visit our website at www.berlin-portfolio.com. Especially for international Private Investors and Property Funds we provide a task force service for quick reaction to interesting opportunities.

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Berlin 2011 in the TOP 5 most popular locations in Europe

Residential Property in Berlin - Top of the Shopping List in 2011

Residential Property in Berlin is currently considered a very attractive investment by German and International Investors, especially Institutional Investors. This is the result of a recent study by the German Market Research and Consultancy firm Bulwin Gesa, Berlin.

The prospects for investments in existing properties in Berlin are considered "positive" to "very positive" by 92% of those investors taking part in the survey. For investments in new projects the figure was at 86%. Berlin is back on top after some years of slower business.

A comparison of the seven "A-Cities" Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt/Main, Hamburg, Cologne, Munich and Stuttgart the Berlin Property Investment Market for existing buildings showed Berlin at the top with 71% naming it as most attractive. It was followed by Hamburg with 67% and Munich 58%. For new projects however Hamburg, Munich and Frankfurt are in the lead (in that order) leaving Berlin ranking fourth with 58% finding it an attractive Investment Market for new residential projects.

Investors are expecting the highest rent increases. More than half of the investors are expecting that Berlin will have the highest rent increases in residential properties. Second and third rank are Munich and Hamburg with 23% resp. 11%. Looking at the two segments "existing" and "projects" Berlin is way ahead in the existing properties regarding the expected rent increase. This is caused by the low starting level compared to other major cities. For new projects the expectations are lower but still seeing Berlin in the lead with 45% followed by Munich (34%) and Hamburg (10%).

Asked for reasons why investors stayed away from Berlin in he past 35% subsequently named the low rent level followed by the complex market structure which requires good local knowledge. Also the relatively high vacancy rate in the past has kept some investors away.

BulwinGesa has interviewed ca. 100 German and International Investors for this survey. The survey was sponsored by six Property Companies in Berlin.



The Berlin Residential Property Market has great opportunities but appears complex to the outsider. Knowledge of the local markets is important and independent advice is vital for Residential Property Investment in Berlin. We also recommend the Berlin Housing Market Report 2011 which can be downloaded from this Blog by following the link above.

For support in the identification of the right investment targets please visit our website at www.berlin-portfolio.com. Especially for international Private Investors and Property Funds we provide a task force service for quick reaction to interesting opportunities.

We provide independent support for the property search including foreclosure or auction properties and their valuation or appraisal. (Also see our free property market Research Service)

Please use this link to the contact facilities provided there to place any requests .

Uwe Falkenberg

Residential Property in Berlin - Top of the Shopping List in 2011

German Business Climate Index at a Record High for June 2011

      June 2011 Ifo Business Survey

The Ifo Business Climate for German industry and trade improved in June for the first time since February. The firms have given clearly more positive assessments of their current business situation than in May. Although their business expectations are again somewhat less optimistic, the firms remain confident. The German economy is experiencing a robust upswing.

The business climate in manufacturing continues to be good. The hitherto excellent business situation of the industrial firms has improved again in June. The business expectations of the surveyed firms are once again less positive, however. They continue to expect impulses from exports but are not quite so optimistic in this regard as in past months. The industrial firms intend to be more cautious in expanding staff levels.

In retailing the current business situation continues to be good. The confidence of the retailers with regard to the business outlook has weakened considerably, however. For this reason, the business climate index in retailing has fallen. In contrast, in wholesaling the business climate index has risen noticeably. The wholesalers have given much better assessments of their current business situation. They are also more confident regarding the six-month business outlook than in May.

The business climate in the construction sector has brightened considerably. The surveyed building contractors have given more positive assessments of both the current business situation as well as the six-month business outlook than in the past month

Hans-Werner Sinn
President of the Ifo Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich

Details and Download: Ifo Business Climate 

The strong Economic Development in Germany supports the high interest in Property Investments in Germany in both Commercial Property as well as Residential Property Investment.

For support in the identification of the right investment targets please visit our website at www.berlin-portfolio.com. Especially for international Private Investors and Property Funds we provide a task force service for quick reaction to interesting opportunities.

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German Business Climate Index at a Record High for June 2011

Biggest Value increases in Berlin Residential Property

Total Return for Residential Property in Germany has reached 5.1% before taxes and financing in 2010. This fifth consecutive positive annual result is made up by 4.1% income return and a capital growth of 0.9%. The greatest increases were in Berlin (6.2%), Munich (5.7%) and the Rhine-Neckar region (5.4%). Variation in growth value across Germany was significant: while values went up in Munich (1.8%), Berlin (1.2%) and in the Rhine-Neckar area (1.1%), a loss in value of 2.3% was incurred for the Stuttgart region. Housing also decreased in value in the regions of the Rhineland (-0.8%), Hanover (-0.6%), the Ruhr District (-0.3%) and Rhine-Main (-0.1%).

The research is based on data from more than 2,400 buildings owned by institutional investors with a fair market value totaling over €5.9bn.

This research project was performed by IPD Investment Property Databank GmbH. More detailed information in German click here.

For support in the identification of the right investment targets please visit our website at www.berlin-portfolio.com. Especially for international Private Investors and Property Funds we provide a task force service for quick reaction to interesting opportunities.

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Biggest Value increases in Berlin Residential Property

Germany No.1 Destination for Real Estate Investment in 2011

The Property Advisor CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) has conducted a survey amongst 350 european Real Estate Investors and announced the results at the MIPIM in Cannes.

In Europe 32% of these investors named Germany as the most attractive markets (18% in 2010). in second rank with 24% is Central- and Eastern Europe followe by UK and France in third and fourth place.

Retail has gained the favour over office. Investors are sceptical towards non-prime locations and expect the yield spread between those locations to remain the same or even increase.

For the detailed announcement in German click here.

For support in the identification of the right investment targets please visit our website at www.berlin-portfolio.com. Especially for international Private Investors and Property Funds we provide a task force service for quick reaction to interesting opportunities.

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Uwe Falkenberg

Germany No.1 Destination for Real Estate Investment in 2011

Berlin Housing Market Report 2011

Download the HousingMarketReport 2011 by GSW Immobilien AG and CB Richard Ellis.

For the most comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the Berlin housing market, more than 400,000 advertised rental, purchase and investment properties were evaluated and trends derived for both the city as a whole and its 12 districts. The Housing Cost Atlas provides information about rent levels, purchasing power and relative housing costs for 187 Berlin postcode areas.

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For support in the identification of the right investment targets please visit our website at www.berlin-portfolio.com. Especially for international Private Investors and Property Funds we provide a task force service for quick reaction to interesting opportunities.

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Berlin Housing Market Report 2011

Residential Property in Berlin: Rent and purchase prices keep rising

Rent and purchase prices for residential properties in Berlin keep rising. This is the conclusion of the 2011 Residential Market Report (Wohnmarktreport für Berlin) by GSW Immobilien AG and CB Richard Ellis. Despite growing demand and sluggish development of construction the report sees no danger of an actual shortage of residential offers.

On average rents and purchase prices for residential properties have increased by 4 % to 8 % in 2010. A continuation, even acceleration of last year’s market development. Looking at different market segments by location the picture somehow varies: Better locations benefit more than lower market properties.

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According to the study average rents increased by 4.5% compared to 2009 from 5.85 to 6.11 Euro per square meter per month (€/m²). The cheapest 1/10 only went up by 2.9% moving to 4.30 €/m².


A drastic rise by German standards was experienced for apartments with high value standard. The average rent increase of the top 1/10 went up by 14% to 10.96 €/m² and purchase prices for condos by 7.9 % to an average of 1,739 €/m².
Across all market segments locations were just as spread in their development. Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf took the lead in the districts table with an increase of 10.2 % to an average of 7.52 €/m² across all quality segments. Followed by Freidrichshain-Kreuzberg at 7.22 €/m² and Pankow ant 6.90 €/m². The low end is made up by Reinickendorf (5.56), Spandau (5.26) and Marzahn-Hellersdorf (4.69).

According to the study the main factors contributing to this development are the growth in population and job-opportunities accompanied by smaller households (heads per household). On the supply side the number of newly build apartments was very low throughout the last 10 years and has remained at that level in 2010. A price increase is only natural.

For support in the identification of the right investment targets please visit our website at www.berlin-portfolio.com. Especially for international Private Investors and Property Funds we provide a task force service for quick reaction to interesting opportunities.


We provide independent support for the property search including foreclosure or auction properties and their valuation or appraisal. (Also see our free property market Research Service)


Please use this link to the contact facilities provided there to place any requests .


Uwe Falkenberg 

Residential Property in Berlin: Rent and purchase prices keep rising

German unemployment rate drops early in the season

International demand continues to drive Europe's biggest economy, with increasing support by domestic demand.
The unemployment rate fell to 7.9 percent in February, with 33,000 fewer Germans out of work compared to January 2011 and -326,000 compared to the same month last year. For more detailed information click here.

In combination with the continously rising consumer climate index and income expectations set for growth the investment climate in the German Property Market are exceptional.
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German unemployment rate drops early in the season

Germany: Further Improvement in the Ifo Business Climate

Results of the January 2011 Ifo Business Survey

The Ifo Business Climate Index for German industry and trade rose further in January. The business climate has thus continued the positive development of the past year. The firms are just as satisfied with their current business as they were in December, and they have given more favourable assessments of their business prospects for the coming half year. The German economy has started the year with great vigour.
In manufacturing the business climate has clearly improved, having clouded over somewhat in the previous month. The manufacturing firms report an improved business situation and once again have given more favourable appraisals of their business outlook. Especially in exports, the survey participants see much greater opportunities. The firms have further increased the utilisation of their machines and equipment, and now capacity utilisation in manufacturing is above average. They also plan to increase the number of their staff.

The business climate in retailing and wholesaling has cooled off somewhat, following a significant improvement in both distributive sectors in December. Both retailers and wholesalers no longer assess their current business situation quite as favourably as in the past month. With regard to the six-month business outlook, their optimism has also weakened somewhat.

In construction the business climate index has risen once again. The surveyed contractors are more satisfied with their present business situation and also anticipate a clear improvement in business in the coming months.


Hans-Werner Sinn
President of the Ifo Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich

For more detailed information:
Further Improvement in the Ifo Business Climate 

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Germany: Further Improvement in the Ifo Business Climate

Prices for residential properties climbed significantly

In 2010 average rents and prices on the German residential property market climbed by 2.0% compared to 2009, while commercial properties went up by only 0.9%. Rents in new buildings also showed an above-average increase (+2.5%); prices for subsequent lettings climbed by 2.3%. The effects of the crisis, BulwienGesa says, were most clearly evident for office rent, which went up by only 0.7%.

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Prices for residential properties climbed significantly

German Real Estate in High Demand

Germany has overcome the financial crisis like no other European country. This reflects in the property market. 86% of the more than 100 firms and institutional investors polled by Ernst & Young Real Estate (E&Y) for its trend barometer German Property Investment Market 2011 are of this opinion. Even though investors still often have to “struggle” with banks for financing, "equity is king". Nevertheless: the German market, which is held to be particularly stable, became considerably more attractive for investors last year. In the current poll, it was classified by 33% of the participants as “very attractive,” whereas only 8% were able to take this view last year. Compared to other European countries, the majority (54%) even gives Germany the best mark, after only 25% last year. The focal point in this regard is on residential properties again (44%, after 40% last year), followed by retail (again at 36%). On the other hand, only 20% want to invest primarily in offices, after 27% last year.

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German Real Estate in High Demand