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.

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

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.

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 

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.
For local support and research for property investments please refer to www.berlin-portfolio.com

German unemployment rate drops early in the season