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Brown shopping bags and an illustration of a chart

Investment

Germany's shopping centres get a new performance yardstick

Charles Kingston 31 Mar 2026

Man holding wallet and shopping bags

Markets / Investment

German retail steadies, but consumers still hold back recovery

Charles Kingston 31 Mar 2026

European Central Bank building and outdoor sign

Investment

ECB pause masks tightening in property finance

REFIRE News Team 25 Mar 2026

The former Galeries Lafayette department store, Berlin

Investment

Germany’s city-centre retail rents rise as prime shopping streets shrink

REFIRE News Team 25 Mar 2026

Spacious living room with large windows looking out to garden

Markets / Investment

Germany’s housing correction spreads to the premium market

REFIRE News Team 25 Mar 2026

Cannes, France

Opinion

At the annual gathering in Cannes, German real estate adjusts to a market that is not coming back

Charles Kingston 7 Mar 2026

Richard van de Beek, Head of Asset Management and Leasing, ROSA-ALSCHER Group

Guest Columns

Neighbourhoods Are Shaped by Everyday Life, Not Business Plans

Richard van de Beek 7 Mar 2026

Illustration - A computer display with buildings in the background

Investment

German crowdfunding platforms contract sharply amid wave of defaults

REFIRE News Team 7 Mar 2026

Dr. Stefanie Hubig, Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection

Investment

Minister Hubig targets rent-control workarounds as investor unease grows

REFIRE News Team 7 Mar 2026

Residential construction

Markets

Empirica: completions collapse to postwar low as affordability ceiling hit

REFIRE News Team 7 Mar 2026

Sebastian Lohmer, CEO & Founder, SHL Real Estate Consulting

Guest Columns

Are open-ended real estate funds still fit for the future?

Sebastian Lohmer 28 Feb 2026

The Zeil, Frankfurt am Main

Investment

German retail shrinks in space but strengthens in value

REFIRE News Team 28 Feb 2026