Content (10)
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Interview
Interview with Michael Bütter and Karim Esch
Interview with Michael Bütter, Chairman of the Management Board, and Karim Esch, Chief Investment Officer and Member of the Management Board of Union Investment Real Estate GmbH
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Asset Manager News
Hotel Valuation Report: German hotel sector benefits from domestic tourism – property values rise moderately
June 30, 2026: In 2025, Germany once again set a new record for overnight stays, with 497.5 million guest nights. As in the previous year, this positive development was driven by robust tourist demand.
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Asset Manager News
Retail Index Confirms Resilience of the European Retail Market
May, 27, 2026: Despite growing geopolitical and economic uncertainty, Europe remains the world’s most attractive retail region. This is according to the latest Global Retail Attractiveness Index (GRAI), compiled by Union Investment…
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White papers
New real estate cycle: Why opportunities are opening up again for institutional investors
Interview with Wolfgang Kessler and Michael Kammerzell from Union Investment Institutional Property GmbH
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White papers
Investment strategies for the new market cycle
Trends in the institutional real estate markets. The sentiment of institutional investors is improving. While recently mainly opportunistic and risk-taking players were active, the larger group of conservatively oriented and risk-averse institutional real estate investors is slowly returning to the markets.
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White papers
Strong comeback of the European retail markets
GRAI 1/2025 confirms the positive trend in the first quarter of 2025. The EU-15 Index, compiled by Union Investment and GfK, reached a new high of 115 points, reporting further growth in seven European countries. However, trade tariffs and weakening GDP growth may have a temporary negative impact on trade.
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Asset Manager News
Portfolio resilience: European property investors focus on modernising their portfolios
Decarbonisation, digitalisation and demographic change: the property industry is facing a wide range of transformation challenges.
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White papers
Study on the property investment climate in Europe Measurement II/ 2023
You can now read the full whitepaper at the link below
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Asset Manager News
European real estate investors calculate returns of 3 to 5 percent
Union Investment has extended the lease with its current tenant teleffekt.
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Asset Manager News
Investor survey: Double bottleneck in property markets
There are still no signs of easing in the transaction markets, with investors either short of capital or unable to find the right property.


