Fiera Real Estate is expanding its presence in Spain by appointing Ignacio Ruíz Gallego as an investment associate in its European Real Estate Debt team. 

Specialist property lender ASK Partners has promoted Joe Freedman to head of Origination. 

Global investment firm Tikehau Capital and Frankfurt-based real estate specialist Dunman Capital Partners have acquired an office building located on Querstraße in central Frankfurt. 

Real estate developers Aedas Homes and Neinor Homes, two of the dominant firms in the Spanish homebuilder market, are in discussions over a potential merger.

While 2024 saw a 15% year-over-year rise in European logistics real estate investment, reaching €38.2 bn, momentum slowed considerably in Q1 2025, according to Savills research.

Swedish real estate company Catena has inked a deal to purchase a logistics facility in Brøndby, Greater Copenhagen, Denmark from PFA Real Estate for DKK 285 mln (€38 mln). 

London-based property company Great Portland Estates (GPE) is selling the Corner Hotel (Challenger House) and adjacent land in Whitechapel, East London, for £42 mln (€50 mln). 

The German federal government has approved a draft law extending the rent control measure until 31 December 2029, in a move aimed at maintaining affordable housing.

Due to market demand in the life sciences and residential sectors, 548,128 m2 of UK office space was sold for repurposing between 2022 and 2024, totaling £3.44 bn (€4.10 bn), according to CBRE research.

Europe's housing shortage worsened in the first quarter of 2025, with rents rising significantly, up 2.4% over the past six months.

AEW's latest research suggests that diverse demand for European logistics space provides resilience against trade tariffs.

UK BTR developer and investment manager BlueCastle Capital has hired Karen Archer as its chief financial and operating officer.

Experienced finance professional Nick Martin has been named CFO of European logistics warehouse company Delin Property.

Neoshare Real Estate predicts a moderate recovery for the German real estate market in 2025, with commercial transactions expected to reach €30-35 bn.

Dutch property group Wereldhave has formed its first joint venture with real estate investor and asset manager Sofidy (part of the Tikehau Group) to buy the Stadshart Zoetermeer shopping centre in The Netherlands.

Commercial real estate lender sentiment improved slightly in Q2 2025, with the BF.Quartalsbarometer rising to -9.58 points, the highest level since Q2 2022. 

Romania’s Banca Transilvania is investing €20 mln in Bucharest's first zero-emission residential development, Quartier Ferdinand. 

European commercial real estate investment stabilized in the first quarter of 2025 after a 2024 rebound, reaching €36.6 bn (€165 bn over the past year).

Real estate financier Maslow Capital has loaned £65 mln (€77 mln) to Torsion Developments for the construction of Flax Place, a large Build to Rent (BTR) project in Leeds, UK.

The Urban Land Institute (ULI) has named Jan W. Peter as its European chief operating officer.

Northern Europe asset manager Niam Real Estate is selling four retail properties, totalling about 48,000 m2 to Svenska Handelsfastigheter for SEK 928.5 mln (€86 mln).

Oxford Properties and asset manager M7 Real Estate have received approval from the London Borough of Newham to redevelop Beckton Gateway Retail Park into a 30,100 m2, Grade A logistics hub.

Geopolitical instability and trade tensions hampered global real estate recovery in Q1 2025, making property investors wary and resulting in fewer deals, according to a new MSCI report.

Savills reports a 4% year-over-year increase in European office take-up to 1.9 million m² in Q1 2025, projecting a 5% rise for the full year.

Cologne-based Thesauros Group and Fusion Cologne are partnering on a €250 million project to develop two multi-level industrial and logistics properties in Cologne, Germany.

A new report from global real estate investor Hines shows that student housing in Europe is no longer a niche investment.

Global real estate investor and manager Hines has sold a mixed-use building in the historic centre of Milan, Italy, to Japanese businessman Tadashi Yanai. 

Essen-based Aukera Real Estate has launched a €500 mln real estate debt fund focused on senior secured loans for office, retail, logistics, and residential properties in prime locations.

Global real estate investment manager Barings has sold a logistics property near Lyon, France, to Fidelity International's Logics fund, for an undisclosed figure.

INREV, the European Association for Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate, has named Lucy Fletcher as its new Chair. 

M&G Real Estate has acquired a logistics centre near Frankfurt Airport for €73.2 mln from global private equity real estate company Taurus Investment Holdings.

German asset manager Real I.S. has launched a new logistics real estate fund, LogistiX, targeting €600 mln in investments from German institutional investors.

Swedish logistics company Logistea has signed a contract to purchase a logistics property in Vansbro, Sweden, for SEK 433 mln (€40 mln).

HIH Invest and Nrep, through its Logicenters platform, have purchased a developing logistics park in Herten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, from project developer E-Group. 

KGAL's European residential fund, Core 5, has acquired a newly built, fully occupied apartment building in The Hague, Netherlands.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has invested €76 mln in VGP's green bond program.