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A Year In Review – Real Estate Germany

"What do you see in the market?" was the question that defined 2025. In our latest publication "A Year in Review – Real Estate Germany", we share the trends, transactions and financing dynamics shaping the German real estate landscape – and what they signal for 2026.

Germany Real Estate

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McDermott Will & Schulte

A German Tax Problem: Double Assessment Of Real Estate Transfer Tax For The Acquisition Of Company Shares

The distinction between signing and closing plays a key role in real estate transactions and share transfers.

Germany Real Estate

GGI Global Alliance

German 'Construction Turbo' In Force

On Oct. 9, 2025, the German parliament (Bundestag) adopted the Act to Accelerate Residential Construction and Secure Housing (Gesetz zur Beschleunigung des Wohnungsbaus und zur Wohnraumsicherung, Act).

Germany Real Estate

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Germany's New Housing Acceleration Act – Will The "Building Turbo" Ignite?

ermany's shortage of affordable housing in urban centers remains one of the country's biggest challenges. After successive federal governments set ambitious nationwide construction targets...

Germany Real Estate

JD

Jones Day

From Sustainability To Defense: What's The Impact On The Real Estate Sector In Germany?

Germany Real Estate

AO

A&O Shearman

Die erweiterte Gewerbesteuerkürzung – Urteil zu dem verdeckten Treuhandmodell als gewerbesteuerschädliche Tätigkeit

Germany Real Estate

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

German Court Rules Activity Of Real Estate Companies As Trustee Detrimental To Extended Trade Tax Reduction

Germany Real Estate

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Transforming Cottbus – A City Where Heritage Meets Innovation (Podcast)

Germany Real Estate

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Arcadis

Coalition Agreement For New German Government: Real Estate Industry Implications

Germany Real Estate

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Episode #4 – Talking To Raphael Thießen – Brownfield Development And The Myth Of Land Scarcity (Podcast)

European Union Real Estate

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Dentons

Text Form Now Sufficient For Long-Term Commercial Leases In Germany

Germany Real Estate

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Amendment Of The Construction Products Regulation Is Now Definite

Germany Real Estate

N

Noerr

Schluss Mit Dem Schriftformmangel!

Germany Real Estate

KS

King & Spalding LLP

Follow-Up: Ökobilanzierung (LCA) von Gebäuden wird verpflichtend

Germany Real Estate

Ka

Kapellmann und Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB

From Repair To Reinvention – How EU Financial Markets Regulation Has Evolved And What It Signals For The Next Decade

Worldwide Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Die Russmedia-Entscheidung des EuGH erweitert die Pflichten von Plattformbetreibern unter der DSGVO

Germany Privacy

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Germany To Consolidate FDI Screening Rules: New Draft Investment Screening Act Expected By Mid-2026

Germany Government

AO

A&O Shearman

Cybersecurity Laws And Regulations EU Cybersecurity Regulatory Landscape: A Deep Dive Into The NIS2 Directive 2026

Germany Technology

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Germany's Competition Authority Sanctions Amazon Over Its Control Of Seller Pricing On Its Marketplace

Germany Anti-trust

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Bona Law PC

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German 'Construction Turbo' In Force

On Oct. 9, 2025, the German parliament (Bundestag) adopted the Act to Accelerate Residential Construction and Secure Housing (Gesetz zur Beschleunigung des Wohnungsbaus und zur Wohnraumsicherung, Act).

Germany Real Estate

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Germany's New Housing Acceleration Act – Will The "Building Turbo" Ignite?

ermany's shortage of affordable housing in urban centers remains one of the country's biggest challenges. After successive federal governments set ambitious nationwide construction targets...

Germany Real Estate

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Jones Day

From Sustainability To Defense: What's The Impact On The Real Estate Sector In Germany?

Sustainability and ESG criteria have been driving the agenda of many industries throughout the last few years.

Germany Real Estate

AO

A&O Shearman

Transforming Cottbus – A City Where Heritage Meets Innovation (Podcast)

Germany Real Estate

A

Arcadis

Coalition Agreement For New German Government: Real Estate Industry Implications

Germany Real Estate

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Amendment Of The Construction Products Regulation Is Now Definite

Germany Real Estate

N

Noerr

Follow-Up: Ökobilanzierung (LCA) von Gebäuden wird verpflichtend

Germany Real Estate

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Kapellmann und Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB

Vorsicht Bei Kündigung Im Insolvenzfall! (BGH, Urteil Vom 19. Oktober 2023 – IX ZR 249/22)

Germany Insolvency

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Kapellmann und Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB

Implications Of The EU Data Act For The Engineering And Plant Construction Industry

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A Year In Review – Real Estate Germany

"What do you see in the market?" was the question that defined 2025. In our latest publication "A Year in Review – Real Estate Germany", we share the trends, transactions and financing dynamics shaping the German real estate landscape – and what they signal for 2026.

Germany Real Estate

SR

McDermott Will & Schulte

A German Tax Problem: Double Assessment Of Real Estate Transfer Tax For The Acquisition Of Company Shares

The distinction between signing and closing plays a key role in real estate transactions and share transfers.

Germany Real Estate

GGI Global Alliance

German 'Construction Turbo' In Force

On Oct. 9, 2025, the German parliament (Bundestag) adopted the Act to Accelerate Residential Construction and Secure Housing (Gesetz zur Beschleunigung des Wohnungsbaus und zur Wohnraumsicherung, Act).

Germany Real Estate

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Germany's New Housing Acceleration Act – Will The "Building Turbo" Ignite?

Germany Real Estate

JD

Jones Day

From Sustainability To Defense: What's The Impact On The Real Estate Sector In Germany?

Germany Real Estate

AO

A&O Shearman

Die erweiterte Gewerbesteuerkürzung – Urteil zu dem verdeckten Treuhandmodell als gewerbesteuerschädliche Tätigkeit

Germany Real Estate

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

German Court Rules Activity Of Real Estate Companies As Trustee Detrimental To Extended Trade Tax Reduction

Germany Real Estate

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Coalition Agreement For New German Government: Real Estate Industry Implications

Germany Real Estate

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Episode #4 – Talking To Raphael Thießen – Brownfield Development And The Myth Of Land Scarcity (Podcast)

European Union Real Estate

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Dentons

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Landlord & Tenant - Leases

Die erweiterte Gewerbesteuerkürzung – Urteil zu dem verdeckten Treuhandmodell als gewerbesteuerschädliche Tätigkeit

Mit Urteil vom 8. Juli 2025 (Az. 6 K 6040/22) hat das Finanzgericht Berlin-Brandenburg entschieden, dass die Vermietung von Betriebsvorrichtungen durch eine grundstückshaltende...

Germany Real Estate

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

German Court Rules Activity Of Real Estate Companies As Trustee Detrimental To Extended Trade Tax Reduction

In its ruling on July 8, 2025 (Ref. 6 K 6040/22), the Berlin-Brandenburg Finance Court declared that the leasing of operating facilities by a property-owning company constitutes an activity that is detrimental...

Germany Real Estate

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Update: Federal Court Of Justice Confirms Narrow Interpretation Of The Term "Customer Facility"

In its decision of May 13, 2025, the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) significantly tightened the requirements for the classification of energy facilities as "customer facilities" in accordance with Section 3 No. 24a Energy Industry Act (EnWG).

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Schalast

Text Form Now Sufficient For Long-Term Commercial Leases In Germany

Germany Real Estate

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Schluss Mit Dem Schriftformmangel!

Germany Real Estate

KS

King & Spalding LLP

Update: ZIA-Handbuch Green Lease 2.0 - Vom grünen Mietvertrag zum ESG Lease

Germany Real Estate

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Kapellmann und Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB

Die Schriftform Ist Tot ‒ Lang Lebe Die Textform

Germany Real Estate

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Willkie Farr & Gallagher

French SCPIs Investing In Irish Property

European Union Real Estate

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Maples Group

Real Estate Update: Changeover Of The Consumer Price Index To The New Base Year 2020

Germany Real Estate

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McDermott Will & Emery

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