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Hypoport SE: Business Volume In Private Real Estate Financing Rises Significantly In The First Half Of 2025
EQS-News: Hypoport SE / Key word(s): Market Report Hypoport SE: Business Volume in Private Real Estate Financing Rises Significantly in the First Half of 2025 16.07.2025 / 07:10 CET/CEST The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this...

Trump's Tariffs May Hurt US More Than Germany, IMK Warns
The US economy may experience a steeper economic slowdown this year than Europe's largest economy if US President Donald Trump imposes tariffs of 30% on imports from the European Union (EU), the IMK institute warned. Germany could lose about a...

Mubadala joins global investors in $7.9bn acquisition of German real estate firm
Mubadala Investment Company, Abu Dhabi’s strategic investment arm, has partnered with a consortium of international investors to acquire Germany's Techem Energy Services to boost decarbonisation efforts in the real estate sector. Mubadala, Swiss...

The German couple turning their backs on Mallorca after almost 40 years
Karl and Monika Finken first came to Mallorca in 1987. What began as a holiday destination eventually led to their spending six months of the year in Colonia Sant Jordi and the other six back home in Mönchengladbach. Now, however, they are...

Germany’s trains are running late. It’s become a national crisis.
When Martin Seck left Germany 20 years ago, the country’s rail service was a global symbol of efficiency and punctuality. The words “German train” were a gold standard. Standing in Berlin’s central station now, Mr. Seck wonders what happened. His...

PNE Group receives permits for three new German wind farms
In 2Q25, the PNE Group received the necessary permits for the construction and operation of three onshore wind farms in the federal states of Brandenburg, Hesse, and North Rhine-Westphalia. In Brandenburg, the existing Gerdshagen wind farm is...

ActivumSG acquires German serviced apartment provider to scale to €500 million-plus platform
ActivumSG, one of Europe’s largest independent real estate investment managers, has made a majority acquisition of Centralis, a serviced apartment real estate platform currently focused on the German market. In addition to the corporate platform,...

Real estate slow to embrace tech as expenses mount
Even as sectors across India embrace technological transformation, the construction side of the real estate industry continues to trail global trends. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff While technologies like Building Information Modelling...

Geothermal draft law a “key lever” for climate-friendly heating in Germany – associations
Germany's draft law to speed up geothermal projects is a "key lever" to ramp up the climate friendly heat supply, said associations during a parliamentary hearing, as reported by Tagesspiegel Background. Under the planned geothermal acceleration...

Engine of resistance hums in U.S. and Germany
German Army Chief Lt. Gen. Alfons Mas listens to a question during a media joint conference with Lithuanian Chief of Defence Gen. Valdemaras Rupsys and Lithuanian Defense Minister Laurynas Kasciunas as members of the Headquarters initial command...

The Silent Currents Shaping Global Real Estate
At each event I have attended, from policy-driven summits to thought-provoking panel discussions, the backdrop has been the same. The world is shifting, and so are the foundations upon which we build. It is not just the buildings that are being...

ActivumSG acquires German serviced apartment provider to scale to €500 million+ platform
ActivumSG has acquired a majority stake in German serviced apartment operating company Centralis The transaction, sitting at the intersection of the hospitality and living sectors, includes the corporate platform, nine initial assets, as well as a...
Germany plans AI offensive to catch up on key technologies, document shows
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany wants to ramp up its use of artificial intelligence by the end of the decade to support Europe’s largest economy and compete on the world stage in key technologies, a document seen by Reuters showed on Tuesday. “With an...

Germany intends to tighten conditions for paying social assistance to Ukrainian refugees
The German government plans to introduce stricter rules for receiving social assistance for the unemployed, including refugees from Ukraine, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in an interview with the ARD television channel on Sunday. In an...

Musk’s AfD endorsement fuels Tesla backlash in German factory town
Elon Musk's endorsement of Germany's far-right AfD and his controversial behavior have intensified public backlash in Grünheide, where Tesla's struggling Gigafactory now faces growing local opposition, declining morale, and environmental...

Europe’s Rent Reckoning: Can the EU Fix Housing by 2026?
Where tourism meets rising rents and shrinking supply.Credit : rabbit75_cav via Canva.com In the spring of 2026, the European Commission stated that things would look different, with a promise attached to its new housing plan, which includes a...
Government of Change & Construction... Relentless efforts to carry out tasks, duties, & priorities
Government of Change & Construction... Relentless efforts to carry out tasks, duties, & priorities [Tue, 15 Jul 2025 12:51:44 +0300] Sana'a - Saba: The Government of Change and Construction continues its diligent efforts to implement its mandated...

RAZOR: The surprising materials that could decarbonize construction
26:19 As the global population continues to rise, the pressure to house billions of people sustainably is intensifying. Even though growth is projected to stabilize and eventually decline over the next 60 years, the short-term need is staggering....

Top German court rules grid connection payments for battery storage projects are permissible
Germany’s Federal Court of Justice (BGH) in Karlsruhe has upheld the legality of grid connection payments for battery storage systems. This decision by the Cartel Senate had already been anticipated following oral arguments heard several weeks...
Pipeline Consortium Lands Major German Energy Project
A consortium led by Friedrich Vorwerk Group SE has secured a substantial pipeline contract from Gasunie Deutschland, a transmission system operator, to construct the 86-kilometer (53-mile) ETL 182 energy transmission conduit. The order, valued in...