What drives real estate investment decisions
What drives real estate investment decisions
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What drives real estate investment decisions

What did the Berlin Hyp AG Trendbarometer 2025 annual survey reveal.
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RE+D magazine
16.04.2025

The urgent need to improve infrastructure across Europe in order to strengthen its economic competitiveness has been identified by the majority of commercial real estate investors (58%), according to participants in Berlin Hyp AG’s 2025 annual Trendbarometer survey.

At the same time, 47% of respondents emphasize energy efficiency as the most important criterion for investors in the real estate sector, surpassing net yield and location.

Beyond energy efficiency, key criteria that emerged include net initial yield (40%), the potential for rent increases (28%), and the alternative use of a property (25%).

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Notably, 86% of respondents are calling for an immediate reduction in bureaucracy at the European level, highlighting a key obstacle to investment and growth.

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Germany: Consistently Attractive Despite Challenges

Germany remains the most attractive European destination for investments in commercial real estate, with 48% of participants favoring it over other countries such as the Nordics (40%), Spain (29%), and Italy (25%).

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