This week I was at the annual FONDS professionell CONGRESS in Mannheim. The event format of the industry magazine FONDS professionell combines an extensive trade fair with a top-class lecture program to find out about the latest trends and products in the industry. Participants include institutional investors, fund managers, asset managers, and consultants. The festive highlight of the congress is the presentation of the German Fund Award at the subsequent gala night.
In addition to traditional investment funds such as equity and bond funds, providers of real estate funds and real estate investments are presenting themselves at the event. For me, from the real estate industry, this was an excellent opportunity to exchange ideas with industry participants and get a current picture of the mood. My perception is that the markets have stabilized. The current price level of real estate opens up attractive entry opportunities. Individual submarkets are slowly picking up again. The positive trend is measurable. Investor confidence has increased due to the interest rate environment. The preferred asset classes for real estate currently include residential, logistics, and retail, with users from the food retail sector. A closer look is still being taken at the offices. There is optimism that the real estate market will continue to recover in 2025. Real estate fund transactions are selective.
My sincere thanks to the trade magazine FONDS professionell for this interesting event format with a growing number of participants from the real estate industry.
Exhibitors included
KanAm, Carestone, Commerz Real, Domicil Real Estate, Dr. Peters Group, Habona Invest, HTB Hanseatische Fondshaus, INDUSTRIA Immobilien, KGAL Investment Management, Paribus, PATRIZIA, Primus Valor, TSO - The Simpson Organization, Verifort, Wealthcap, WERTGRUND Immobilien AG, BVT, DWS, Swiss Life Asset Managers, Abrdn, Aviva, Axa, BlackRock, Columbia Threadneedle, Edmond de Rothschild, Hansainvest, Invesco, Union Investment, and Universal Investment.
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