Insights

The real estate industry is beginning to adapt to the “New Normal” and starts to develop new strategies for the future.

Tradition has a high status in the real estate industry. But in the case of digitalization, it is important to break with tradition.

Sustainability is not about the CO2 footprint of an e-mail: we need to aim for more transparency and responsibility at large.

Resilience is intelligence: the design of the city organism must be farsighted. Decentralization is an important step here.

What will the future geography of the workplace look like - and how much will take place in co-working spaces?

What options for reuse can investors access for hotel properties in distress? Almost all types of housing provide a solutions here.

How workplace suitable is our own living situation in the second year of the pandemic? It is time to challenge tried and tested housing trends.

Beyond mere labels: Not least because of the ESG criteria is sustainability a pressing issue. This is how companies are putting it into practice.

It's getting increasingly uncomfortable – when in fact, responsibility and return on investment are not mutually exclusive at all.

On the impact of the unclear pandemic situation on the financing of real estate projects.

Every city centre is exactly the same? How to revive our city centres and regain a worthwhile place for citizens.

Chaotic Traffic and little greenery – climate change enforces a redesign of urban development.

Everything is different after Covid – what does this mean for real estate and investment? A 2021 Update.

EXPO REAL Hybrid Summit did not take place – neither physically nor digitally. The conference programme would have offered a lot of topics worth thinking about. So here we pick up some of the conference themes – admittedly subjectively.

Together with the airline industry, the hotel sector has been among the hardest-hit victims of the coronavirus crisis and the future of the hospitality industry has been cast under a heavy shadow with revenues collapsing by almost 75%.

What does the future hold for the retail segment and what impact will this have on the retail real estate market?

What will our everyday working lives look like after the coronavirus pandemic? The first indications are that the switch to working from home has been well managed, both in terms of work processes and employee satisfaction.

No time, no budget or simply no need. When it came to the real estate industry’s key digital topics, for years many companies have chosen to debate rather than innovate.

Our cities are becoming increasingly crowded. At the same time, rents for office space and housing are rising – and not just in large urban centers, but also in economically strong medium-sized towns.

Public and private investments of EUR 1 trillion are to be mobilized for the Green Deal over the next decade. The real estate industry must take responsibility.

With Siemensstadt 2.0, Siemens AG is realizing its vision of new working and living environments on the historic Siemens site in Berlin Spandau.

The trend towards hotel conversion represents an increasingly attractive growth space for developers and hoteliers.

Smart city start-up Hawa Dawa uses environmental data to improve the air quality and livability of cities.

Although cities cover only 2% of the earth’s surface, they consume 75% of our resources. Soon, cities themselves could become part of the circular economy.

Two panels explored the relationship between the Asia/Pacific and Europe/USA regions on EXPO REAL Tuesday. Both regions are currently facing similar challenges.

All participants at the opening panel of EXPO REAL 2019 were in agreement that cities should offer citizens equal opportunities to participate—but how?

Many roads lead to EXPO REAL: this year, 15 cyclists are swapping business attire for biking gear to travel to EXPO REAL on two wheels.

At this year’s Hospitality Industry Dialogue (HID), the hotel industry is discussing diversity—colorful diversity. Because the hotel world has never been as multi-layered and colorful as it is now.

Retail stores help to create brand experiences. Admittedly, this realization is not particularly new, but it is more important than ever for the retail and real estate industries to understand and accept.

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