NO MAJOR DEALS FROM INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS IN 2024, BUT THE SIGNS ARE BETTER FOR 2025
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The Leipzig investment market closed 2024 with a total volume of €354 million. This was around 42% below the previous year's result and 56% below the long-term average. However, if we look exclusively at market activity in the segments up to €100 million, the decline is much more moderate at -9 % (compared to 2023).
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The subdued result is therefore largely due to the lack of large-volume transactions, particularly on the part of institutional investors, who usually dominate investment activity in Leipzig. It is also striking that more than half of the total volume in the past year was attributable to the public sector, corporates, private investors or family offices. Their share is usually well below 20%. Although these buyer groups also recorded growth in absolute terms compared to previous years, this alone was not sufficient to lift the Leipzig market to its usual investment volume.
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The number of registered deals is an indication that market activity was no less dynamic than in the previous year despite the significantly lower volume: accordingly, the same number of transactions was included in the overall balance sheet in the past 12 months as in 2023.
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Prime yields have continued to consolidate at the level achieved. Top logistics assets (4.45%), premium high street properties in prime locations (4.80%) and prime office properties (5.30%) thus maintained their values from the end of 2023.