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How a Prolonged Iran Conflict Would Reshape the Real Estate Market in Germany and the United States

Geopolitical crises do not hit real estate where bombs fall, but where capital is repriced. Why a prolonged Iran conflict could put far more pressure on Germany than on the United States.
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Fixed vs. Floating: The Hidden Trap in Multifamily Finance

The classic "fixed vs. floating" debate misses the point. Discover why floating debt has become a structural trap for stabilized multifamily assets, and why resilience now beats rate forecasting.
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CPI Rent Data vs. Multifamily Reality: Why Official Inflation Figures Mislead Institutional Investors

Official CPI data shows 3.3% rent growth – institutional multifamily owners are seeing a very different reality. How the divergence between housing cost inflation and operational market performance distorts valuations, interest rate policy, and financing models.
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Refinancing Risk in Multifamily Underwriting: Return Driver or Structural Liability?

Not every refinancing assumption is a return driver — some are a structural liability. Learn how to identify when a cash-out refinance shifts your investment profile from operational performance to capital market dependency, and why robust underwriting must work without it.
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Risk, Mandate and €1.1 Billion: The Berlin Pension Fund Case

Start-ups, luxury resorts and development projects: how Berlin’s pension fund exposed €1.1 billion to entrepreneurial risk.
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