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Gunnar Gombert Strategy Consulting at Expo Real 2025

Government budgets around the world are under pressure: trillions in sovereign debt must be refinanced – and no longer at zero rates, but in a higher-for-longer environment. Sounds like dry macroeconomics? It isn’t. Because what happens in the bond markets has a direct impact on real estate.

How can future-oriented urban development succeed within existing structures? This question was at the heart of an excursion by real estate management students of Prof. Dr. Gunnar Gombert and architecture students of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bettina-Maria Müller from IU International University to the Munich-based development firm WÖHR + BAUER.

Insights from Teaching at IU with Industry Experts from MünchenerHyp and Ponti Capital Partners The real estate financing market is under pressure. Rising interest rates, falling valuations, tighter regulation (including Basel III and IV), growing ESG requirements, and ongoing uncertainty are weighing heavily on development, transactions, and refinancing.

nsights from the Ten Towers Excursion as Part of the URBAN VACANCIES Initiative The trend is clear: structural vacancy in German office real estate markets is on the rise. Hybrid work, increasing ESG requirements, and shifting space demands have led to a growing number of empty offices. But vacancy is not just a risk—it’s also an opportunity. The key question is: What can we do with vacant office buildings?

PropTechs in the Shadow of a Giant Gunnar Gombert Strategy Consulting participated in the TUM Entrepreneurship Day, one of the leading innovation events in the German-speaking region.

A Full House and Clear Messages The Friedrichstadt-Palast set the stage, with 2,500 decision-makers in the audience and 30 speakers delivering pointed messages. The 2025 Tag der Immobilienwirtschaft shows: Germany’s real estate sector remains in a state of exception – but not in a standstill.

As part of the real estate lecture series by Prof. Dr. Gunnar Gombert at IU International University, we were pleased to welcome Max Witte, Head of RIWIS & Applications at bulwiengesa AG. His guest lecture focused on recent developments in market transparency, the role of structured data models, and how data is increasingly shaping real estate decision-making. Max Witte, bulwiengesa at IU (Source: Gunnar Gombert)

As part of the real estate lecture series by Prof. Dr. Gunnar Gombert at IU International University, we had the pleasure of welcoming Lars Eickhoff, co-founder of DeepImmo, a data-driven PropTech start-up based in Munich.

At the end of April 2025, our founder Prof. Dr. Gunnar Gombert took on a dual role: as a Professor of Real Estate Management at IU International University and as Strategic Advisor Capital Markets at Cushman & Wakefield. The occasion was the ULI Germany – Young Leaders Event, hosted at Cushman & Wakefield’s Munich offices. Seizing the opportunity, he brought along his students from the “Ownership and Property Transfer” course – a successful bridge between academia and practic

At the P5 THE PROPERTY KONGRESS in June 2024 in Frankfurt, the theme "True Values" encouraged the real estate sector to commit to clarity,..

MIPIM 2025, held from March 11 to 14 at the iconic Palais des Festivals in Cannes, once again proved to be the premier global real estate..

In the highly specialized ecosystem of the real estate industry, businesses face unique challenges. From PropTech startups to brokers,...

In mid-February 2025, Prof. Dr. Gunnar Gombert and his students from the Real Estate Management lecture at IU Internationale Hochschule took

Sustainability has long been a key topic in the real estate sector. However, the focus is often heavily placed on the environmental ...

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We are excited to announce that Gunnar Gombert Strategy Consulting will once again be present at the prestigious MIPIM in Cannes – the world

Cushman & Wakefield, one of the largest real estate consulting firms worldwide, has appointed Prof. Dr. Gunnar Gombert as the new Strategic

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hrough intensive market analysis and industry discussions, several clear trends have emerged in the German residential investment market

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The real estate sector is undergoing a fundamental transformation as pressure mounts to reduce its environmental impact

Prof. Dr. Gunnar Gombert joined the international management consultancy TME Associates, which focuses on real estate management, ...