Week in Review: DVFA Real Estate Forum 2025
- Ronny Kazyska

- Nov 23, 2025
- 1 min read
This week, I attended the 20th DVFA Real Estate Forum in Frankfurt. The conference is always an excellent opportunity to discuss current market trends and assessments with institutional real estate investors. As a DVFA member, I particularly appreciate this exchange. Capital market and real estate expertise come together here, enabling a well-founded perspective on market developments.
Institutional real estate investors are currently facing several questions: adjustments to risk, geopolitical uncertainties, financing conditions, and the growing influence of AI on analyses and decision-making. For me, as a valuation expert, such impulses are highly valuable for accurately interpreting market dynamics.
One point that resonated throughout the discussions: residential real estate is currently the asset of the moment.
The reasons are clear: residential properties are tangible assets characterized by structural supply shortages, strong user demand, predictable cash flows, lower volatility, and an attractive risk-return profile.
I strongly advocate new construction. Only a broader supply can sustainably ease the housing shortage in cities. The social explosiveness of this issue continues to be underestimated. New developments also meet modern ESG requirements, allow freely negotiable rents, and often benefit from more favorable financing conditions.
These developments also shape the projects I am currently accompanying in acquisition and disposal processes. Topics related to new construction are front and center for many investors. A professional exchange on these matters remains essential.





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