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August 2026: North Rhine-Westphalia Dominates, and Healthcare Overtakes Office Work

Assetbird Editorial Team
newsSeptember 3, 2026·
4min. reading time

In August 2026, assetbird tracked a total of 42 publicly reported real estate transactions in Germany. The current ranking shows who was particularly active in August and where transaction activity was concentrated.

August in Four Numbers

  • 42 transactions recorded in August 2026
  • Residential real estate remains the strongest asset class with 13 transactions (31%)
  • HPG Capital, OPATZ Group, and Saller lead the ranking with two transactions each
  • North Rhine-Westphalia is the most active state, with 11 transactions (26%)

The most important trend: Health is taking precedence over the office

With 3 recorded transactions, the healthcare segment surpassed the office sector (2) and caught up with logistics (3) in August. Is this a sign that reflects institutional investors’ growing interest in nursing care real estate? At the same time, residential real estate remains clearly dominant with 13 transactions, followed by retail with 10 deals.

The Top 10 Investors in August 2026

#Company (Link)Asset classesTX
1HPG CapitalMixed-use, Hotel2
2OPATZ GroupMixed-use, retail2
3Saller GroupRetail2
4ACTIV GroupRetail1
5AEWRetail1
6Ashtrom Properties GermanyMixed-Use1
7BENO Holding AGIndustrial1
8Beyer Real EstateRetail1
9European Senior LivingHealthcare1
10FIM GroupRetail1

Transactions by Asset Class

#Asset ClassTransactionsPercentage
1Residential13 transactions31%
2Retail10 transactions24%
3Industrial5 transactions12%
4Healthcare3 transactions7%
5Logistics3 transactions7%
6Office2 transactions5%
7Hotel1 transaction2%

Transactions by State

#StateTransactionsPercentage
1North Rhine-Westphalia11 transactions26%
2Bavaria10 transactions24%
3Lower Saxony6 transactions14%
4Baden-Württemberg5 transactions12%
5Hamburg3 transactions7%
6Bremen2 transactions5%
7Hesse2 transactions5%
—Others (3 federal states)3 transactions7%

Outlook

September will reveal whether the increased activity in the healthcare sector is a sustainable trend or a one-off. It will also be interesting to see whether North Rhine-Westphalia defends its leading position—or whether Bavaria closes the gap of just one transaction.

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