In our second instalment of the Realla Commercial Property Pioneers podcast – Season 2, Paul Norman, Managing Editor of CoStar News, speaks with Christoph Wittkop, one of the founders of Sonar Real Estate and an ex-board member of Barings Germany.

Christoph talks us through specific features of the commercial real estate market in Germany and what makes it attractive to foreign investors. Chris also highlights the speed of change taking place in the German market and beyond as a result of the global pandemic.

2021 is an important year for German politics. It’s the final year of Angela Merkel’s almost two-decade-long reign, and will also host a federal election. Chris gives us his predictions for the election, revealing who he thinks will become the new Chancellor.

Listen to the episode for the full interview.