FRANKFURT, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Germany's property sector is under stress, prompting firms to call for government support, property developers to file for insolvency and share prices of landlords to plunge.
Reuters GraphicsIt's just the latest in a flurry of indicators that show real estate in Germany is in a deep funk.
"Many, many property developers at the moment are postponing projects or slowing them down," said Francesco Fedele, chief executive of BF.direkt, a property financing consultant.
THE DAXVonovia, Germany's largest real estate group, serves as a bellwether for Germany's property sector.
TRANSACTIONSGermany is the largest real estate investment market on the European continent.
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Francesco Fedele, DAX Vonovia, Jones Lang LaSalle, Tom Sims, Holger Hansen, Ed Osmond
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