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Investments into real estate in Germany can be basically differentiated between direct and indirect ones. While the former will usually be structured as a straightforward single-object or portfolio transaction, the latter may take a variety of legal shapes. Most importantly, German law offers stock corporations, G-REITs, closed-end an open-end funds as vehicles, which are analysed in some detail below.
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Just, C. (2012). Legal Framework for Real Estate Asset Classes. In: Just, T., Maennig, W. (eds) Understanding German Real Estate Markets. Management for Professionals. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23611-2_7
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