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Campus cool

Even during the pandemic, there was a market for premium properties. In 2020, Union Investment secured “an exceptional property” at Neue Balan, a campus development in an up-and-coming area of Munich. By Christine Mattauch

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P&S 01/2021

When the boss is also the landlord

Company-owned housing is back in vogue given the lack of skilled employees and the housing shortage in metropolitan areas. Companies providing housing hope to score points with their employees. But both employers and employees will need to keep an eye on some of the legal subtleties.

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Boosting customer attraction

Under pressure from e-commerce, many shopping centres are updating their business models. By offering new experiences and services they are now building loyalty and reaching out to local online shoppers.

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Interview: Data is driving digitisation

Digitally savvy players in the real estate industry are now using artificial intelligence as the default choice for making their business processes smart. Union Investment, for example, deploys an AI-supported solution provided by Eucon for invoice management. In the following interview, Dr Lars Scheidecker (Union Investment) and Heike Gündling (Eucon) explain the rationale.

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