Landesbank Berlin Holding
Landesbank Berlin Holding
Landesbank Berlin Holding
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<strong>Landesbank</strong> <strong>Berlin</strong> <strong>Holding</strong> AG Our business areas<br />
Real Estate Financing<br />
Positive market sentiment in Real Estate Financing reflected in new business Success in<br />
core market of Germany and selected international markets Share of international finance<br />
carefully increased slightly More than 90 % of new business in good and very good risk classes<br />
Commercial Real Estate Financing<br />
The strategic Real Estate Financing division combines<br />
both the sales and back office activities, operating<br />
in close cooperation, for the commercial real estate<br />
financing business of LBB and <strong>Berlin</strong> Hyp. This<br />
division accounts for all of <strong>Berlin</strong> Hyp’s business<br />
activities. Business activities in commercial real<br />
estate financing are concentrated on financing on a<br />
property-covered basis.<br />
The main clients of the division are investors, residential<br />
construction companies, asset management<br />
companies and real estate funds as well as selected<br />
developers. We offer clients the entire range of<br />
real estate financing services. Flexible and innovative<br />
solutions with short decision paths are a special<br />
strength in this division. Through the joint operations<br />
of LBB and <strong>Berlin</strong> Hyp in the Real Estate Financing<br />
segment, we are able to offer our customers the full<br />
economic potential of an experienced real estate<br />
bank and a strong universal bank. In 2010, the segment<br />
was one of the most active providers in the<br />
sector and was consequently able to consolidate its<br />
top position in the market.<br />
Success in generating new business<br />
In 2010, the Real Estate Financing segment again<br />
reported success in generating new business in its<br />
core market of Germany and selected international<br />
markets in compliance with strict risk and profitability<br />
parameters. The slight revival, which started<br />
in the second half of 2009, continued in the year<br />
under review in the domestic market and in our<br />
foreign markets. The return of foreign investors, in<br />
particular, led to a marked increase in transaction<br />
volume in Germany.<br />
The positive market sentiment is also reflected in<br />
new business. At € 6.3 billion, the Real Estate<br />
Financing segment increased the contract volume<br />
(excluding renewals) considerably compared to<br />
the previous year (€ 4.8 billion). In the customer<br />
segments, the focus remains on investors, who<br />
account for 77 %. In regional terms, the focus,<br />
namely on the metropolitan regions in the former<br />
West German states, remained unchanged at 48 %<br />
(previous year: 35 %). Of the property types, 76 %<br />
was attributable to commercially used properties<br />
and 24 % to residential properties. Sales performance<br />
was measured and managed on the basis<br />
of new business volumes and the margin present<br />
value of new business.