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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.

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