Germany's Helaba Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen said the business volume of its real estate financing came to EUR 41 bn in the first half of 2009 - almost the same level as year-end 2008. Real estate business began positively at the Paris branch which was newly established at the beginning of the year.
Swiss real estate group Investis has boosted its real estate holdings with the CHF 139 mln (€149 mln) purchase of prime residential properties in Vaud canton.
