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Munich Auction: Three Central Properties Fail to Sell Amid Rate Uncertainty
Bidders skipped reserves on three central listings last week as uncertainty over energy costs and interest rates kept offers low.
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Three residential properties failed to sell at the July 7 auction held by the Munich Property Exchange on Theresienstraße, pushing the clearance rate down to 48 percent for the month.
Global tensions including recent US strikes near the Strait of Hormuz have lifted borrowing costs and made investors cautious about committing capital in the Bavarian capital right now. Local buyers cited higher heating expenses and slower price growth as reasons to wait rather than meet reserves on larger homes.
Passed-in listings in Lehel and Maxvorstadt
A five-room apartment on the third floor of a 1908 building at Reitmorstraße 14 in Lehel passed in after the highest bid reached 2.15 million euros, short of the 2.45 million reserve. The same session saw a ground-floor retail unit with living space above on Schellingstraße 42 in Maxvorstadt fail to sell when offers stopped at 1.68 million euros against a 1.95 million reserve. Both sites sit within 800 metres of the English Garden and draw steady interest from professional tenants, yet no bidder crossed the line on the day.
The Munich branch of the Bavarian Homeowners Federation reported that 14 of 29 lots offered across two July auctions cleared, compared with 19 of 31 lots in the same period last year. Average days on market for unsold lots now stand at 47, up from 32 twelve months earlier, according to the federation’s internal tracking shared with members on July 6.
Next steps for owners and buyers
Sellers of the Reitmorstraße and Schellingstraße lots have 14 days to decide whether to accept post-auction offers or relist privately through local agents. Prospective buyers can contact the exchange directly for sealed-bid rounds scheduled before the end of July, with updated reserves expected to drop by 8 to 12 percent on the two passed-in addresses.
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