Real Estate Services

Financing Real Estate Investment

We can help you finance your new real estate investment, whether your interests are in commercial or residential property.

Real estate investment can be a diversifier for your wealth or be a core component of it. However, financing real estate can be complex, particularly commercial properties.

 

If you need to secure finance for one or more properties, whether owner-occupied or rented-out, our real estate specialists can work with you to find the right solution. Our dedicated team have extensive industry experience and offer the ability to tailor real estate lending solutions around your needs, no matter how complex.

 

What sets us apart?

  • Our expertise in most major types of real estate across 18 geographies.
  • Our ability to finance liquid assets and structure loans against less liquid assets such as real estate, private aircraft, yachts, concentrated listed equity positions, private corporate investments, alternatives, sports teams or fine art.
  • Our global liquidity capabilities are extensive, covering multiple onshore and offshore locations and domiciles, all supported by the vast Deutsche Bank network.
  • Our strong commitment to tailored solutions, with our financing specialists fully dedicated to crafting custom lending options that meet your specific needs.

 

 

Real Estate Financing Awards 2026

 

Our Solutions

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  • Liquid Asset Financing

  • Our expertise in liquid asset financing can assist you in managing your liquidity needs and optimising your portfolio's risk/return profile.

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  • Equity Stake Financing

  • Your equity lending needs can be complex. Our tailored equity stake lending expertise means we can help you to secure financing against your equity holdings.

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  • Structured Financing Solutions

  • Our specialised structured finance solutions are designed to assist you in securing financing against a wide range of collateral, or a combination of different types.

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  • Sports Financing

  • Tailored financing solutions for the global sports sector. We help clients realise strategic ambitions in an industry defined by scale, prestige, and rapid evolution.

Real estate insights

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La Dolce Vita: Italian real estate for globally mobile UHNW families – resilience, lifestyle and value

Italian luxury real estate combines resilient pricing with lifestyle appeal across prime locations shaped by history and understated glamour. We examine why this continues to attract ultra-high-net-worth buyers.

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How a private bank can help clients manage cross-border complexity

For internationally mobile clients, cross-border real estate and investment portfolios can create friction at exactly the moment speed and certainty matter most. A coordinated approach can help simplify execution across jurisdiction.

May. 18, 2026

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A place in the sun: the enduring appeal of Spanish luxury real estate

Spain sits at an intersection of global mobility, resilient real assets, long-term capital preservation and security – a combination that continues to draw sophisticated international wealth to its luxury property market.

Mar. 27, 2026

Paris cross border wealth

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Case study: simplifying cross-border wealth through integrated banking

We explore how integrated banking expertise helped a client secure tax efficient financing for a prime Paris acquisition with a solution built on understanding their full cross-border portfolio and risk profile.

Mar. 24, 2026

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Expert opinion

Global real estate: five key trends for family offices in 2026

Saydam Salaheddin, Global Head of Real Estate Lending at Deutsche Bank Private Bank, shares five themes shaping the global real estate landscape for family offices in 2026.

Feb. 22, 2026

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Expert opinion

Hospitality’s post-COVID boom: where experiences, capital and global wealth converge

The hospitality sector's post-pandemic uplift reflects a fundamental shift in how, why and where people travel, with experiences, emotional value and emerging market demand reshaping the sector’s economics. Read more.

Feb. 04, 2026

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Navigating the complexity of cross-border residential real estate lending

In today’s international property market, wealthy individuals and families increasingly require solutions that span multiple jurisdictions, diverse legal systems and varied regulatory expectations. Learn how a private bank can help manage these complexities.

Jan. 28, 2026

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