The first aspect, the tax exemption, has been highly controversially disputed, as it privileges the REIT company towards other company forms. The BMF considers the REIT necessary to preserve Germany’s competitiveness on international financial markets and to maintain jobs for highly skilled employees. Furthermore, the introduction of REITs is expected to have strong positive fiscal and economic impacts: 7 Germany has by far the largest real estate reservoir in Europe, which at this time remains, for the most part, not yet institutionally invested, but owner- occupied or held by private owners. 8 Channelling these assets to REITs would make bound resources more fungible,.
