• DVI’s first-time rating, which had also been BBB- (with a stable outlook), were issued towards the company’s bond emission in January 2022
• In its annual update, Fitch affirms its rating

According to Fitch, the credit rating reflects DVI’s portfolio of fully occupied residential buildings, mainly in Berlin, as well as DVI’s growing exposure to commercial real estate. As of 30 June 2022, residential buildings accounted for about 73 percent of the portfolio value. The commercial real estate segment made up about 24 percent of the total portfolio and included a 14-percent share of mainly regional office buildings e.g., in Erfurt and Dresden.

The “affordable residential rents” of on average 8.01 euros per month and square metre make the group’s “residential assets highly attractive in a strained Berlin market that suffers from lack of supply,” Fitch writes. The rating agency acknowledged the high occupancy in DVI’s residential portfolio and the (long) average residential tenant stay of 14 years.