What Deutsche Bank Immobilien Selbständiges Team Albert Keilmann does

Deutsche Bank Immobilien GmbH is a Germany-wide real estate brokerage and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG. Founded in 1984 as BHW Immobilien GmbH, the company rebranded to Postbank Immobilien in February 2014 and then to Deutsche Bank Immobilien on April 2, 2024, consolidating four decades of brokerage operations under the Deutsche Bank master brand. It operates through a network of approximately 800 self-employed independent real estate advisors structured as HGB partners, supplemented by referral pipelines from Deutsche Bank and Postbank branch networks and mobile sales forces, alongside property listing syndication through Germany's leading portals (Immobilienscout24, immowelt/immonet, Kleinanzeigen, immobilie1).

The company's core product is a brokerage platform serving both sides of residential property transactions: Immobiliensuche (property search) for buyers, Immobilienverkauf (full-service sales support including photography, exposé creation, viewing management, and contract support) for sellers, Marktpreiseinschätzung (online market price assessment launched March 2020), Maklersuche (broker finder), and Immobilienprojekte/Neubauimmobilien for new construction and project sales. Digital enhancements include 360-degree virtual property tours, virtual home staging, and a Suchprofil (saved search profile with email alerts). An adjacent service is the referral of construction financing and building savings products through the Deutsche Bank / Postbank '4-Wände-Kompetenz' strategy.

Deutsche Bank Immobilien earns commission on completed property transactions, with disclosed net commission of approximately EUR 106 million in 2021 against nearly EUR 2 billion in mediated property volume, growing from EUR 89M (2020) and EUR 70M (2019). It also generated >EUR 1.3 billion in referred construction financing and Bauspar volume in 2021, leveraging the parent group's financial product ecosystem. The customer base is comprised of private buyers and sellers of residential property and investment property buyers, served through a horizontally segmented approach across Germany with no dependency on any single anchor counterparty.

Name

Deutsche Bank Immobilien Selbständiges Team Albert Keilmann

Legal name

Deutsche Bank Immobilien GmbH

Website

https://deutsche-bank-immobilien.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Deutsche Bank Immobilien GmbH is a Germany-wide residential real estate brokerage operating through ~800 self-employed HGB-partner advisors, serving private buyers and sellers under the Deutsche Bank AG brand, with revenue from transaction commissions and referrals to construction financing products.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hameln

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Brokerage Commission: Deutsche Bank Immobilien earns commissions on successful property transactions (both sales and purchases). The company generated net commissions of approximately EUR 106 million in 2021, up from EUR 89 million in 2020 and EUR 70 million in 2019. Property volume mediated was nearly EUR 2 billion in 2021.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Deutsche Bank Immobilien is a nationwide residential real estate brokerage that connects private property buyers and sellers through a network of approximately 800 self-employed independent real estate advisors in Germany. Its core services cover property search, sales brokerage, online market price assessment, new-construction and investment property projects, and broker matching, supported by digital tools such as virtual 360-degree tours, virtual home staging, and saved-search alerts.

Product overview

Deutsche Bank Immobilien operates as a nationwide real estate brokerage platform offering a unified service for property buyers and sellers. The core portfolio consists of Immobiliensuche (property search), Immobilienverkauf/Immobilienvermittlung (sales support), Marktpreiseinschätzung (online valuation), Maklersuche (broker finder), and Immobilienprojekte/Neubauimmobilien (project properties). Digital enhancements include Digitale 360° Besichtigung (virtual tours), Virtuelles Homestaging, and Suchprofil (automated alerts). The Ratgeber content hub provides market guidance. Approximately 800 independent real estate advisors operate through this platform across Germany, backed by partnerships with major real estate portals (Immobilienscout24, immowelt/immonet, Kleinanzeigen, immobilie1) for extended property marketing reach.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Immobiliensuche (Property Search)

Quantifiable outcome

• ~800 qualified self-employed real estate advisors nationwide
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Immobilienscout24coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2022Partnership for extended reach of property listings on Germany's largest real estate portal. All Deutsche Bank Immobilien properties are listed on the platform.
• immowelt/immonetcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2022Partnership for property listings distribution on major German real estate portal network.
• immobilie1minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2022Partnership for extended property listing reach through real estate platform.
• Deutsche Bank (Internal)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2019Integration with Deutsche Bank branch network and mobile sales force for referrals to Deutsche Bank Immobilien services. Part of the 4-Wände-Kompetenz (4 Walls Competence) strategy combining building savings, construction financing, and real estate.
• Postbank (Internal)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2019Integration with Postbank branch network and mobile sales force for referrals. Postbank Immobilien was part of Postbank group before rebranding to Deutsche Bank Immobilien in April 2024.
• KleinanzeigencoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2016Partnership for property listings on eBay Kleinanzeigen (now Kleinanzeigen), a major German classified advertising platform.
• KfW (Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau)minorOthersState development bank providing subsidized loans for home purchases and modernization, referenced as part of government support programs for property buyers.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• RE/MAX Germany: Germany franchise of the global RE/MAX real estate brokerage network, operating through independent broker-owners serving residential buyers and sellers. Highly comparable as a multi-advisor franchise brokerage monetizing via transaction commissions on German residential property.
• Engel & Völkers: Germany-headquartered premium residential and commercial real estate brokerage operating a global franchise and own-office network. Directly competes with Deutsche Bank Immobilien in German residential brokerage, with similar transaction-fee economics and an advisor/office network model.
• Century 21 Germany: Germany franchise of the global Century 21 real estate network, with independent broker-owners serving residential buyers and sellers. Comparable as a franchise-based competitor targeting the same German residential transaction market with commission-based economics.
• Coldwell Banker Germany: Germany operations of the global Coldwell Banker residential brokerage franchise. Directly comparable as a multi-advisor franchise model monetizing via transaction commissions on German residential property.
• Homeday: Germany-focused real estate brokerage (Rocket Mortgage-backed) offering full-service brokerage to residential buyers and sellers with transparent flat-fee pricing. Comparable as a national German brokerage competing for the same residential transaction pool with a more digital go-to-market.
• PlanetHome: German residential real estate brokerage with a national advisor network serving buyers and sellers. Comparable as a country-focused brokerage with a multi-advisor distribution model and transaction-fee revenue model.
• McMakler: Berlin-based digital-first real estate brokerage serving German buyers and sellers with a hybrid tech-and-advisor model. Directly competes with Deutsche Bank Immobilien in German residential brokerage, particularly among digitally native customers, using a flat-fee or transparent commission structure.

Others

• Immobilienscout24: Germany's largest online real estate marketplace, listed as a portal partner for Deutsche Bank Immobilien property distribution. Comparable as a key ecosystem partner (and potential competitor via marketplace-integrated brokerage) that defines listing distribution economics for German residential brokerages.

Broad incumbents

• Vonovia: Germany's largest residential property company, owning and managing ~500k apartments. While primarily a landlord, it operates adjacent real estate services and has scale and brand in the German housing market that dwarfs Deutsche Bank Immobilien, making it a broad incumbent reference for the sector.

Emerging players

• Wüstenrot & Württembergische (W&W): Former parent group of BHW Immobilien (Deutsche Bank Immobilien's predecessor) offering building savings, construction financing, and real estate services. Comparable as a German financial group combining Bausparen, mortgage lending, and real estate brokerage under one roof — a structural peer to Deutsche Bank's '4 Wände' approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/db-immobilien-herford

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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