LBS Immobilien GmbH Südwest | Kirchzarten

What LBS Immobilien GmbH Südwest | Kirchzarten does

LBS Immobilien GmbH Südwest is a residential real estate brokerage headquartered in Mainz with a regional office in Kirchzarten, operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of LBS Landesbausparkasse Süd within the publicly-owned Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe. The company was established in 1979 and positions itself as one of the largest residential property brokers in Baden-Württemberg and Rheinland-Pfalz, employing approximately 250 real estate experts across a network of over 80 company and affiliated Sparkassen offices. Its core offering centers on Immobilienvermittlung — the brokerage of residential property purchase, sale, and rental transactions — supplemented by the Immobiliensuchmaschine property search engine and the Preisfinder online valuation tool, which delivers standardized market-price assessments to prospective sellers by email.

The business model is commission-based, with revenue generated on a per-transaction basis from real estate sales and rentals. Distribution is primarily relationship-led: customers are acquired through local Sparkassen referrals, branch foot traffic, and direct consultation, then guided through the transaction lifecycle from initial contact through notary appointment. The 10+ Servicepaket provides a tiered full-service option for sellers, bundling documentation, marketing, and closing coordination. Pricing is negotiated and not publicly disclosed, consistent with German brokerage convention.

The company operates within the cooperative public banking sector rather than the venture-backed or publicly-listed universe, meaning there is no equity funding, M&A, or exit optionality in the data. Growth levers are therefore limited to productivity gains per agent, digitization of the top-of-funnel (Preisfinder, search portal), and deepening the Sparkassen referral channel. The disclosed technology stack is conventional — search portal, online valuation, branch CRM — with no proprietary AI or ML capabilities referenced. Competitive positioning rests on the Sparkassen brand, the physical branch network, and 45-plus years of operating history rather than technology differentiation.

Name

LBS Immobilien GmbH Südwest | Kirchzarten

Legal name

LBS Immobilien GmbH Südwest

Website

https://kirchzarten.lbs-immosw.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LBS Immobilien GmbH Südwest is a regional residential real estate brokerage and subsidiary of LBS Landesbausparkasse Süd, serving buyers, sellers, and landlords across Baden-Württemberg and Rheinland-Pfalz via 80+ offices and ~250 agents under the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe brand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Real Estate Brokerage

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Buyer Representation Services (BPAJAAAJ)

Keywords

• Residential real estate brokerage
• Property sales services
• Property valuation
• Real estate rental services
• Property buyer advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Kirchzarten

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Commission: Commission-based revenue from property purchase and sale transactions. The company acts as a real estate broker (Immobilienmakler) facilitating residential property transactions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

LBS Immobilien GmbH Südwest provides residential real estate brokerage services covering the purchase, sale, and rental of houses, apartments, and land parcels in Baden-Württemberg and Rheinland-Pfalz. Services include personal consultation, market price assessment, comprehensive transaction support from initial contact through notary appointment, and an online Preisfinder valuation tool, as well as a property search engine for buyers and tenants.

Product overview

LBS Immobilien GmbH Südwest operates as a residential real estate brokerage serving Baden-Württemberg and Rheinland-Pfalz with a network of over 80 offices and approximately 250 real estate experts. The core offering consists of property transaction services (Kauf, Verkauf, Miete) delivered through personalized consultation supplemented by digital tools. The product portfolio centers on Immobilienvermittlung (residential property brokerage), supported by the Preisfinder online valuation tool and an Immobiliensuchmaschine (property search engine). Additional services include a 10+ Servicepaket for sellers seeking full-service support. The company leverages its affiliation with the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe to provide integrated real estate and financing consultation, with financing advisory available through affiliated local advisors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Immobilienvermittlung (Kauf & Verkauf) Full-service residential real estate brokerage covering the purchase and sale of houses, apartments, and land, supporting both buyers and sellers from initial consultation through the notary appointment, in Kirchzarten and across Baden-Württemberg and Rheinland-Pfalz.
• Immobilienvermietung Rental property services including tenant matching, rental consultation, and support for property owners seeking to rent out their real estate, as well as for tenants looking for rental properties.
• Preisfinder (Online-Wertermittlung) Online property valuation tool providing an initial market price estimate based on scientific and legal standards, using current comparable properties, with a detailed local market analysis delivered by email.
• Immobiliensuchmaschine Online property search engine that allows users to search the company's portfolio of houses (Häuser), apartments (Wohnungen), and land parcels (Grundstücke).
• 10+ Servicepaket Comprehensive full-service package for sellers covering documentation handling, marketing, and transaction coordination from listing through closing, designed to provide sellers with end-to-end support.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• LBS Landesbausparkasse SüdcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company of LBS Immobilien GmbH Südwest. LBS Landesbausparkasse Süd is the building savings bank that owns and operates the real estate brokerage subsidiary.
• Sparkassen-FinanzgruppecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLBS Immobilien GmbH Südwest is part of the publicly-owned Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe (Sparkassen financial group). Benefits include brand association, referral network, and access to financing services for customers.
• Sparkassen (Affiliated Savings Banks)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAffiliated Sparkassen (savings banks) throughout Baden-Württemberg and Rheinland-Pfalz that refer customers and collaborate on property transactions and financing.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Immoscout24: Germany's leading online real estate marketplace. Not a direct competitor in brokerage but is the dominant listing/lead aggregation channel LBS Immobilien Südwest also relies on, and increasingly a competitive threat as it expands into agency services.
• Interhyp: Germany's largest mortgage broker, separately owned but operating in the same home-financing ecosystem. Comparable as a financial-services affiliate that can be bundled with real estate brokerage and competes for the same German homeowner customer.
• Immowelt: Major German online real estate portal and increasingly a tech-enabled brokerage. Comparable as a marketplace and emerging brokering counterparty; not a direct head-to-head competitor but a relevant ecosystem player.

Emerging players

• McMakler: Berlin-based digital-first real estate brokerage leveraging tech to scale agent productivity. Comparable as a residential brokerage serving buyers and sellers, but differentiated by a tech-led, lower-fixed-cost model challenging traditional broker economics.

Direct peers

• Engel & Völkers: Global German-headquartered residential brokerage with a franchise-based office network across Germany. Closely comparable in operating model, transaction-fee revenue, and premium residential focus.
• Postbank Immobilien: German bank-affiliated real estate brokerage arm of Postbank/Deutsche Bank. It is the most direct benchmark because it shares the bank-distribution moat and cross-sell into mortgage origination that LBS Immobilien Südwest enjoys via Sparkassen.
• Volksbank Immobilien: Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken cooperative banking group's real estate brokerage units. Closely comparable on bank-affiliated distribution, relationship-driven GTM, and cooperative-style ownership backdrop.
• Von Poll Immobilien: National German residential and commercial brokerage with a strong regional office network and premium positioning. Directly comparable to LBS Immobilien Südwest in offering traditional full-service brokerage services through a local-agent model.

Regional players

• Mr. Lodge: German residential brokerage with strong regional concentration in Bavaria. Comparable as a regional traditional brokerage competing for the same agent and listing pool, though operating in a different German geography.
• Wüstenrot Immobilien: Bausparkasse-affiliated real estate brokerage similar in concept to LBS Immobilien Südwest, but with a different geographic concentration (heavier in Baden-Württemberg core markets but different adjacent state coverage). Comparable as a savings-and-loan peer model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about LBS Immobilien GmbH Südwest | Kirchzarten