** Shares of German real estate companies rise in the first
trading session of 2023 with Adler Group ADJ.DE , Aroundtown
AT1.DE and TAG Immobilien TEGG.DE the biggest gainers
** Investors are buying the shares that collapsed last year
in the hope it can only get better, a local trader says, adding
that the property sector has lost the most overall in 2022
** Aroundtown, which slumped nearly 60% last year, rises
6.6% at 1030 GMT on Monday and tops STOXX 600 .STOXX index
** Vonovia VNAn.DE , up 3.5%, tops the German blue-chip
index .GDAXI , while TAG Immobilien (+5.5%) is the best
performer among German mid-caps .MDAXI
** LEG Immobilien LEGn.DE , Grand City Properties GYC.DE
and Deutsche Wohnen DWNG.DE are >2% up, while Adler Group
surges 10.0%
(Reporting by Anastasiia Kozlova)
((Anastasiia.Kozlova@thomsonreuters.com))