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Modular Construction – The Key to Affordable Housing
For decades, modular construction has been associated with uniformity and standardised building designs. And indeed, in the 1970s and 1980s at least, much of it was reminiscent of "Plattenbau 2.0". Since then, however, the building... Read more
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Interview with Joachim Arenth, CEO JenAcon GmbH
REFIRE: Congratulations on 15 years of JenAcon! Arenth: And likewise to REFIRE – that puts us in the same age bracket. REFIRE: And you’re likewise weathering the storms…? Arenth: Yes, indeed. The first world economic crisis I remember was the... Read more
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Residential assets favoured in 2021, suburbs in demand
A number of reports reaching REFIRE’s desk, along with several conversations with active investors, suggest the mood among investors for German real estate remains buoyant, with residential real estate ... Read more
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Structural factors likely to hold real estate markets down - research
Research firm Capital Economics is taking a more bearish approach to European property markets in 2021 than many of its peers, and is markedly less optimistic that European property markets will bounce back, despite expectations that this... Read more
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Allianz Real Estate boosts European lending portfolio by 15%
Allianz Real Estate has grown its European loan portfolio to €10.6 billion at year-end 2020, an increase of about 15% year-on-year, said the company. Read more