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BelWertV seen as "lost opportunity to overhaul property valuation process"
It's not just since the financial crisis in 2008 that German lending banks appear sometimes obsessive about the need for stable property prices, and in particular the relationship between their permissible lendable exposure and the market value of th Read more
20 Sep 2021
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German social housing shortfall increases as stock falls 2.3%
There are many reasons for the current shortage of social housing in Germany and as many potential ways to alleviate the shortfall and control rental price increases, which result from an increasing imbalance of supply and demand. In Germany... Read more
15 Sep 2021
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Housing market growth – reversal of trend ahead?
The German housing market has been driven by a huge increase in the number of households, which are rising at a faster rate than the overall population due to ageing, a significant rise in the numbers of single-person households including students... Read more
15 Sep 2021
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German building land prices surge to new record high
New figures released at the end of August by Germany's Federal Statistics Office (Destatis) show that the average cost of a square metre of empty building land reached a record high last year. Read more
15 Sep 2021
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Q2 shows steady improvement in INREV's German Vehicles Index
Figures released for the second quarter of the year by European non-listed real estate association INREV show a steady improvement in the German Vehicles Index, which saw a marginal increase in total return in the quarter to 1.0%, up from 0.8% in... Read more
15 Sep 2021
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Mietendeckel HAS led to lower supply, pain mainly on small landlords
The Berlin rent cap (Mietendeckel) has indeed reduced the supply of housing in the capital, while putting a disproportionate strain on small landlords in particular, concludes a study by the Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft (IW Köln) in Cologne. Read more
30 Aug 2021
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REAX highlights lively secondary market, but performance worries abound
The latest REAX Trend Barometer by Hamburg-based Real Exchange AG (REAX) highlights the lack of transparency and orientation on the German secondary market for institutional real estate funds (the so-called Zweitmarkt). The purpose of the quarterly s Read more
19 Aug 2021
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Number of German foreclosures continues to fall in buoyant market
The number of foreclosures and forced auctions in Germany continued to fall in the first half of 2021 against a background of a continuing strong residential market and ongoing Corona-induced government support, according to the latest report from sp Read more
19 Aug 2021
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Law on conversion of Berlin apartments will heighten shortage, say critics
The amount of Berlin apartments available for sale is likely to be reduced significantly as a result of the recent decision by the city's Red-Red-Green coalition government to use the Building Land Mobilisation Act (Baulandmobilisierungsgesetz)... Read more
17 Aug 2021
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'No chance' of climate goals being met without major new housebuilding
The only way Germany is going to come close to meeting its ambitious climate targets over the coming years is by embarking on a programme of large-scale new construction supported. by private capital, according to a comprehensive new study produced b Read more
17 Aug 2021
