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Real estate prices continue to fall – but rents are rising significantly
Residential area at the Westhafen in Frankfurt Real estate prices have fallen particularly sharply in the Main metropolis. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf After years of boom and the increasing danger of…
Prices continue to fall – rents continue to rise significantly
Residential area at the Westhafen in Frankfurt Real estate prices have fallen particularly sharply in the Main metropolis. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf What many observers expected is becoming increasingly clear in…
At least one ATM is blown up every day
Demolished ATM of a Volksbank in Sauerland on Wednesday (02/01/2023) After an ATM in Kierspe (Märkischer Kreis) was blown up, there was a chase in which the perpetrators aimed a…
At least one ATM is blown up every day
Demolished ATM of a Volksbank in Sauerland on Wednesday (02/01/2023) After an ATM in Kierspe (Märkischer Kreis) was blown up, there was a chase in which the perpetrators aimed a…
The boom in new corporate loans continues
Gas power plant in Leipzig High energy prices put private households and companies under pressure. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The high energy prices and the large inventories of many companies continue…
In 2023 the site will be put to the test
Frankfurt It was a year to forget for the German fintech industry: 2022 was followed by negative news about mass layoffs, bankruptcies and the lack of financing rounds. “It was…
Turnaround in interest rates increases pressure on Sparkasse Zwickau
Sparkasse lettering The Sparkasse Zwickau has long been considered a problem in the public banking sector and is now to be realigned. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The abrupt turnaround in interest…
Turnaround in interest rates increases pressure on Sparkasse Zwickau – boss has to go
Sparkasse lettering The Sparkasse Zwickau has long been considered a problem in the public banking sector and is now to be realigned. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The abrupt turnaround in interest…
Overdraft interest will increase faster than ever at the end of 2022
overdraft interest The overdraft facility is the most expensive bank loan. In the course of the turnaround in interest rates, many financial institutions are making the overdraft facility more expensive…
New business with mortgage lending falls by almost 40 percent
Residential construction in Kiel At the end of 2022, new business in private mortgage lending fell significantly compared to the previous year. In November, the minus was almost 40 percent.…
Real estate: home savings – the volume of new contracts will skyrocket in 2022
New housing estate on the outskirts of Frankfurt In view of the high interest rates, many prospective real estate buyers are switching to a home savings contract. The volume of…
Celonis, Gorillas, N26: Germany’s top start-ups in the crisis check
Unicorn on Libra The Handelsblatt analyzed statistics and spoke to founders, investors and bankers to find out how Germany’s 36 unicorns really are. (Photo: Foreal) Although there is still plenty…
Celonis, Gorillas, N26: Germany’s top start-ups in the crisis check
Unicorn on Libra The Handelsblatt analyzed statistics and spoke to founders, investors and bankers to find out how Germany’s 36 unicorns really are. (Photo: Foreal) Although there is still plenty…
From Celonis to gorillas: Germany’s unicorns in the crisis check
Unicorn on Libra The Handelsblatt analyzed statistics and spoke to founders, investors and bankers to find out how Germany’s 36 unicorns really are. (Photo: Foreal) Although there is still plenty…
These are the biggest pitfalls in mortgage lending
Dusseldorf Living in your own four walls – this dream is currently threatening to burst for many people. Because in mid-October, building interest rose to around four percent – and…
The proportion of women on executive boards remains low
savings bank The proportion of women on savings bank boards is increasing only minimally. (Photo: imago/Winfried Rothermel) Frankfurt The proportion of women on savings bank boards remains at a low…
Disillusionment is palpable at Expo Real
Expo Real in Munich The concern about rapidly rising interest rates is great. (Photo: Munich Trade Fair) Munich There is not much left of the euphoria of earlier years at…
Financial service provider suspends annual targets – share collapses
New build apartments in Munich The financial service provider Hypoport suspended its annual targets – the share price then collapsed. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf, Frankfurt Investors in the financial brokerage Hypoport…
Venture capitalists continue to invest in German B2B fintechs
Frankfurt Even in the current market environment, German financial start-ups are attracting the interest of venture capitalists. In the second quarter, venture capital investors invested a total of almost 1.4…
Why Lindner’s cost of new debt is almost eightfold
Finance Minister Schäuble, Scholz and Lindner (from left) According to financial experts, in order to break even in the budget, the federal government cheated for years when it took on…