Tag: Real estate market
Federal government stops subsidies for energy-efficient buildings
Single-family house shell The background to the freeze is an enormous flood of applications in January, especially for new construction subsidies. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In view of the flood of…
How expensive buying a home including all costs really is
Berlin Rents in Prenzlauer Berg have recently risen sharply. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Whoever buys a property has to calculate with a sharp pencil. This does not only apply to the…
How new technology should make construction cheaper
robotics The start-up Gropyus plans real estate on the computer and builds with robots. (Photo: Gropyus) Frankfurt Federal Building Minister Klara Geywitz from the SPD has a clear goal. “We…
The supermarket chain Real has been completely broken up
Real branch The remaining 60 locations in the chain are changing hands again. (Photo: Real) Dusseldorf The breakup of the Real department store chain has come to an end for…
Rents in major cities continue to rise
Living in Berlin Prices in Berlin rose particularly sharply. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Are rents in major German cities continuing to rise or not? The experts at the online platform Immoscout24…
Insolvency proceedings against ex-boss of German Property Group
Cologne The decision of the district court of Bückeburg on January 14 is just three pages long. He orders “the interim administration of Charles Smethurst’s fortune for the security of…
Buying real estate despite high interest rates: strategies for buyers
A new district in Frankfurt The demand for apartments is immense – despite the high prices. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Anyone who wanted to make money with a property in recent…
Living in your own home, but renting on the property: leasehold
Frankfurt For many average earners in Germany, the dream of owning a home is becoming ever more remote. But this is not only due to the prices for the real…
Credit steering is not a good recipe
Renewable energy The federal government wants to switch to renewable energies. (Photo: dpa) Robert Habeck took up office as Minister for Climate and Economic Affairs in order to fundamentally restructure…
Ampel has to make financial improvements in social housing
housing There is a lack of affordable housing, especially in the metropolitan areas. (Photo: dpa) Berlin SPD, Greens and FDP have big plans: 400,000 new apartments are to be built…
The Bafin is rightly slowing down real estate loans
Construction cranes in downtown Frankfurt In the future, banks will have to set aside more equity for mortgage lending. That criticizes the financial industry. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt A targeted stab…
The fallen WeWork star is working on a comeback
new York What is WeWork founder Adam Neumann planning to do with his fortune? There is finally an answer to this question: The founder and former CEO of the co-working…
Adler sells further properties in eastern Germany to KKR
Frankfurt, Düsseldorf The heavily indebted real estate group Adler Group has reported a success: the company, which has been attacked by hedge funds for months, completed the sale of a…
Adler sells further properties in eastern Germany to KKR
Adler building project in Berlin The income from the sale of shares is to be used for debt relief. (Photo: Bloomberg) Berlin The heavily indebted real estate group Adler Group…
Financial supervision takes action because of the overheated real estate market
New home construction The rise in prices on the residential property market worries the Bundesbank and the financial supervisory authority Bafin. You want to prevent excessive lending. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt…
Retailers can cut rents at lockdown
Düsseldorf, Frankfurt The Federal Court of Justice has ruled: If shops have to be closed due to a state-ordered lockdown, traders can be entitled to a reduction in rent. Since…
Retailers can cut rents at lockdown
Closed shops During the lockdown, like here in Oldenburg, only a few people were out and about in the pedestrian zones of German inner cities. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Tenants of…
What governments around the world are doing to counter high rents
There are restrictions with which Germany is not alone. In other countries, too, the market is being regulated more and more in view of rising prices. What are other governments…
What investors can expect in the residential real estate market in 2022
property Some institutional investors are looking for lucrative investments in the surrounding area, where prices are even lower. (Photo: Imago) Frankfurt Anyone who invested in real estate was usually right…
Residential and office properties in demand by investors
Layout of the T1 of the Frankfurt construction project Four The skyscraper, which has not yet been completed, is the most expensive building in Germany even before completion. (Photo: dpa)…