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Empirica Regio has published the real estate price index 2/2022 under the title "The pig cycle is running out of food". This shows that rents for condominiums have increased by 2.0% compared to the last quarter. This is the first time in a long time that rents for condominiums have risen more sharply than purchase prices for them (1.1% compared to the last...

A team from the Chair of Technical Thermodynamics at the Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg and the company DBI Gas- und Umwelttechnik GmbH are currently researching how mine water from the former Lugau-Oelsnitz coalfield in north-western Saxony can be used to supply heat. The idea is to heat the mine water with heat pumps and use it for heat and power generation.

Insurers like to invest in real estate. This is according to the study "Trendbarometer Real Estate Investments of the Insurance Industry" by the tax consultancy firm EY. With a so-called real estate ratio of 12.1 percent, this was the highest level since the survey began in 2008. However, the study also shows that insurers are becoming more cautious. Half of those surveyed...

What kind of living environment do the very old live in in Germany? The answers to these and other questions are provided in the eighth short report of the D80+ study "Old Age in Germany" by the University of Cologne, funded by the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ). The results show that 64.9 percent of respondents feel connected to their living environment. This...

According to a study by the company "Matera", owners are dissatisfied with their external property managers. This particularly affects 18 to 35-year-olds. In this age group, 54 percent of respondents said they were dissatisfied with their property management company or had problems finding a suitable manager. The reasons given by respondents for their dissatisfaction include a lack of...

In Hamburg, the Department for Urban Development and Housing would like to find out more about the housing needs, housing situation and housing wishes of residents. For this reason, 25,000 randomly selected households are now being sent a questionnaire by post. In addition, interviews are also being conducted with residents who have moved from the city to the surrounding area. The aim of the research is to find out...

The Centre for Real Estate Studies (CRES) led by Prof. Dr. Marco Wölfle and Julian Götting has taken a closer look at the "Mallorca vacation property market 2022" in a market study. The result is that the market supply in 2022 has decreased significantly compared to the previous year - despite numerous new builds. According to the study, 18 percent fewer vacation properties were on offer than...

According to Hamburg Commercial Bank (HCOB), project developers in particular are currently facing major challenges. This is due to price increases, delivery bottlenecks, construction delays and higher financing costs. "We are noticing a clear reluctance on the part of developers, with almost a third of project developments already being postponed," says Peter Axmann, Head of Real Estate Clients at...

In Germany, it was cheaper to buy a home than to rent in 2021. This is according to the Accentro Housing Cost Report 2022. Compared to 2020, the cost advantage of owning a condominium over a comparable rental apartment has increased by around three percent, according to Accentro. In almost all (399/401) of the German districts and independent cities surveyed, owners had to...

Cushman & Walkfield's Life Science Report deals with the current situation of so-called life science properties, which combine production, laboratory and office space. According to Cushman & Walkfield, yields of between 4 and 4.5 percent can be achieved on life science properties with office space, while the figure for traditional office properties is 2.5 to 2.8 percent.