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Real estate news - March 2025
Germany is investing €500 billion in infrastructure, digitalization, and climate protection – with far-reaching effects on the economy, real estate market, and investors: between growth potential, rising construction costs, and interest rate risks.
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Real Estate News - December 2024
The ECB lowers the key interest rate to 3%, offering new opportunities for property buyers. The ZIA-IW index shows improved sentiment in the industry, particularly in housing.
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Real estate news - February 2025
Building permits in Germany fell to their lowest level since 2010 in 2024. Berlin extends the conversion regulation until 2030 to protect tenants. Cash payments for real estate purchases are banned to combat money laundering.
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Real Estate News - November 2024
Real estate market facing challenges: The 2024 Annual Tax Act does not bring any changes to the remaining useful life. Rapid measures for new construction were called for at the Housing Industry Day.
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Real estate news - January 2025
The declining depreciation allows higher tax write-offs in the first years. The new social housing policy incentivizes affordable housing. Building Type E reduces construction costs through simplified standards.
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Trends in residential privatization: Where is the market heading in Germany?
The privatization of housing has been a central issue in Germany for years, playing a key role particularly in fast-growing cities such as Berlin and Leipzig.
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The most important news from the world of real estate at a glance - that's what you'll find here at regular intervals at ACCENTRO Knowledge in the "News" section. From monthly summaries of the most important news to interesting market research surveys, information on new ordinances issued by the German government, and the latest developments on the real estate market.
It's not just about the capital itself, but also about Germany-wide changes on an economic and political level. In our blog articles, current homeowners and those who want to become one, are always well informed - quickly, clearly and always up to date.
- Real estate news - March 2025
- Real estate news - February 2025
- Real estate news - January 2025
- Real Estate News - December 2024
- Real Estate News - November 2024
- Trends in residential privatization: Where is the market heading in Germany?
- Real Estate News - October 2024
- Real Estate News - September 2024
- Booster for real estate purchases: ECB lowers key interest rate
- Real Estate News - August 2024
- Real Estate News - July 2024
- Real Estate News - June 2024
- Real Estate News - May 2024
- Real Estate News - April 2024
- Real Estate News - March 2024
- Real Estate News - February 2024
- Real Estate News - January 2024
- The Central Bank Interest Rate: Why Buying Real Estate Still Makes Sense Despite High Rates
- Real Estate News - December 2023
- Real Estate News - November 2023
- Real Estate News - October 2023
- Real estate valuation: the procedure in detail
- Heat transition in the real estate industry
- Real Estate News - September 2023
- The highest rental yields in German cities
- Rising or falling real estate prices - What does the Economic Experts Survey say?
- Real Estate News - August 2023
- Behind ESG - Part 3: "G" - Governance
- Real Estate News - July 2023
- Behind ESG - Part 2: "S" - Social
- Real Estate News - May 2023
- Behind ESG - Part 1: "E" - Environmental
- Real Estate News - April 2023
- Real Estate News - March 2023
- Real estate in the metaverse
- New study proves - real estate protects against inflation and increases in price in the long term
- Real Estate News - February 2023
- EU tightens requirements for building renovation
- Real Estate News - January 2023
- Changes for landlords and owners in the new year 2023
- Real Estate News - December 2022
- Trend reversal on the real estate market: is renting in and buying is out?
- Real Estate News - November 2022
- Real Estate News - October 2022
- Real Estate News - September 2022
- Real Estate News - August 2022
- Social environment protection areas in Berlin
- Real Estate News - June 2022
- Real estate prices in berlin
- Real Estate News - May 2022
- Real Estate News - April 2022
- Package of measures introduced by the German government - what's in store for owners
- Real Estate News - March 2022
- The trend in rent rates in Berlin
- German Government Suspends Subsidies by KfW Development Bank
- The Reenacted Mortgage Lending Value Ordinance
- E-Mobility Boosted by New German Legislation
- Demand for building material like timber rising rapidly – as are the prices
- North Rhine-Westphalia Imposing Fines for Misuse of Residential Property
- EU Commission Resolves to Lower Asbestos Exposure Limits by 2022
- Germany’s Most Desirable Rental Flats – an Analysis by the ImmobilienScout24 Real Estate Portal
- Buildings Sector Misses Climate Protection Targets over Coronavirus Crisis
- Rising Demand for Energy Refurbishments
- No Slowing Down for Residential Investors in 2021
- Germany’s Declining Homeownership Rate
- Number of Condominium Planning Consents Takes Nosedive
- Majority Assumes that Condominium Prices Won’t Soften
- Shortfall of 300,000 Flats
- Homeownership Report: Growth in Prices and Sales Figures
- Real Estate Gaining in Popularity in Wake of Crisis
- German Housing Market Continues to Show Impressive Crisis Resilience
- Survey: Rent Cap Slows Climate Protection
- Planning Approval Figures on the Rise in Germany, but Declining in Berlin
- Political Measures Could Bring Germany’s Homeownership Rate up to 58 Percent
- Another Record in Real Estate Transfer Tax Receipts
- European Investors Have their Sights on Germany’s Secondary Cities
- Pressure on German Housing Markets Keeps Rising
- Serious Worries about Old-Age Poverty
- Still No Signs of a Real Estate Bubble
- Climate Policy Reversal in the Housing Sector Requires Billions Annually
- Germans have Misguided Notions about the Housing Market
- East German Housing Markets Keep Catching up
- Social Democrats Lay Axe to Recoverability of Property Tax
- How a Reform of the Real Estate Transfer Tax Would Provide Relief to Home Buyers
- German Ministry of Justice Seeks to Regulate New-Build Rents as Well
- Low Homeownership Rate Causes Great Differences in Wealth
- Housing Demand to Keep Rising for Decades
- German Ministry of Justice Plans to Further Tighten Landlord-Tenant Law
- Homeowners Keep Getting Wealthier
- Schleswig-Holstein Trailblazing New Housing Policy Approach
- Some Endorse Homeownership whereas Others Hamper It
- Economy Experts Criticise Landlord-Tenant Law Regulations
- Homeownership Becoming Increasingly Elusive for Young People
- Rent Growth – Downward Spiral for Low-Income Groups
- German Government Moves ahead with Special Depreciation Allowance and Rent Freeze
- Government Advisers Call for Housing Policy Shift
- Vast Majority of Germans Crave Homeownership
- German Government Considers Lowering Incidental Acquisition Costs
- German Chancellor to Host Housing Summit
- Majority of Surveys Take Dim View of Child Tax Credit for Home Buyers
Real estate news - February 2025
Building permits in Germany fell to their lowest level since 2010 in 2024. Berlin extends the conversion regulation until 2030 to protect tenants. Cash payments for real estate purchases are banned to combat money laundering.
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Real estate market facing challenges: The 2024 Annual Tax Act does not bring any changes to the remaining useful life. Rapid measures for new construction were called for at the Housing Industry Day.
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Real Estate News - September 2024
At the 145th Conference of Building Ministers (BMK) on September 26 and 27 in Passau, the building ministers and senators of the federal states came together to set the course for affordable and sustainable housing in Germany.
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Real Estate News - July 2024
Easier and faster to build thanks to new BMWSB guidelines. Find out why more Germans can afford real estate again and why the number of completions continues to fall. This and more in the ACCENTRO Immonews in July.
Continue readingReal estate news - January 2025
The declining depreciation allows higher tax write-offs in the first years. The new social housing policy incentivizes affordable housing. Building Type E reduces construction costs through simplified standards.
Continue readingTrends in residential privatization: Where is the market heading in Germany?
The privatization of housing has been a central issue in Germany for years, playing a key role particularly in fast-growing cities such as Berlin and Leipzig.
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Booster for real estate purchases: ECB lowers key interest rate
On September 12, 2024, the European Central Bank (ECB) lowered the deposit rate by 0.25 percentage points to 3.5%. The deposit rate is the interest rate that banks receive when they park money with the ECB.
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Real Estate News - June 2024
The ECB implements its first rate cut in eight years. A survey reveals ESG risks for real estate portfolios, and the IW summer survey shows improved sentiment in the German real estate market. This and more in June's real estate news.
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The ECB lowers the key interest rate to 3%, offering new opportunities for property buyers. The ZIA-IW index shows improved sentiment in the industry, particularly in housing.
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Real Estate News - October 2024
Germany is falling behind its climate goals, with a renovation rate of only 0.72% in 2024, well below the required target of 2%. This could lead to an excess of CO₂ emissions limits by 13 million tons by 2030.
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Real Estate News - August 2024
Bleak outlook for housing: The Ifo Institute predicts a 40% decline by 2026. Meanwhile, new funding for eco-friendly buildings is available, and property prices show signs of slight recovery. Is this the turning point?
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Real Estate News - May 2024
The housing shortage in Germany is serious - and there is no easing of the situation in sight. This is shown by the results of the recently published Bulwiengesa study “Residential Developments in Germany”.
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