2020

The Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR) has examined the living situations of people in socially disadvantaged urban neighborhoods, following the Federal Ministry's "Socially Integrative City" urban development program launched in 1999. The BBSR analysis "Who Lives in Socially Integrative City Areas?" presents how the living situation of people in...

The Association of Private Building Owners (VPB) advises residents of a house or apartment with health complaints to carry out an interior analysis. Qualified interior hygienists can use this to examine whether and which pollutants are present inside the house and eliminate them with the help of a developed remediation concept. This is because different chemical...

The EU-funded PVP4Grid research project, coordinated by the German Solar Industry Association (BSW), aims, among other things, to increase the installation of photovoltaic (PV) systems in Europe. The association of twelve partners from different European countries supports and encourages consumers to jointly generate and use solar power. Under the...

Property managers are required by law to comply with the duty of road safety, to ensure safety on their property and to ensure that no one is harmed. In the case at hand, a condominium owners' association (WEG) commissioned an external service provider to inspect the trees on the common property once a year and to check the...

Especially if you have a small garden, it is worth thinking about laying a sod. After all, a sod is already sown and the blades of grass sprout lush green. The cost of materials for a rolled lawn, including delivery, is about five to seven euros per square meter. Thus, for a 50-square-meter garden, you can expect a price of about 300 euros. Should the...

According to initial assessments by the German real estate association IVD, the Corona crisis will affect the real estate market in the short, medium and long term. While the IVD is relatively optimistic about the developments due to the Corona crisis on the asset class of residential real estate, it sees negative effects in the asset classes of office real estate as well as retail and...

Whether in the planning of a prefabricated house or as a retrofit in an already inhabited house, the equipment of the electrical installations plays an important role. Nowadays, the requirements for well thought-out and functioning electrical engineering have grown to the extent that the areas of living and working are increasingly merging. Thus, in the open kitchen quickly find a place to...

The renovation compass on the online platform Effizienzhaus-online provides owners with step-by-step instructions for the energy-efficient renovation of their house. Divided into four phases, owners receive a wealth of information on the topics of "analysis and advice," "financing and funding," "planning and commissioning," and "implementation and completion."....

On March 23, 2020, the German government enacted a bill to modernize residential property management (WEG management) and to promote electromobility. The Association of Property Managers Germany (VDIV) believes that the legislative process will be completed this summer. With the new regulations and the WEG reform, the system should...

Anyone who wants to buy or build a house or modernize their property is dependent on financial support in the form of credits or loans. Banks, insurance companies and building societies offer a variety of models to help future homeowners finance their property. Which real estate loan is actually worthwhile and what borrowers must pay attention to when financing,...