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...

Interested parties can visit the "DACH+HOLZ International" trade fair in Cologne (Messeplatz 1) until Friday, July 8. There will be 300 exhibitors from 23 countries on site. On Wednesday, July 6, the "future sisters" will address the question "Women in the trades - why not?" The program with various lectures and discussion rounds starts at 10 am. A...

Landlords of retail properties are reluctant to invest in energy-saving measures. This is the conclusion reached by the authors of the study "Energy efficiency measures for tenants in the retail sector", published by adelphi and the climate protection offensive of the retail sector. The reason for this is a so-called tenant-landlord dilemma. This describes the fact that the tenants responsible for implementing the...

In Stuttgart, residents living in an environmental and truck transit ban zone must continue to accept the passage of trucks. This has now been decided by the Federal Court of Justice (BGH; VI ZR 110/21). The residents had sued for an injunction because a haulage company "violated the ban on through traffic several times a day" and they assumed that the passage of trucks posed a health hazard. Even before the...

The portal "ratgeberzentrale.de" describes what owners can consider when buying a multifunctional drinking water dispenser. First of all, they should decide which functions they need. In addition to multifunctional drinking water dispensers that can supply or carbonate the water uncooled, cooled and carbonated, some multifunctional drinking water dispensers also have other functions...

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...

According to the "ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research", the shortage of materials on construction sites has reached its highest level since 1991. In May, 56.6 percent of companies in the building construction sector complained about material shortages, while 44.8 percent of companies in the civil engineering sector did so. The shortage of materials is due in particular to the war in Ukraine. Companies are currently particularly short of...

In a four-part series, the energy advice service of the consumer advice center informs private individuals about how they can save energy. In Part 1, consumers learn how they can "optimize heating". Part 2 deals with how energy can be saved through "Cost-effective measures that you can do yourself". In Part 3, private individuals learn more about how to "Save hot water"...

Are property owners entitled to Harzt IV benefits? This depends on the size of the property and the number of residents, as the Federal Constitutional Court (BVerfG) has now ruled (1 BvL 12/20). This is because "funds of the general public that are intended to help its needy members can only be used in cases of actual need", according to the...

During a virtual tour, visitors will gain insights into the architecture of the Center for Virtual Engineering ZVE of the Fraunhofer IAO in Stuttgart at Nobelstraße 12. During the tour on Friday, October 21, 10.30 a.m. to 12 noon, they will learn more about the ergonomic and energy considerations on which the building is based, among other things. The tour will also shed light on how...