How does the rate hike affect me?

Low interest rates have been the trend in recent years. However, the European Central Bank (ECB) is going to vary its monetary policy to try to contain inflation, and that will change the direction of the price of money. The first increase in eleven years by the central bank will not take place until next […]
Economy: FOCUS ON EQUITIES: The real estate sector is suffering from the turnaround in interest rates

FRANKFURT The day before, the European Central Bank (ECB) had also heralded the turnaround in interest rates in Europe and announced the first increase in key interest rates in the euro area in eleven years for July. Real interest rates have, of course, been on the rise for some time. “At the turn of the […]
Subsidies for the energy conversion

insulation A house from the 1930s in Berlin is insulated with Styrofoam panels on the outside wall. The federal government promotes many measures that make houses more energy-efficient. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The new climate protection target of the federal government requires massive investments – also from the real estate industry. However, an energetic renovation of […]
Seven cities in Chile are among those with the most expensive homes in Latin America | Economy

Factors such as the scarcity of land, the mining or tourist focus, have seven Chilean cities in a ranking with the properties with the highest value in Latin America. Santiago listed as one of the cities with the highest square meter value within the main Latin American cities. But in the analysis six other cities […]
The incredible €2 billion real estate project in Monaco – 05/28/2022 – Claudio Bernardes

Monaco, the second smallest country in the world, is undertaking one of the biggest and most ambitious real estate developments in Europe. Portier Cove, currently called Mareterra, is a project conceived on a 60,000 square meter plot of land reclaimed from the sea. More than 20 million cubic meters of Sicilian sand were imported to […]
Promotion could probably be stopped again

house building The demand for KfW funding for energy-efficient houses is high – but the funds are apparently tight. (Photo: dpa) Berlin A new debacle is imminent in government subsidies for energy-saving houses. Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) had to stop the program of the state KfW development bank twice because there was […]
Where the purchase is worthwhile despite the real estate bubble

property Where are prices rising, where are they falling? Frankfurt Even celebrity doesn’t help anymore. Norbert Walter-Borjans searched for an apartment in Cologne for several months without success. Because he left his previous home to his eldest son and his wife, the former SPD national chairman learned first-hand how competitive the German housing market has […]
Where the purchase is worthwhile despite the real estate bubble

property Where are prices rising, where are they falling? Frankfurt Even celebrity doesn’t help anymore. Norbert Walter-Borjans searched for an apartment in Cologne for several months without success. Because he left his previous home to his eldest son and his wife, the former SPD national chairman learned first-hand how competitive the German housing market has […]
The ‘proptech’ champion the digital revolution of real estate

Just a few years ago, linking the concepts of electronic commerce and real estate It sounded like little less than utopia. The real estate market has always been characterized by being a very traditional business in all its processes. From the loan, through the appraisal or promotion, to the sale firm itself. However, the transformation […]
Where the purchase is worthwhile despite the real estate bubble

property Where are prices rising, where are they falling? Frankfurt Even celebrity doesn’t help anymore. Norbert Walter-Borjans searched for an apartment in Cologne for several months without success. Because he left his previous home to his eldest son and his wife, the former SPD national chairman learned first-hand how competitive the German housing market has […]