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Symbolbild serieller Geschosswohnungsbau Quelle: Gemini(KI)
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System Construction: Challenges & Opportunities

On 12 June 2026, Christian Möhrke (Cureus), Lukas Schermann (ELK KAMPA PROJECTS), Johannes Kreißig (DGNB) and Michael Neitzel made statements on system construction in an online press conference. The focus is on standardization, predictability, sustainability and faster approvals.

Michael Eisenmann, Geschäftsführer Real Blue Kapitalverwaltungs-GmbH Copyright: Real Blue
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“For institutional real estate investors, this means that financing costs remain at an elevated level and investment decisions must continue to be made very selectively.”

Michael Eisenmann, Managing Director of Real Blue Kapitalverwaltungs-GmbH, with a statement on the ECB's key interest rate decision.

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“The upward trend in prices is gaining in breadth and is unlikely to have a temporary effect.”

Statement by Prof. Dr. Felix Schindler, Head of Research & Strategy, HIH Invest on the European Central Bank's key interest rate hike.

Ulrich Creydt, Steuerberater und Geschäftsführer der Ypsilon Group (Bildquelle: Ypsilon)
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“The higher interest rate and geopolitical uncertainties could contribute to a further deterioration in sentiment in the real estate industry.”

Ulrich Creydt, tax consultant and managing director, Ypsilon Group, comments on the ECB's current decision.

Francesco Fedele Vorstand
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“The higher interest rate level (…) does not necessarily mean worse business for the real estate industry, but different business models.”

Statement by Francesco Fedele, CEO of BF.direkt AG, on the current ECB key interest rate decision.

Steffen Sebstian (Urheber: Christian Buck)
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“There are many indications that long-term interest rates will rise rather than fall in the future.”

Prof. Dr. Steffen Sebastian, Chair of Real Estate Financing, IREBS Institute for Real Estate Economics, University of Regensburg on the ECB's key interest rate hike.

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Building Modernization Act: Abolition of the Heating Act for Landlords Canceled

The Federal Government is planning a new Building Modernisation Act as a successor to the Building Energy Act; a cabinet decision is scheduled for 13 May 2026. According to media reports, the coalition wants to introduce a cost brake for tenants, whereby landlords would share in the follow-up costs of new fossil heating systems. The IVD criticizes this as a brake on investment and withdrawal of the announced freedom of choice in the boiler room.

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