Non-residential construction slightly weaker

08.09.2023: The forecast of permitted square metres in Swiss non-residential construction remains unchanged...

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Price development in the residential property market stagnates

08.09.2023: The times of great increases in the value of residential property are over. Across the country, prices for upscale residential property are...

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Lower construction activity in the medium term

08.09.2023: In the first quarter of 2023, permits for dwellings had already fallen by around...

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Mixed economic sentiment

08.09.2023: The KOF Economic Barometer rose slightly in July. After three consecutive declines, the barometer rose again for the first time,

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Further deterioration in economic outlook

06.09.2023: Business assessments of economic expectations continue to decline in the third quarter of 2023...

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Austrian housing construction in crisis in 2023

06.09.2023: In the current year, a strong slump in permits for new flats will be realised in Austria. In the first quarter, permits already fell by...

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No room for investment

06.09.2023: Weak economic growth, the continued high burden of high inflation on private households and the solidifying high home office...

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Supply and demand diverge on the cross laminated timber market

06.09.2023: Actually, sustainable and climate-friendly timber construction is one of the gains of the times. However, if project planning and construction take such a complete turn for the worse, this sector...

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Sharp declines in non-residential construction

06.09.2023: Permits for non-residential buildings will decline significantly in 2023, the forecast is lowered again by...

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Prices for residential real estate hardly fall any more

06.09.2023: Last year, prices on the residential property market fell again for the first time after years of increase. Currently, this price decline is...

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Construction Ministry wants to give impetus with subsidies - social housing under pressure despite billions in funding

06.09.2023: The Ministry of Construction wants to present an aid package for the construction industry in September. Within the framework of the Wachstumschancengesetz, for which the Ministry of Finance is in charge...

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Sentiment in the German economy deteriorates again

06.09.2023: The mood in German executive suites has deteriorated further. The ifo Business Climate Index fell to...

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Strongest property tax increase in 2022 for six years and sharp drop in revenue in H1 2023

06.09.2023: According to an analysis by Ernst & Young, property taxes nationwide rose last year by around...

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Residential building under pressure across Europe

02.08.2023: Not only in Germany, but also across Europe, residential construction activity will decline in 2023. While...

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Logistics real estate still in demand

02.08.2023: Demand for logistics properties is strong despite the tense overall economic environment. Particularly in the top locations...

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Economic recovery delayed

02.08.2023: In view of rising wages and declining inflation, the economy grew slightly in the second quarter...

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Companies also come under pressure from interest rate hikes

05.07.2023: Companies are also affected by the tense financing environment. This results in a sharp rise in corporate insolvencies. In the first half of 2023...

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Residential property prices fall

05.07.2023: Since the beginning of the year, prices for residential property have fallen more sharply than at any time in the last 23 years. In the first quarter, prices fell by an average...

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Deteriorating mood in the German economy

05.07.2023: Sentiment among executives in the German economy deteriorated significantly in June. The ifo business climate index, which is considered an important leading indicator for the German economy, fell from...

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Short-term peak in demand for office space

19.06.2023: Catch-up effects from the pandemic and strong employment growth triggered a short-term peak in demand for office real estate...

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Lower construction activity in the medium term

19.06.2023: In the first quarter, companies in the main construction sector earned 150 million Swiss francs, 3,1 per cent less than...

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Despite falling demand, the supply of flats is increasing only slowly

19.06.2023: The available supply of residential property in Switzerland is slowly but steadily increasing. The drop in demand due to the sharp rise in motgage interest rates...

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Economic outlook gloomy - Swiss economy grows nonetheless

19.06.2023: The economic outlook for the Swiss economy has clouded over. In April and May, the KOF economic barometer...

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Economic sentiment shows mixed picture

19.06.2023: In April, the mood in the Austrian economy increased. At 11 points, the WIFO economic climate index was...

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Immigration mitigates the decline in completed dwellings

19.06.2023: Although the number of households in Austria has been increasing since 2021, demand is still well covered by the brisk construction...

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Industrial buildings less in demand

19.06.2023: A slump in permits for office and industrial buildings was observed in 2022. Especially in the fourth quarter, the uncertain...

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Economic outlook is mixed

07.06.2023: In May, the mood in the German economy receives a damper. The Federal Statistical Office revises its estimate of economic output in the first quarter of 2023 from the end of April from...

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New KfW promotional programme

07.06.2023: The federal government wants to promote the construction of climate-friendly houses with a new funding programme. As a successor to...

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Prices of residential buildings with poor energy performance fall

07.06.2023: Increased gas and electricity prices are increasingly splitting the German housing market into buildings with good energy efficiency on the one hand and buildings with high energy consumption...

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Non-residential construction forecasts remain unchanged

07.06.2023: The forecasts in non-residential construction remain unchanged.

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Real estate investors rush into residential property

07.06.2023: According to a survey of real estate investors with assets under management totalling more than one trillion euros...

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Office real estate - new contracts decline, but outlook remains good

09.05.2023: In non-residential construction, office construction is of particular importance for building suppliers, as the material costs are significantly higher than for other building types. Looking at...

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High housing demand meets tight financing situation

09.05.2023: The last issue of the Monthly Market Briefing (04/2023) already referred to the high demand for housing...

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There can be no talk of a “winter recession”

09.05.2023: The ifo Business Climate Index has risen for the sixth time in a row to 93,6 points - optimism is growing among German companies...

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Economic sentiment brightens further

Economic sentiment brightens further

10.04.2023: The mood among German managers also brightened in March. The ifo business climate rose to 93,3 points after...

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Corporate real estate as a driver of non-residential construction

10.04.2023:

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Multi-family construction will support building activity

Multi-family construction will support building activity

10.04.2023: In terms of housing completions, the B+L has only improved 2023 upwards by 0.2 percentage points. The decline is now forecast...

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Demand for rental flats increases

Demand for rental flats increases

10.04.2023: Monthly building permits in residential construction continued to fall in January 2023. In single-family house construction, the decline...

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New business in financing declines

10.04.2023: Since the interest rate rises, new business with bank financing has declined. After the weak start...

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Economy proves robust

10.03.2023: In February, the ETH Zurich's economic barometer was able to increase for the third time...

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Non-residential construction improved

10.03.2023: In January, unemployment in Switzerland was 2,1%. This means that employment rose again by...

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Zurich provides hardly any new floor space

10.03.2023: In Switzerland, the demand for residential real estate in metropolitan regions is particularly...

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Residential construction gives way despite high demand

10.03.2023: The B+L assumes 2,6% growth in residential building permits for 2022. In 2023 and 2024, permits...

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Residential property prices have increased again in 2022

10.03.2023: Swiss inflation rates are more moderate compared to the euro area. In February...

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Lack of impulses in non-residential construction due to weakening economy

10.03.2023: In non-residential construction, too, the boom of the past years seems to be coming to an end. The very high...

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Was there a housing crisis in 2022?

10.03.2023: In contrast to other European countries, Ukrainian refugees will have a smaller impact...

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Economic outlook has brightened

10.03.2023: At the beginning of 2023, the economic sentiment among Austrian companies has brightened. The low in sentiment...

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Non-residential construction also softens in 2023

09.03.2023: The non-residential construction forecasts remain unchanged in this MMB edition. The B+L assumes a decline in permits in 2022 of...

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Residential real estate - Will there be a price correction?

09.03.2023: In the residential property market, a contrary development of rental prices and purchase prices...

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Rise in building completions expected again

09.03.2023: According to Destatis, building completions have already declined by -2,3% in 2021...

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New construction boom due to refugee movement?

09.03.2023: B+L assumes that the majority of Ukrainians who have fled want to settle in Germany. If we look at the migration statistics since 2014, we see that before the Russian attack on Ukraine...

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Ifo sees weak phase as overcome

09.03.2023: In February, the ifo Business Climate rose to its highest level since May 2022. In particular...

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Minor changes in non-residential construction

07.02.2023: The situation in non-residential construction is not quite as tense as in residential construction. In November and December...

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New construction of single-family houses is under pressure

07.02.2023: The business expectations of builders in the EFH construction sector for the first half of 2023 are poor. This is also shown by the development of permits...

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Sentiment in the German economy continues to recover

07.02.2023: The ifo Business Climate Index rises for the fourth month in a row to 90,2 points after 88,6 points in the previous month. The mood among managers...

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German economy remains confident

10.01.2023: The mood barometer for the German economy brightened noticeably again in December. The ifo Business Climate Index rose...

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Non-residential building permits soften

Non-residential building permits soften

10.01.2023: In 2020, the Corona pandemic caused a one-off GDP decline of -3,7%. However, the weak year was partially corrected in 2021 with +2,6%. Since 2022, the next problem...

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Record for subsidies for building renovation

10.01.2023: In 2022, more people than ever decided to renovate their property, for example installing a new heating system or modern windows. The Federal Office of Economics and Export Control disbursed...

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Monthly new building permits continue to soften

Monthly new building permits continue to soften

10.01.2023: After declines of -11,0% in August and -10,1% in September, the German statistics office recorded -16,5% in residential building permits in October. This means that...

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Swiss economy moving sideways

16.12.2022: At 89,5 points, the economic barometer of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich's business cycle research centre reached a score...

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Price corrections in sight

16.12.2022: The Swiss Real Estate Index, in which 200 survey participants representing an investment and valuation volume of more...

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Non-residential construction remains stable

16.12.2022: In non-residential construction, the B+L forecasts for 2022 and 2023 were revised slightly upwards. Permits can be expected to...

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Stable development in Swiss residential construction

16.12.2022: According to the Swiss Association of Master Builders, turnover in the third quarter of 2022 is...

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Forecasts for weakening non-residential construction remain unchanged

16.12.2022: The year 2021 remains the record year in Austrian non-residential construction with...

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Housing under pressure in 2023

16.12.2022: While completions will still increase in 2022, permits for new residential buildings will lose momentum at the turn of the year 22/23...

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There will not be a severe recession

16.12.2022: Inflation in Austria reached 11 percent in October, the highest level in 70 years. The strongest...

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Non-residential construction forecasts in 2023 declining

09.12.2022: The non-residential construction forecasts for December remain...

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Subsidies: Energy-efficient renovation will be considered old-age provision from 2024 onwards

09.12.2022: The Annual Tax Act passed today in the Bundestag contains an important step for the advancement of energy-efficient renovation of owner-occupied homes. From 2024, it will also be possible to use the Riester subsidy to modernise the energy efficiency of owner-occupied residential property...

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Economy more stable than expected in many places

09.12.2022: The OECD expects a recession in Germany in 2023, which, however, will be moderate at -0,3%. In 2024, the economy is expected to grow again by 1,5%...

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Construction interest rates and construction prices dampen residential construction

09.12.2022: Building interest rates have climbed again after the brief easing in July and August. Interest rates for loans of...

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Property prices soften somewhat

07.11.2022: Europace, a financing platform, reported falling property prices in September...

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Non-residential construction softens slightly

07.11.2022: Deutsche Hypo's Investment Climate Index, a survey-based index of 1.200 real estate market participants...

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Investors are under pressure, but what is the state doing?

07.11.2022: As expected, higher interest rates and expensive construction services will put the brakes on investment in 2022...

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Economy grows in third quarter despite negative outlook

07.11.2022: According to the Federal Statistical Office, the German economy grew surprisingly in the third quarter...

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Bleak prospects for non-residential construction

Bleak prospects for non-residential construction

14.10.2022: The B+L has to lower the current forecast for permits in non-residential construction for 2022 by a significant...

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Continued dynamic growth in flat and house prices

14.10.2022: In the first half of 2022, flat and house prices in Austria continued to grow very dynamically with +13,5% compared to the same...

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Is the recession coming?

Is the recession coming?

14.10.2022: With the start of autumn, the cooling of the Austrian economy has continued...

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Timber construction rate on the rise

14.10.2022: While a high vacancy rate can be observed in some regions in Switzerland, a housing shortage is particularly evident in the...

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Non-residential construction forecasts slightly worsened

Non-residential construction forecasts slightly worsened

14.10.2022: The non-residential construction forecasts have been revised slightly downwards for 2022 and 2023 by 0,1 and...

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Housing between rising interest rates and immigration

14.10.2022: The residential construction forecasts for Switzerland have been revised downwards by 0,1% for 2022. 2023 is also expected...

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Economy remains stable, construction lags behind

Economy remains stable, construction lags behind

14.10.2022: According to the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco), GDP grew by 0,3% in Q2 2022. This means that the economic recovery continues after a plus of also 0,3% in the 1st quarter. Among other things, the service sector recovered strongly with 12,4% and private consumption also increased by 1,4%...

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Non-residential construction weakens

Non-residential construction weakens

11.10.2022: In non-residential construction, the premit forecasts for 2022 were adjusted downwards. Instead...

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Residential building permits remain unchanged

11.10.2022: The forecasts for residential building permits in this edition remain unchanged from the previous month. A decline of -1,8% can still be...

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Real estate boom at an end - Is a crisis really coming now?

"Real estate boom at an end" - Is a crisis really coming now?

11.10.2022: The construction and real estate sectors have faced major challenges in recent months...

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