US EditionIg Bau-Chef: Housing Construction in Germany Reaches New Low Point
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According to the industrial union Bauen-Agrar-Umwelt, a new low point is in sight when it comes to new housing construction in Germany.
The construction industry and the Minister of Construction agree: For more new apartments, standards and thus costs must be reduced. However, there is still a long way to go. This year, the balance will probably be particularly bad.
High construction costs and interest are causing new construction to break in. In 2026 less than 200,000 new apartments are being built.
The number of newly built apartments falls to less than 200,000, warns the head of IG BAU. This is not even half of what would be needed. The consequences also concern specialists who want to work in Germany.
According to the head of the industrial trade union Bauen-Agrar-Umwelt (IG BAU), a new low point is in sight when it comes to new housing construction in Germany. "The number of newly built apartments will fall to less than 200,000," said IG BAU CEO Robert Feiger to the newspapers of the editorial network Germany (RND, Thursday issues). "This is not even half of what would have to be built at least," he said. "This will tear a red line." Feiger …
The German construction industry is sounding the alarm: this year less than 200,000 new apartments could be finished. That would be a historic low. Experts talk about a "frozen" market on the housing day in Berlin and warn of a cementing housing shortage. The 200,000 mark breaks away The forecast comes from leading research institutes. Accordingly, in 2026 Germany will not even reach half of the government's target of 400,000 new apartments per …
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