Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

This will brutally impact rental prices, won't it? A) less construction b) more people, less housing c) the one who builds has to rent higher due to higher financing costs

Is that really good for anyone?

For savers, this is good because they are finally receiving interest on their deposits again. For years, the media explained how German savers lose billions due to the zero-interest policy and how this makes their retirement provision worthless. (Info: that was sarcasm/irony)

I was stunned yesterday when I saw that from 2023 landlords will have to share parts of the CO2 tax with their tenants - depending on the energy level of the property.

This will brutally impact rental prices, won't it? A) less construction b) more people, less housing c) the builder has to charge higher rent due to higher financing costs Is that really good for anyone?

Of course, that's not good, but high inflation isn't good either, and interest rates will keep rising until inflation goes down. Both will probably settle above the levels of recent years.

So you prefer filthy gravel pits and littered and vandalized city centers?

No, of course not. But I also don’t want to have to live with the Singaporean measures against it. Something in between would be good.

The signs of crisis in construction for single-family homes are intensifying dramatically. Our small regional general contractor with an excellent reputation, who could choose customers freely for years, has updated his website again after five years.

For savers this is good, because they are finally receiving interest on their balances again. It was explained in the media for years how the German saver loses billions due to the zero interest rate policy and as a result their retirement provision becomes worthless.

It doesn't help at all if inflation eats up the "saver's" interest again and in the end there is a negative return. However, "the saver" is quite used to that. They want it that way.

I was shocked yesterday when I saw that from 2023 landlords have to share parts of the CO2 tax with their tenants - depending on the energy level of the property.

the consequence is, I would never rent to our current tenants again, a family with many children needs more hot water. Before there is any protest, the tenants will of course stay