KfW BEG funding stopped 261, 262, 263, 264, 461, 463, 464

I would advocate that in any potential upcoming funding programs, similar to the Baukindergeld, income and asset situations be taken into account, as well as the number of children and, if applicable, the local real estate prices be included in the assessment.

The conditions for the Baukindergeld were totally bananas. In general, I think fixed income limits are complete nonsense. A few euros above or below the limit decide over five-figure funding amounts. Not to mention that the income limit for metropolitan regions was also nonsense. That was a funding program for structurally weak regions, but not for families....

Oh, I assumed that KfW55 is already largely "standard" among construction companies and that you hardly get anything cheaper anymore...

I talked on the phone yesterday with two general contractors we are in discussions with; we don’t have concrete numbers yet, but among other things, the additional insulation to KfW 55 might cost around €5000 and the air heat pump also quickly about €10,000 more than gas (as I said, you have to calculate everything). However, we would definitely have empty conduits installed for photovoltaics and also have the heating system prepared in case of gas for a later switch in 10-15 years. But as I said, the air heat pump needs to be calculated carefully. I am still waiting for more precise information. Double-glazed windows are probably not an option, I think.

These "lobbyists" are the ones who are supposed to implement the traffic light coalition's election promises in the end. 400,000 new apartments per year – let's see what comes of it when everything is on hold for now. €1.50 more rent per square meter, all those waiting for affordable housing will be pleased. I know you don't want to hear any of this. You should know it anyway.

Affordable housing won't come to the cities anyway. That hasn't worked in recent years either. In Munich, an investor just demolished an apartment building with 10 units again, and instead of building new apartments, he is now building a hotel. Reason: for residential construction he would have had to prove 10 parking spaces, for the hotel only 6. That would make residential construction uneconomical and unreasonable. According to the city, the investor never made contact; when it comes to parking spaces, they are now extremely flexible in the inner city area. Completely different levers are needed, and I don't mean the rent control. More likely, leasehold models and compulsory residence, high second-home taxes, misuse charges for socially subsidized apartments, and tackling land speculation. For example, through HIGH taxes on the purchase of land that is not built on but only resold. These are problems that mainly affect cities, but due to the population density and the great need of cities for workers who cannot work from home, these are important and explosive issues—not the luxury problems of stupid city hipsters. Otherwise, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Berlin, and Munich will soon have the same problem as London and San Francisco. Cities are currently the casinos of the real estate industry. And money laundering operations. At the expense of the general public.

Would it seriously be a problem to carry out residential construction with EH70?

Yes, I see it exactly that way.

In the discussion, one should always differentiate what it is about. On the one hand, there are the affected "20,000," on the other hand those currently planning and the medium-term effects, and also the distinction between single-family house/two-family house or multi-family house through cooperatives as in the article.

To specifically address the article... it is clear that the lady is lobbying for cooperatives. But she says it herself. The alternative is KFW70 standard in residential construction. As mentioned several times here already, when it comes to achieving climate goals, as a Green government I would consider what makes more sense. Subsidies for new construction to go from KFW70 to KFW55. Or subsidies to energetically upgrade unsanitary old buildings. The effect will be significantly higher with old buildings.

The conditions for Baukindergeld were totally crazy. In general, I think fixed income limits are complete nonsense. A few euros above or below the limit decide on five-figure subsidy amounts. Not to mention that the income limit for metropolitan regions was also nonsense. That was a subsidy program for structurally weak regions, but not for families....

If you make regulations for subsidies more complex to cover every situation, the process becomes elaborate and thus slow. This inevitably leads to absurdities when you want to make it "simple." Apart from that, Baukindergeld was an election gift for the penultimate federal election and, in my opinion, did not pursue a serious funding goal. Just as nonsensical as subsidizing a single-family house with €18,000. Some people buy the entire heating system with that. Crazy.

There are no affordable apartments in the cities anyway. That hasn't worked out in recent years either.

So where else are they supposed to be built if not where the demand is highest? In the Eifel and the Uckermark? The people from Cologne and Berlin will be really happy about that.
As I said, the promise of 400,000 new apartments p.a. is out there. The traffic light coalition was also elected for this and now has to figure out how to achieve it while also reconciling other promises like climate protection and affordability. Good luck, especially if the solar obligation for all new buildings is added on top now, regardless of the Building Energy Act or KfW standard.
For the housing companies, it might not matter from a business perspective, but they will surely feel sorry for their future tenants that the 9 euros cold rent will end up being 10.50 or 11 euros.