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Empira Group: The 'Green Value Gap' in German residential real estate

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:08:48 +0200

Empira Group has published a new research study on the economic implications of the energy transition in the German residential real estate market. Titled 'The Green Value Gap,' the study analyses under which conditions so-called Transition-to-Green (T2G) strategies create value – and where risks for investors arise.

Harry Geels: Germany strongly polarised over industrial crisis

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:26:05 +0100

_{This column was originally written in Dutch. This is an English translation.}

By Harry Geels

It is becoming increasingly clear that German industry is undergoing an existential crisis. However, the German people are politically divided on how to resolve this crisis, as was evident from the recent elections in Baden-Württemberg.

DWS: Gebrek aan bouwvakkers zet miljardeninvesteringen in Duitsland op het spel

Tue, 23 Sep 2025 12:45:26 +0200

De Duitse woningbouw zit muurvast door de hoge rente, stijgende kosten en onduidelijke regels. De rest van de bouwsector draait echter een stuk beter. Volgens Martin Moryson, hoofdeconoom van vermogensbeheerder DWS, heeft Duitsland niet alleen te maken met structurele problemen in de bouwsector, maar liggen er ook nieuwe kansen.