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Positions & Opinions<br />
1<br />
I am convinced that <strong>2022</strong> will be a positive year for<br />
residential construction! The demand for high-quality<br />
condominiums is very high and rental apartments as<br />
an investment form are also in great demand. Due to<br />
the complex pandemic-related difficulties in our work,<br />
production is lagging behind leading to rising prices. At<br />
the moment, there is no countermovement in sight.<br />
2<br />
The effects of both ESG and COVID-19 have increased<br />
costs. This affects new construction as well as existing<br />
properties. If the investor does not take the costs into<br />
account, he is threatened with a worse valuation of his<br />
property. However, the high level of excess demand is<br />
expected to have a balancing effect on this situation.<br />
Roland Pichler,<br />
Die Wohnkompanie<br />
3<br />
We assume that our residential construction<br />
projects will continue to<br />
perform very well in assessing risk<br />
factors and, therefore, will not incur<br />
any additional financing costs. This<br />
will probably not apply to construction<br />
projects that do not meet the increased<br />
requirements.<br />
4<br />
The Corona pandemic with all its challenges has somewhat distracted us from<br />
the issue of land scarcity, however, this issue is absolutely vacant and has even<br />
been further exacerbated by the pandemic. Achieving sustainability goals and<br />
CO2 neutrality in the EU, coupled with ESG regulations will influence our daily<br />
work more and more.<br />
5<br />
Nearly 500 apartments are currently under construction<br />
and will be completed this year. We have a well-filled<br />
pipeline of residential projects to develop and bring into<br />
construction. Due to the positive market situation, we<br />
will continue to pursue our expansion course. In doing<br />
so, we will focus primarily on our core market of Vienna,<br />
but will also invest in selected cities in the provinces.<br />
The key challenge is to implement new or changed framework conditions in a<br />
period of constantly rising costs as well as raw material shortages.<br />
Many measures could bring improvements. From optimizing the working conditions<br />
or possibilities of the official services to extensive subsidy possibilities<br />
outside of subsidized housing construction to price-regulating interventions in<br />
the area of construction raw materials, the range of possibilities extends.<br />
Die zentrale Herausforderung ist das Umsetzen von neuen bzw. geänderten<br />
Rahmenbedingungen in einer Periode mit stetig steigenden Kosten sowie Rohstoffknappheit.<br />
Es könnten viele Maßnahmen Verbesserungen bringen. Von der Optimierung<br />
der Arbeitsbedingungen bzw. -möglichkeiten der behördlichen Dienststellen<br />
über umfangreiche Förderungsmöglichkeiten außerhalb des geförderten<br />
Wohnbaus bis hin zu preisregulierenden Eingriffen im Bereich der Baurohstoffe<br />
reicht die Palette der Möglichkeiten.<br />
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