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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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