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Here you’ll find literature, essays, vdp studies, and informational material about Pfandbriefe and real-estate, public-sector, ship, and aircraft financing. It also includes our extensive vdp publication series, which brings together the knowledge and experience of a variety of Pfandbrief experts, who offer in-depth examinations of such aspects as the mortgage lending value, funding issues, and security rights over real property in Europe. Where available, you can also order our publication series in print version.
Publications
RefreshINDEX Q1.2022
Prices for residential and office properties continue to increase
vdp property price index reaches new high
INDEX Q4.2021
Price increase for residential and office properties
vdp property price index reaches new high
Structures of Residential Property Finance 2021
vdp analysis shows rise in the share of own funds and slight decrease in the debt burden ratio
Property Valuation for lending purposes
Regulatory basis and current developments, using Europe and Germany as examples
INDEX Q3.2021
vdp property price index reaches new high of 184.0 points
The property price index of the Association of German Pfandbrief Banks (vdp) rose to 184.0 points in the third quarter of 2021, thus reaching a new high (base year 2010 = 100 points). Property prices rose by 8.7% overall compared with the third quarter of 2020. The vdp property price index is based on vdpResearch’s quarterly evaluation of property transaction data from more than 700 credit institutions for the German market as a whole.
INDEX Q2.2021
vdp property price index climbs to 179.7 points
The property price index published by the Association of German Pfandbrief Banks (vdp) reached a new record high of 179.7 points in the second quarter of 2021 (base year 2010 = 100 points). The vdp calculated that property prices rose by 8.0% in total year on year after analysing property transaction data from more than 700 financial institutions for the German market as a whole.