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Press releases

13/03/2023

Pfandbrief banks report decrease in real estate financing business

vdp member institutions award EUR 158.5 billion of real estate loans in 2022

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09/02/2023

vdp property price index: Reversal of trend in property prices gains momentum

vdp property price index shows a slight rise in prices for 2022 as a whole, but prices fell across the board quarter on quarter

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24/01/2023

Basel III: “Real estate financing risks being inappropriately treated”

vdp sees light and shadow in the ECON vote on the banking package

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16/12/2022

vdp Issuance Climate: situation on the capital market to remain challenging in 2023

Pfandbrief banks expect high demand for Pfandbriefe to continue and more difficult issuance environment for unsecured bonds in 2023 

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02/12/2022

Mark Branson, President of the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), attends vdp’s annual reception

  • BaFin’s President, Mark Branson: “The phase we are currently in is complex, risky and dynamic; banks should be careful and preserve their resilience”
  • vdp’s President, Dr Georg Reutter: “Inappropriate regulation will burden the real economy”

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