Requirements for energy-efficient buildings - consequences for the real estate market

In the course of the energy turnaround, the refurbishment obligation is moving further into focus. This could have effects on millions of residential properties. Because according to the EU Parliament, all residential buildings in the EU are to achieve at least energy class E from 2030, and energy class D from 2033. Germany is also planning the Building Energy Act, which would mean that heating systems using fossil fuels would no longer be permitted. Still the resolutions are not adopted, but the requirements in things energy efficiency become more strictly and place owners like prospective buyers before challenges.

In consequence the consulting need rose immensely, marketing times extend. "Prospective buyers come to us with many questions - from the type of heating to the possibility of connecting a heat pump to state subsidies. The energy certificate is also being requested more," explains Andreas Gräfenstein, office manager at VON POLL IMMOBILIEN Berlin Treptow-Köpenick. And further: "The energetic values of a real estate play thus increasingly a role with prospective customers - also, in order to use associated investments for the price negotiations."

That affects also the real estate prices. Up-to-date the prices for reorganization-needy real estates and older inventory buildings with low energy efficiency class give clearly after - depending upon energetic condition between 10 per cent and 30 per cent in the comparison to the previous year. However, this is more likely to affect properties in B and C locations. Residential property in A locations and of a more recent construction year is currently hardly affected. It applies thus still the old Credo of the real estate industry: Situation, situation, situation.

"Immobilienverkäufern recommend we to adapt their price expectations to the new situation, because also prospective buyers must argue with higher costs than still at the beginning of 2022. Besides owners should let themselves be advised before the final sales in detail whether for example a heating exchange, an installation of new windows or a Nachbessern with the insulation counts itself. Sometimes a reorganization before the sales can be quite worthwhile itself , knows name office line.

A professional consultation by experts is in the current situation the A and O - both for prospective buyers and salesmen. Only in such a way a potential reorganization need as well as costs resulting from it can be estimated precisely.

You are on the search for a new at home or want to sell your real estate? You can reach the VON POLL IMMOBILIEN experts in location by calling 030 65 66 0 5000 or https://www.von-poll.com/de/immobilienmakler/berlin-treptow-koepenick, respectively, or you can visit the store directly at Bölschestr. 106/107 in 12587 Berlin