• B0rax@feddit.de
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    6 months ago

    Sorry, I still don’t get it. What does property prices have to do with the health of the economy?

    Especially in times where work from home is going strong and massive office buildings are not needed?

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      6 months ago

      If office buildings are in demand in one place but not the other, what could that say about their respective economies (i.e. the companies that would use those office spaces)?

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        6 months ago

        It could mean many things, for example: you could argue that companies at the low demand place are more favorable of home office.

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      6 months ago

      It’s one indicator of economic health out of many. Unlike many other assets, real estate is immovable. So it has a strong association with the location.

      Yes, work from home is a good argument, why falling office prices might not be a big deal. The question then becomes, is this trend more pronounced in Germany than in other countries? Maybe, but probably not.

      Also unfortunately the article mentions Signa (commercial) and vonovia (residential) real estate. So there’s no clear separation. But overall the trend is true for both.