Laut dem geprüften Jahresabschluss der Europäischen Zentralbank (EZB) für 2023 betrug der Jahresfehlbetrag der EZB 1 266 Mio. € (2022: null). Er wird in der Bilanz der EZB als Verlustvortrag ausgewiesen und mit künftigen Überschüssen verrechnet.

House prices in Germany fell significantly in 2023, according to the Bundesbank’s current Monthly Report. Residential properties were no longer affordable for many people owing to high inflation and increased interest rates. Demand for housing declined, increasingly shifting to the rental market, and the already high inflation in rents saw a significant further acceleration, the economists write. Overvaluations in the real estate market came down in 2023, but were not fully eliminated. The authors therefore believe that there is still a certain risk of price corrections.

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