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The Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building (German: Bundesministerium für Wohnen, Stadtentwicklung und Bauwesen, pronounced [ˈbʊndəsminɪsˌteːʁiʊm fyːɐ̯ ˈvoːnən ˈʃtatʔɛntˌvɪklʊŋ ʊnt ˈbaʊ̯ˌveːzn̩] ⓘ), abbreviated BMWSB, is a cabinet-level ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany.
In 2022, Germany's homeownership rate was 46.7%. [1] During World War II, 2.25 million homes were destroyed with another two million damaged, reducing overall housing stocks by 20%. In 1949, West Germany enacted its first housing law and by 1961 had reduced its housing shortage from 5.5 million units to only 658,000.
Affordable housing in Germany, also known as social housing, refers to housing that is subsidized by the government to provide affordable rent to low-income households. Social housing is typically owned by the government or by non-profit organizations and is intended to provide decent, affordable housing for those who cannot afford market-rate ...
The size, shape, orientation and architectural style of Germany's public housing were informed by the recent experience of the Viennese, the Dutch, the anti-urban Garden City Movement in Britain, the new industrialized mass-production and pre-fabrication building techniques, the novel use of steel and glass, and by the progressive-liberal ...
Patrick Henry Village (PHV), was a United States Army family housing area located in the vicinity of Heidelberg, Germany, adjacent to and just south of the small town of Eppelheim. It opened in 1947 after World War II and was named after Patrick Henry, first and sixth Governor of Virginia.
The Institute for Federal Real Estate (in German: Bundesanstalt für Immobilienaufgaben, abbreviated BImA) is a government agency in Germany that provides federal government entities with real estate services. [4] It functions as a landlord in the government system of internal rent—a commercially based model for managing government real ...
A group of people wishing to create a Hausprojekt within the MHS first form a legal association for their future living collective called a Hausverein (lit. 'House association') using the Verein form (abbreviated e. V.) [7]: 349 This provides a legal basis for their collective organization and financing and is a requirement for joining the MHS.
Germany provides several business tax incentives for local government in housing development. These incentives are designed to attract investors and promote the construction of affordable social housing in urban areas. Some of them are: [14] [15]