There is a continuing discussion about whether German valuation methods are inaccurate and inferior to the British standard, and the enduring efforts for a European and internationally standardized valuation method and value definitions intensify this discussion. The German valuation system is...

English abstract: Regulations such as Basel III and Solvency II as well as developments on the financial markets suggest that changes in the (re)financing practice of real estate loans are to be expected. The "credit crunch" has not yet reached the feared dimensions, but an increase in the...

There is a continuing discussion whether there is a superior appraisal method and which one it is. The often expected need for a standardized appraisal method for the merging real estate market with its international cross border investments intensifies this discussion. There are some remarkable...