Not only the acquisition but also the preservation of real estate is becoming increasingly difficult, criticized the President of the Vorarlberg Owners’ Association at the anniversary celebration in Feldkirch.
The over 800 tickets for the anniversary event to mark the 50th anniversary of the Vorarlberg Owners’ Association (VEV) in Feldkirch’s Montforthaus were sold out in no time. Instead of nostalgically reminiscing or praising their own achievements, VEV President Markus Hagen and his colleagues preferred to look to the future on Tuesday evening. And so Claudia Plakolm (State Secretary for Youth Affairs), Timon Renz (satisfaction researcher at the University of Freiburg) discussed ), Wilfried Hefel (housing pioneer) and Nina Tomaselli (Green Member of the National Council) about how the purchase of home ownership will be in the future. According to a current AK study, two thirds of Vorarlberg residents can neither own a piece of land nor a residential property (house or… apartment) to call their own. A sobering number in the “Land of the Hüslebauers”. “If the general conditions do not change, the number of owners will continue to fall,” predicted Hagen on Tuesday. But maintaining real estate is also becoming more and more of a burden for many existing owners due to taxes and regulations. The consequence: There are more and more large, commercial owners and fewer and fewer small-structured owners. “What characterizes the Vorarlberg housing market and makes it attractive is gradually being destroyed,” said the VEV president angrily. Property was relevant very early on. Christiane Varga, an expert on housing and sustainable construction from the Future Institute, looked back to the 13th century. Even then, Thomas Aquinas would have considered private property to be necessary for the survival of the family and society. “And that is still evident today,” explains Varga. The trend and futurologist referred to a fast-moving world in which the established housing and ownership models no longer correspond to the differentiation of society: “There is no need for either/or models, but rather “Both/and approaches to do justice to different life plans and phases.” is what the Vorarlberg owners’ association counts and is therefore one of the largest associations. Due to the high demand, there is currently a stop in admissions. But every trend also triggers a countertrend. “That is why, in this world of constant and rapid change and great uncertainty, there is a longing for a traditional life and security – especially among young people.” This is also underlined by the 2023 Youth Values Study: Every second young person between the ages of 16 and 24 wants to Austria live in your own home. But the hurdles on the way there are still getting higher.
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