CDU on housing

The CDU wants to keep housing construction from becoming more expensive or more bureaucratic. The building code is to be simplified, and until at least the end of 2027 there are to be no new rules that make building more costly or slower.

The CDU wants more building. The rules for building should become simpler. Until the end of 2027 there should be no new rules that make building more expensive.

The building code is to be stripped of small-scale rules. The CDU wants to limit the involvement of public-interest bodies, meaning authorities and agencies consulted on building projects, to what is necessary. The moratorium is to run at least until the end of 2027 and rule out new regulations that, in the party's view, make construction unnecessarily more expensive or slower.

The CDU wants to pay families a grant when they first buy a home to live in. In addition, there are to be reduced-interest loans through the Thüringer Aufbaubank (state development bank). This is meant to let families with lower incomes buy property as well.

The CDU wants to help families buy a home. Families should get money from the state for their first purchase. There should also be cheap loans. Families with many children should get more help.

The grant is meant to cushion the extra costs of building and buying and to offset at least the real estate transfer tax paid. It is to apply to existing homes, new buildings and suitable undeveloped lots, with special consideration for families with several children. The loan is to cover new construction, purchase and renovation, as well as follow-up financing. The CDU wants to involve savings banks and cooperative banks.

The CDU wants to put more money into subsidized housing so that rents stay affordable despite high construction and renovation costs. It also wants better tax depreciation rules and a program to help young families buy older homes.

The CDU wants to give more money for building homes. Rents should stay affordable. People who build rental homes should be able to save on taxes. Young families should get help when they buy and renovate an old house.

A "Housing Construction Program 2030" would be set up, with a focus on innovative and sustainable building. The CDU would push for permanent declining-balance depreciation on rental properties and special depreciation for social housing with guaranteed rent limits. The "Jung kauft Alt" (young buys old) program would support buying and modernizing existing buildings and help prevent vacancies. Gaps at the edge of towns could be built on, while development within existing settlements takes priority. Municipal land could be awarded not only to the highest bidder but also based on the quality of the concept and through ground leases; the CDU would also help fund business parks in rural areas.