Financial expert explains: There is no need to fear total defaults on real estate loans. Further insights into the Signa debacle.
The Linz economist Teodoro Cocca commented in an interview on the topic of the crisis situation in connection with loans from local banks to Signa-Imperium. According to Cocca, a total default on the loans is unlikely as they are primarily real estate loans for lucrative buildings in good locations. Cocca emphasized that real estate investments are the “daily business” of banks and that it is not unusual for relatively small Upper Austrian banks to enter into such lending transactions. Nevertheless, there were outages, but according to Cocca, these were not at the expense of the taxpayer. The Greens expressed concern about the impact of the Signa bankruptcy and the FPÖ criticized...

Financial expert explains: There is no need to fear total defaults on real estate loans. Further insights into the Signa debacle.
Impact on the real estate market
According to Teodoro Cocca, an expert in the field of economics, total defaults on real estate loans are unlikely because they are lucrative buildings in good locations. However, losses of 20 or 30 percent are likely to occur if the properties are valued too high. This could lead to some uncertainty in the real estate market in the short term as investors and banks may become more cautious about granting loans. In the long term, certain real estate markets could become less attractive as a result of these incidents as potential investors are unsettled.
The criticism of the federal government by the Greens and the FPÖ regarding lending practices could lead to increased regulations and stricter controls on lending. This could contribute to a stable and trustworthy real estate market in the long term as risks and uncertainties are minimized.
According to a report by ooe.orf.at,
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