Velburg – October 28, 2026 -- The new bridge near Pirna, Germany, now costs about €288 million, up from an original €36 million. That is an eightfold increase, which construction cost expert Peter Burnickl attributes mainly to a delay of more than 20 years.

Velburg – September 11, 2026 -- Germany's push for a new federal housing corporation to fix the country's housing shortage is drawing scrutiny after Bavaria's state-run BayernHeim delivered only a fraction of its promised units, with industry experts arguing the real barrier is construction economics, not a lack of state builders.