We have to take the thread seriously and accept our adversary as what he is. That doesn't mean copying his despicable methods. Our most effective defense is defending Ukraine.
It's one indicator of economic health out of many. Unlike many other assets, real estate is immovable. So it has a strong association with the location.
Yes, work from home is a good argument, why falling office prices might not be a big deal. The question then becomes, is this trend more pronounced in Germany than in other countries? Maybe, but probably not.
Also unfortunately the article mentions Signa (commercial) and vonovia (residential) real estate. So there's no clear separation. But overall the trend is true for both.
Property prices are used here as a proxy for the health of the economy.
The author may or may not be concerned about the affordability of homes. But that's a different issue. This is just about absolute prices. And low prices mean low interest in Germany. As the article says, people are interested more in London or Paris.
This leads to fewer investments in the economy and Germany is at risk of falling behind.
Yes, it is a boomer move. But don't let Cisco off the hook. What kind of specially certified security feature is that, if it can be turned off so easily by accident.
Sounds like the encryption is automatically turned off if someone calls in via phone.
So technically e2e encryption is supported, but it's a shit design just waiting for someone to accidentally misuse it.
We have to take the thread seriously and accept our adversary as what he is. That doesn't mean copying his despicable methods. Our most effective defense is defending Ukraine.