vdpResearch GmbH is a subsidiary of the Association of German Pfandbrief Banks. It works extensively, from a lending perspective, on compiling, analysing and forecasting real estate prices, focusing both on individual properties and real estate markets as a whole. Its remit includes providing comparative prices, comparative rents and other evaluation criteria relating to individual properties. At the same time it is charged with compiling and forecasting market price trends by property type on a regional and national basis. In order to carry out these tasks, it uses analytical tools specific to the real estate market, together with comprehensive models designed to examine market trends as a whole. Figures provided by vdpResearch are regarded by numerous banks as a crucial tool for valuing and assessing property and market risks. The Germany-wide real estate price indices which it prepares for the Association of German Pfandbrief Banks are also directed at interested members of the public. These provide an overview of general trends in real estate prices in Germany.