Like hundreds of future homeowners across Germany, Valeriy Shevchenko saw the construction of his new home suddenly stopped. Workers have cleared the site where the concrete skeleton of the building stands, without windows. "We are waiting for a comprehensive package of measures and, above all, for a decisive Chancellor who will make a clear decision among the many ministries responsible for construction in Germany on how we can move housing forward," says Tim-Oliver Müller, Director of the German Building Federation. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES ARRANGED IN SEQUENCES