Exclusive analysis by empirica regio: contract rents rise moderately and thus more slowly than advertised rents
December 19, 2024

Exclusive analysis by empirica regio: contract rents rise moderately and thus more slowly than advertised rents

  • Median contract rent will be EUR 7.21 per m² in 2023
  • Strongest increase in new contract rents in Dahme-Spreewald, lowest rents in Central Saxony
  • City of Munich most expensive place to live in Germany at EUR 16.30 per m² - increase of 21 per cent in five years
empirica housing market forecasts: demographic trends up to 2045

empirica housing market forecasts: demographic trends up to 2045

February 14, 2024

The new empirica housing market forecasts show the demographic trends in the German housing market until 2045. If immigration to Germany does not …
Rent burden in Germany continues to rise

Rent burden in Germany continues to rise

January 24, 2024

Net rents in major German cities (A-cities) are 70 per cent more expensive than 13 years ago. The rent burden for low-income households is 31 per cent …
Housing vacancies between urban and rural areas

Housing vacancies between urban and rural areas

July 31, 2023

In the housing policy debate around new housing, immigration, shortage of housing and urban sprawl, the issue of vacancy rarely plays a role. The …
Refugees from Ukraine: up to 600,000 additional households on the German housing market

Refugees from Ukraine: up to 600,000 additional households on the German housing market

February 6, 2023

  • Around 1.1 million people with Ukrainian citizenship were living in Germany at the end of September.
  • Highest immigration rates in March, April and …