Market Insights and Analysis

Social housing Berlin

Berlin's Senate has revised the funding guidelines for new social housing. Developers can choose between two models with different loan amounts and rent caps.

Urban development Berlin

Germany's Central Real Estate Committee (ZIA) is calling for high-rise construction in Berlin. Senator Geisel backs the proposal. Which locations are being discussed.

Housing construction Berlin

Berlin plans to commission 15,000 apartments in lightweight construction for 2016. Rent: around 6.50 euros per square metre. What this means for the market and what concerns remain.

Holiday rentals and housing protection

Platforms like Airbnb will be required to disclose host information. The automatic approval rule is also being postponed by two years. Details of the planned amendment.

Building permits Berlin

A new law aims to amend five regulations to accelerate building permits in Berlin. What investors and developers need to know about the planned changes.

Social housing Berlin

192 million euros instead of 64 million: Berlin's Senate triples subsidies for new social housing. The target is 3,000 new units per year, backed by faster building permits.

Housing policy Berlin

The Berlin Senate and the rent referendum initiative have agreed on capping social housing rents and investing 1.4 billion euros in housing construction. What the deal means for property owners and investors.

Berlin housing market

Record condominium conversions: 11,296 Berlin rental apartments converted in 2014

Conversions from rental to condominium apartments rose 23 percent in 2014. Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg leads the boroughs. The Senate responds with a permit requirement for social preservation areas.

Berlin infrastructure

A100 extension Berlin: Last buildings on Beermannstrasse make way for the motorway

After an out-of-court settlement with tenants, demolition begins on Beermannstrasse. The 16th construction phase of the A100 from Neukölln to Treptow is scheduled for completion by 2022.

Berlin housing market 2015

New housing construction Berlin: IW study puts annual deficit at over 8,000 apartments

The German Economic Institute calculates an annual need for 16,785 apartments in Berlin through to 2030. Only 8,744 were completed last year. Meanwhile, the surrounding region is partly building beyond demand.