Market Insights and Analysis

Tourism and the property market

Berlin tourism 2015: Record overnight stays, sharp drop in Russian visitors

5.8 million guests and 13.8 million overnight stays in the first half of 2015. While visitors from the UK, US and Italy drive the market, Russian numbers collapse.

Berlin property market

Berlin's outer boroughs: Where investors are finding new locations in 2015

Rising prices in the city centre are shifting attention to Berlin's peripheral boroughs. Treptow-Köpenick and other areas near the S-Bahn ring are gaining traction, provided transport links are in place.

Berlin housing policy

Occupancy rights: Berlin pays owners up to EUR 24,400 for affordable letting

The Senate continues its program to purchase occupancy rights. Owners who let to holders of a housing entitlement certificate for ten years receive a lump-sum advance payment.

Berlin construction sector

Residential construction Berlin May 2015: Record revenue but fewer new orders

In May 2015, revenue in Berlin's residential construction sector rose 22.4 percent. At the same time, new orders fell by more than a quarter. What the conflicting signals mean.

Berlin rental market

Tenant-pays principle: Berlin rental listings drop sharply in June 2015

After the introduction of the tenant-pays principle, the number of publicly listed rental apartments in Berlin fell 14 percent in June 2015. Small apartments and popular inner-city boroughs were hit hardest.

Berlin land market

Berlin land market 2014: Fewer sales and falling prices

Sales of undeveloped building land in Berlin dropped 24 percent in 2014. Average prices fell from 346 to 303 euros per square metre. The gaps between boroughs are striking.

Urban development

Urban development funding 2015: Five new designated areas in Berlin

Berlin's Senate designates five areas for the "Active Centres" and "Urban Heritage Conservation" funding programs. The areas are located in Reinickendorf, Adlershof, Lichtenrade, Spandau and Mitte.

15% price increase within one year

In July 2015, the average price per square meter for apartments in Berlin crossed 3,000 euros for the first time. Prices had risen 15 percent in a single year.

Statistics office reports May 2015 figures

The cost of building new residential properties in Berlin rose by 1.5% in May 2015. Finishing works and cosmetic repairs were the main price drivers.

Demographic trends in Berlin's housing market

In 2015, 53.9% of Berlin households consisted of just one person, up 3.7 percentage points from 2004. What this meant for the housing market.