Market Insights and Analysis

Demographics and Berlin's housing market

International migration to Berlin 2017: Where Americans, Asians and South Americans settle

Berlin grows primarily through international migration. Our 2017 data analysis reveals clear location preferences by country of origin, from Lichtenberg to Charlottenburg to Kreuzberg.

Migration analysis 2013-2017

Internal migration in Berlin: Moving chains, filtering processes and what they mean for the housing market

Every move in Berlin triggers a chain reaction. Our analysis of 2013-2017 data shows how boroughs interact and why the displacement narrative often oversimplifies.

Berlin regulation 2019

Milieu protection in Berlin 2019: Conservation statute, conversion ban and pre-emption rights

Berlin's boroughs keep expanding milieu protection areas. Permit requirements, conversion bans and pre-emption rights reach deep into property rights. What owners need to know.

Migration analysis 2017

8,861 Bavarians moved to Berlin in 2017: Neukoelln leads, Boxhagener Platz tops the neighborhood list

In 2017, 8,861 people moved from Bavaria to Berlin. Neukoelln, Prenzlauer Berg and Friedrichshain had the most arrivals. Mitte gained the highest net migration.

Regulation of Berlin's housing market

Berlin housing regulation 2018: Milieu protection, rent cap and conversion ban explained

The Berlin Senate has built an extensive regulatory toolkit for the housing market. From milieu protection to the rent cap and the ban on short-term rentals: what property owners need to know.

Migration analysis 2017

Migration from Baden-Wuerttemberg to Berlin: Neukoelln and Wedding overtake Prenzlauer Berg

In 2017, 7,639 people moved from Baden-Wuerttemberg to Berlin. Most registered in Neukoelln and Wedding. Prenzlauer Berg is losing its pull among southern Germans.

Berlin housing policy 2018

Germany's 2018 coalition: What new housing policies mean for Berlin property owners

The new German coalition plans 1.5 million new homes and tighter rent controls. For Berlin owners, that means lower modernization surcharges but also tax incentives for new construction.

Housing policy under scrutiny

A new legal opinion accuses the Berlin Senate of actively obstructing homeownership and thereby violating the Berlin constitution. The boroughs' pre-emption rights practice is at the center of the critique.

Property law in Berlin conservation areas

A landmark ruling by the Berlin Administrative Court restricts the controversial use of pre-emption rights in conservation areas. For owners and buyers, this means more legal certainty.

Market regulation in Berlin

Instead of promoting new housing construction, the Senate is tightening market regulation. Conservation area rules and condominium conversion bans hit owners and investors hard and reduce the supply of apartments for sale.