Market Watch
A running list of what's actually happening in Berlin and German real estate — sourced from the analysts and reports we read ourselves, summarised in plain language.
After the correction of 2022 and 2023, Berlin apartment prices are rising again. Analysts note this happened even as the ECB's key rate ticked back up — which they read as a sign the city's property market is holding its ground on genuine demand, not just cheap borrowing.
Read the original sourceCommercial property investment in Berlin dropped by more than half in the first half of 2026, but residential property told a very different story — around €600 million changed hands, keeping Berlin at the top of Germany's most active housing markets. Tight supply and steady demand are keeping homes attractive even while offices sit quiet.
Read the original sourceThe latest Berlin Residential Market Report from CBRE and Berlin Hyp shows rents are still rising, just more slowly than in past years — while prices for buying an apartment have started climbing again for the first time since 2022. New construction laws aim to speed up building, but their effect on supply likely won't show for a while yet.
Read the original sourceThe average rate on new German home loans sat at 3.72% in March 2026, a little higher than a year earlier. Most mortgage brokers expect rates to stay roughly where they are in the short term, though many think they'll drift upward over the next couple of years as government borrowing rises.
Read the original sourceLBBW's research team expects German property prices to rise 3–4% this year, helped along by renewed appetite for mortgages — new home loans were about a third higher in the first half of 2025 than the year before. Still, they don't expect a return to the rapid growth of the pre-2022 boom years.
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