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The prices for both residential and office properties in Germany continued to rise during the first quarter. (more…)

Residential real estate trading is clearly gaining momentum. Dr. Luebke, Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) and Savills all report significant increases for Q1, 2012 ‒ even though the three real estate services came to highly divergent conclusions based on different selection criteria. (more…)

During 2011, an average total return of 5.5% was delivered by directly owned real estate in Germany. This was shown by IPD Germany’s Deutsche Immobilienindex (DIX), which has thus reached a new peak. In 2010, the total return was around 4.2%. (more…)

German property prices have been stagnant for most of the past two decades. But in the past few years, the mood in some parts of the country has started to resemble a gold rush, says Wirtschaftswoche. In Munich, Hamburg and Berlin, apartment prices appreciated by 10% last year. Nationwide residential property prices rose by 5%. (more…)

Unemployment in Germany is now at its lowest since 1990. Today a mere 6.7% of the population are jobless – a record low for the unified country (ie since 1990). Those in work are pretty confident in their futures too. How do we know? They’re spending money. (more…)