housing

Housing costs remain largest share of German household spending, IW finds Germany’s housing costs accounted for about 23.3% of household consumption in 2024, the Institute of the German Economy reports, …

Wooden Prefabricated Houses See Revival as German Builders Target Multi‑Storey Projects German makers of wooden prefabricated houses report rising orders and are expanding from single-family homes into multi-storey residential construction. …

Germany pushes modular construction with new subsidy plan and digital reforms Berlin to boost modular construction with a new bonus scheme, centralised new-build funding and digital planning measures to cut …

German housing market faces acute shortage as construction collapses and policy fights escalate Germany’s housing shortage worsens as the German housing market sees soaring urban demand, a 30% collapse in …

JLL Study: Housing Mismatch Leaves German Cities Short by Thousands of Apartments JLL finds a housing mismatch in Germany: major cities receive far fewer new units than needed while rural …

Vonovia expropriation debate intensifies as CEO warns of harassment and investor risk Vonovia expropriation debate heats up as CEO Luka Mucic warns of harassment and investor risk, proposing targeted regulation …

Germany lost roughly 20,000 social housing units in 2025 as more than 57,000 subsidised flats exited rent restrictions Germany lost about 20,000 social housing units in 2025 as 57,621 subsidised …

German housing construction sentiment slips as ifo business climate falls to -29.3 ifo Institute reports German housing construction sentiment worsened in May; business climate down to -29.3, orders slightly up …

Berlin housing expropriation debated as Left Party proposes rent cap and social quotas Left Party politicians and activists in Berlin debated housing expropriation, rent caps and social quotas at a …