Climate change has become a global challenge, which is why representatives of countries worldwide convened for an international UN Climate Change Conference called “COP 26” in Glasgow in early November 2021.

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It was that time of year again: In June, the latest ACCENTRO Housing Cost Report was published. Now in its sixth edition, it was once again compiled by the German Economic Institute (IW) on behalf of ACCENTRO. 

Owning versus Renting: Which is More Rewarding and When?

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The own pension scheme is an important element of the personal finance plan. 

Real estate as retirement plan

During the third quarter of 2020, prices for residential real estate went up at a rate of 7.8 percent over prior-year period.

Fastest Price Growth for Residential Real Estate in Four Years

Suburbia is Trending. As supply is drying up fast in Germany’s metropolises, many apartment seekers roam farther afield, flat-hunting on the periphery of the major cities, as do investors.

The Highest Returns are Paid in the Suburbs

The transaction volume on Germany’s residential investment market increased significantly during the first three quarters of 2020 compared to the prior-year period.

Professional Investors Opt Increasingly for Residential Real Estate

Many observers agree that the German housing market has remained remarkably unaffected by the coronavirus crisis so far.

Expert Opinion: Housing Market Entirely Unimpressed

Owning your home is generally considered a sensible contribution to your personal pension scheme, and a particularly effective protection against old-age poverty. 


Survey: Homeowners Less Exposed to Old-Age Poverty

The cost advantage of inhabiting a condominium rather than a comparable rental flat equalled 48.5 percent in 2019 – this is the upshot of this year’s ACCENTRO Housing Cost Report.

Owner-Occupiers Live Far Cheaper than Tenants

For weeks now, the coronavirus pandemic has been the number one topic not just around kitchen tables, in the media and in politics, but also in the real estate industry, of course.

Experts: Residential Remains Attractive Asset Class

Due to the monetary policy of the central banks, interest rates for construction finance dropped to a new all-time low in 2019.

Will Condominium Buyers Soon Benefit from Negative Interest Rates?

In 94 percent of Germany’s cities and districts, homeowners pay lower housing costs than tenants. This is the gist of the new ACCENTRO Housing Cost Report 2019 that was compiled by the IW German Economic Institute in Cologne.

Homeownership Still Worth it Almost Anywhere

For years, there have been speculations that the time of major price hikes on the German housing market would come to an end soon.

Further Price Increase Forecast for the Coming Years

Not just because real estate prices keep going up, but also because the peak of the last financial crisis recently had its ten-year anniversary, the possibility of a real estate bubble in Germany once again became the subject of intense debate.

Is a Real Estate Bubble Looming over Germany?

For residential real estate investors with focus on robust returns on equity, it generally recommends itself still to opt for the so-called “ABBA” strategy...

Class B Cities Show Best Risk-to-Reward Ratio

Despite hefty price hikes for residential property, there is no indication that a price bubble might be forming on the German real estate market. This is the gist of a recent survey compiled by the LBBW state bank of Baden-Württemberg.

No Sign of Bubble Forming on German Housing Market

The Senate of Berlin – the city’s government – would like to see the boroughs’ right of first refusal in housing sales expanded.

Right of First Refusal to be Expanded for Berlin’s Boroughs

Condominium prices in Berlin have been rising steadily for quite some time now. 

Where to Buy in Berlin and at what Price?

In the Berlin district Tempelhof-Schöneberg will be two new milieu protected areas in the future: Berlin now has then about 20 residential areas, for which the district administration certifies special protection.

Milieu protection areas in Berlin: considerations for the owner. 

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The gap between residential property prices and rents keeps widening. While prices for detached homes and condominiums are climbing steadily, rent rates are flatlining.


Prices versus Rents

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