Official data released last Wednesday showed that home prices in Germany increased in 2025, marking the first rise in three years. The Federal Statistical Office reported that the average price of residential units in Germany recorded a 3.2% increase in 2025 compared to 2024.
The office noted that this rise comes after a decline in house and apartment prices during 2023 and 2024, according to the German Press Agency (DPA). Real estate prices rose by 3% in the last quarter of the year compared to the same period in 2024, marking the fifth consecutive quarterly increase.
Prices also showed a slight rise of 0.1% compared to the previous quarter, with year-on-year increases observed across different regions of Germany. Buyers paid increases of 5.4% for apartments in rural areas and 4.8% for apartments in cities compared to the last quarter of 2024.
