Germany existing house prices (Destatis)
Germany existing house prices (Destatis) stood at 100 in 2025, according to Deutsche Bundesbank. It is one of the indicators in the Property market (annual) table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 2000 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Property market (annual) table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 100 | 96.9 | 98.4 | 107.5 | 101.4 | 90.8 | 84.3 | 79.7 | 74.7 | 70.4 | |
| Existing housing | 100 | 96.9 | 98.9 | 109.1 | 102.9 | 91.6 | 84.8 | 79.8 | 74.8 | 70.3 | |
| New housing | 100 | 97.1 | 96.6 | 99.1 | 93.4 | 87 | 81.9 | 79.3 | 74.5 | 71.3 |
Understanding germany existing house prices (Destatis)
Focusing squarely on the secondary property market, this Destatis measure isolates the transaction pricing of previously occupied residential real estate. The scope strictly filters out initial sales of newly completed developments, directing attention toward established dwellings changing hands between successive owners. This encompasses older apartments, historical urban homes, and mid-century suburban housing. By stripping away the premium typically associated with builder-warranted, first-occupancy homes, the resulting series delivers a precise read on the turnover valuation of the standing residential stock rather than the cost of new additions to the market.
Evaluating secondary market pricing involves unique considerations regarding property conditions. Unlike uniform new developments, existing homes carry accumulated wear, historical renovation work, and shifting energy efficiency standards, all of which introduce variance into transaction prices. When interpreting this annual measure, period-on-period assessments provide insight into the appetite for mature properties. However, observers must remember that gradual quality improvements across the older housing stock through periodic refurbishments are implicitly woven into these resale valuations, meaning the metric tracks both market sentiment and the ongoing upgrade cycle of established neighborhoods.
Frequently asked questions
- Are properties undergoing comprehensive gut-renovations before sale counted as existing housing?
- Yes, provided the building was previously occupied at some point in its history, it remains classified within the existing stock regardless of the refurbishment extent.
- Does the metric differentiate between heritage properties and recent resales?
- The series aggregates all previously occupied dwellings together without parsing them by specific architectural era or historical designation.
- Are foreclosed residential properties included in the underlying transaction data?
- Standard open-market sales form the basis of the index, while distressed sales or auctions are typically discarded to prevent skewing the standard valuation signal.