Germany house price index (Destatis), unadjusted, annual
Germany house price index (Destatis), unadjusted, annual stood at 182.1 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 2004 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price Indicators | |||||||||||
| Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), House price index, unadjusted | 182.1 | 176.5 | 179.2 | 195.8 | 184.7 | 165.4 | 153.6 | 145.2 | 136.1 | 128.2 | |
| Hypoport AG, Overall index, unadjusted | 222 | 216.5 | 213.9 | 223.3 | 207.3 | 183.8 | 165.5 | 151.3 | 141.7 | 133.4 |
Understanding germany house price index (Destatis), unadjusted, annual
Official transaction records collected by the Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) anchor this broad housing benchmark. Capturing the entire national residential market, it aggregates the purchase prices of newly built and existing single-family houses, two-family homes, and freehold apartments. Unlike indices restricted to specific lender networks or urban centers, this series encompasses all rural and metropolitan districts alike, making it the broadest official indicator of residential property costs. The unadjusted figures retain the raw seasonal peaks and troughs typical of the construction and moving calendars.
Year-on-year evaluations provide the clearest picture of underlying cost pressures, as the housing market exhibits strong cyclicality tied to weather and school terms. Analysts heavily favor this Destatis release for long-term historical tracking because of its statutory data sources, namely the mandatory reports from local expert committees for property valuation. However, the reliance on finalized notary contracts means there is an inherent processing lag, causing initial annual estimates to be revised upward or downward once all municipal records are consolidated. Periodic rebasing to 2010 alters the level but not the underlying growth trajectory.
Frequently asked questions
- Are both new constructions and older homes included here?
- The calculations aggregate purchases across all ages of housing stock, from newly built turnkey properties to older existing homes.
- Does this measure rely on asking prices or final sales?
- Only finalized purchase prices recorded by local expert committees enter the statistical pool.
- Why might the latest annual release be revised later?
- Delays in municipal processing of notary contracts mean early aggregates rely on partial geographic submissions that require later completion.