Overview
- Destatis' preliminary index shows residential prices rose 1.0% from the previous quarter in Q3 2025.
- Price increases were recorded across all regions, with the sharpest year-over-year gains for condominiums in urban districts (+4.7%) and independent cities (+5.0%).
- Single- and two-family houses saw the strongest annual increases in urban districts (+3.6%) and independent cities (+3.5%).
- In the seven largest cities, prices rose more moderately year over year, up 2.7% for houses and 2.8% for condominiums.
- Quarter-on-quarter moves were uneven across rural areas, including declines for houses in densely populated rural districts (-0.5%) and for condos in sparsely populated rural districts (-0.9%), while EU comparables are due from Eurostat on January 9, 2026.