Markets

Dortmund office market with second-best take-up since the start of the survey, prime rent rises significantly

With take-up of 146,000 m² in 2025, the Dortmund office market achieved an increase of almost 45% compared to the previous year. The prime rent also rose by €0.50/m² to €23/m² and detailed deals made a significant contribution to the result.

Essen office market: Subdued full-year balance for 2025, prime rent nevertheless rises to €20/m²

The Essen office market recorded take-up of 68,000 m² in 2025, which corresponds to a decline of 27% compared to the previous year. Despite subdued market activity, prime rents rose by 11% to €20/m². The public administration led the market demand with 35%.

JLL: Public administration is an important cornerstone of the German office market

Public administration plays an important role in the German office market with an annual letting volume of around 300,000 m². The necessary modernization of the public building stock is likely to increase demand even more.

Apartment building market report 2025/2026: Berlin residential investment market shows increase in sales figures, but no price increases yet

The Berlin residential investment market will show an increase in purchase cases in 2025 without significant price increases. Average prices per square metre remain stable, while there are significant fluctuations within district prices.

Bremen’s apartment building market: Stability with positive prospects

The Bremen apartment building market will show stability in 2025 with increasing transactions and stable prices. Regional investors are shaping the market, while financing conditions are easing and rents are rising slightly.

REALOGIS: Berlin logistics real estate market with noticeable upturn

REALOGIS observed a significant revival in Berlin's logistics and industrial real estate market in 2025, with take-up of 433,000 m². Prime and average rents have risen, and retail remains the largest customer.

Market analyses and investment opportunities 2026: Why existing apartments are winning the race

Colliers – Hotel is one of the winners in the investment market 2025

In 2025, the German hotel investment market achieved a transaction volume of 1.66 billion euros, an increase of 19 percent compared to the previous year. A-cities such as Munich and Berlin topped the ranking, with a particular focus on core products.

Aengevelt survey: Mood in the housing industry is clouding over again.

The current Aengevelt survey shows that the mood in the housing industry has once again deteriorated. Participants fear a reduction in new business and a slowdown in sales momentum. At the same time, there is increasing optimism about companies' asset losses.

Healthcare investment market: Revenue up 18% year-on-year, prime yields stable

The healthcare investment market in Germany recorded a transaction volume of € 1.4 billion in 2025, which represents an increase in revenue of 18% compared to the previous year. The prime yield remained stable at 4.90%.

Düsseldorf investment market: 9% increase in turnover, strong Q4 reflects accelerating market momentum

The Düsseldorf investment market achieved a volume of €1.1 billion in 2025, which represents a 9% increase in turnover. Despite the positive developments, there was a lack of large-volume portfolio deals, but individual transactions dominated the market in the fourth quarter.

JLL: There is a lack of major deals on the Berlin office market

In 2025, Berlin's office letting market recorded take-up of 481,000 m², a decline of almost a fifth compared to the previous year. The lack of major deals is due to the difficult economic situation, according to Anja Schuhmann of JLL.

Leipzig office market: Decline in take-up in 2025, prime rent remains at a high level

In 2025, Leipzig's office market recorded a 29% decline in take-up compared to the previous year, with a stable prime rent of €21/m². Larger deals were rare, but market recoveries became apparent in the second half of the year.

JLL: High take-up in the Frankfurt office market

The Frankfurt office market recorded a high take-up volume of 565,200 m² in 2025, with significant major deals being concluded. The prime rent rose to 52 euros/m² and is expected to rise further in 2026.

JLL: Prime rent for Munich offices cracks the 60 euro mark

The office market in Munich recorded a slight decline in take-up of five percent in 2025. However, the prime rent rose by more than five euros and exceeded the limit of 60 euros per square metre.

Office letting market in Hamburg Q4-2025: Bottleneck in new-build space drives prime rent

Savills has analysed the Hamburg office letting market and determined take-up of 378,600 m², which represents a decline of 4.8%. The prime rent rose by 1.4% to EUR 35.50/m² compared to the previous quarter, while the vacancy rate remained stable at 4.8%.

Düsseldorf office market: Restrained full-year results in the Rhine metropolis, clear focus of market activity on small spaces

Düsseldorf's office market in 2025 was subdued with take-up of 218,000 m², despite a slight upturn in the second half of the year. The focus was on smaller spaces, while there were no large-scale lettings.

Leasing momentum on the Cologne office market is slowly picking up, previous year’s result exceeded by 10%

In 2025, the Cologne office market exceeded the previous year's result by 10% with take-up of 250,000 m². The fourth quarter in particular contributed significantly to this result with a significant contribution from public administration.

JLL: Stuttgart office market loses momentum at the end of the year

The Stuttgart office market recorded a 22 percent decline in take-up in 2025 due to a weak second half of the year. Major deals were postponed to 2026, while smaller leases dominated.

Office letting market in Cologne Q4-2025: Central locations remain in demand – periphery under pressure

Savills has examined the Cologne office letting market and reports take-up of 242,100 m² in 2025, which corresponds to an increase of 10.6% compared to the previous year. Prime rents are falling, while the vacancy rate is rising.

Colliers: Investor selectivity will slow down the residential investment market in 2025

The German residential investment market recorded a transaction volume of EUR 9.1 billion in 2025, which corresponds to a decline of 15% compared to the previous year. While portfolio transactions fell significantly, individual sales increased by 20%.

Munich office market: Strong final quarter, but overall balance slightly declining, 2nd place maintained in location ranking

The office market in Munich recorded its strongest result since 2022 in the fourth quarter of 2025, despite a slight year-on-year decline. Prime rents could exceed €60/m² in 2026, predicts Michael Morgan.

Office leasing market in Munich Q4-2025: High demand in the city centre, increasing pressure for owners in peripheral locations

In 2025, Munich's office letting market recorded take-up of 517,800 m², a decline of 14.1%. Alexander Meyer from Savills talks about the rising prime rents and vacancies, especially in peripheral locations.

Cologne investment market with comparable turnover as in the previous year and most stable development of all A-locations

BNP Paribas Real Estate reports that the Cologne investment market has again reached a transaction volume of €1.16 billion in 2025. Despite global uncertainties, Cologne is characterized by remarkable resilience and expects stable investment sales for 2026 as well.