In the first quarter of 2026, Munich will be the first German region to reach the eleven euro mark
In the German market for warehouse and production space, prime rents rose at the beginning of the year in five of the 20 regions monitored by JLL. The strongest increase was recorded by the Hanseatic City of Bremen, with a significant boost of 15 percent within the first quarter. This is followed by Kassel/Bad Hersfeld with just under seven percent, Frankfurt with about four percent and Dortmund and Munich with around three percent each. The other 15 regions recorded stable rents in the first quarter of 2026. JLL is analysing areas with more than 5,000 m² for this purpose.
Sebastian Bögel, Head of Industrial & Logistics Agency JLL Germany: “In Bremen, we see a significant catch-up effect, which is based on the fact that high-quality space is currently being built or coming onto the market that meets the increased demands of users in one of Germany’s most important ports. The Bremen market is thus moving up a few places in the ranking of regions.”
No regional logistics market has recorded price declines in the past twelve months
In a year-on-year comparison, Dresden completes the field. Within the past twelve months, rent increases have been recorded in six stores, with Bremen also showing the highest growth of around 15 percent, followed by Kassel/Bad Hersfeld with around nine percent. The Frankfurt and Dortmund markets each recorded growth of around seven percent, Dresden came to six percent and Munich to just under three percent. Even in a year-on-year comparison, there were no decreases in rents in any region.
“The highest rents are now being paid for the first time in Munich, where high demand and low supply ensure that the price screw continues to turn steadily and the Bavarian capital has been able to widen the gap to Berlin again. There, at currently 10.50 euros, around 50 cents less are paid,” says Bögel. Düsseldorf follows at a considerable distance with 9.00 euros/m²/month and Stuttgart in fourth place with 8.75 euros/m²/month. “In some markets, however, we are also observing that landlords are increasingly willing to offer incentives to attract prospective tenants.”
Berlin has achieved the highest price jump in recent years
In the long term, prime rents have increased in all markets over the past five years. The smallest increase was recorded in Hanover/Braunschweig with 16 percent, while the federal capital Berlin achieved the steepest growth rate with 91 percent. In absolute numbers, this means 90 cents in Hanover/Braunschweig and five euros in Berlin. In nine of the 20 markets analyzed, the increase was at least 50 percent.
