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House price index Germany: apartments (Aug 2005=100)

August, 29, 2020

Germany

House prices in Germany. Sources of German house price data include the European Central Bank (whose quarterly data we use) and BulwienGeza (which publishes yearly prices of owner-occupied apartments based on a survey covering 125 German cities) and Hypoport.

House prices in Germany, % change 1 yr

Nominal and inflation-adjusted ('real')

Germany

Source: Europace


Quarterly change in house prices, inflation-adjusted

 Q1Q2Q3Q4
20201.781.2
20191.710.461.131.83
20181.421.162.31.14
20170.411.531.860.93
20162.141.751.060.32
20151.820.071.270.79
20140.571.181.080.99
20130.460.790.27-0.52
20120.130.89-0.170.41
2011-0.34-0.220.78-0.27
2010-1.140.710.60.07
2009-0.23-1.5-0.210.34
20081.420.16-1.11.27
2007-1.36-0.90.1-0.65
2006-1.181.030.5-1.08
20053.27-1.830.66-1.08
2004-0.80.09-0.620.54
2003-0.54-0.560.51

This table shows the change in house prices during a single quarter, adjusted for inflation.

Adjusting house price rises (or declines) for inflation produces a more accurate picture of the change in value of housing than the usual nominal figures cited in the newspapers.