With prices surging in major cities since 2010, the debate about a potential speculative bubble in the German housing … market has been gaining momentum. Overall, however, the German housing market is sound. Neither an excess of construction …, nor an excess of mortgage lending have been observed, and thus the risk of a sudden burst in housing prices seems low. In …

same time, the housing market has faced increasing pressure on prices and rents due to building activity that in recent … concerning the demand side of housing has been lacking. Based on the IW Construction Demand Model, this study attempts to close … this gap by estimating the additional housing demand until 2020 depending on certain scenarios as to patterns of migration …

same time, the housing market has faced increasing pressure on prices and rents due to building activity that in recent … concerning the demand side of housing has been lacking. Based on the IW Construction Demand Model, this study attempts to close … this gap by estimating the additional housing demand until 2020 depending on certain scenarios as to patterns of migration …

With prices surging in major cities since 2010, the debate about a potential speculative bubble in the German housing … market has been gaining momentum. Overall, however, the German housing market is sound. Neither an excess of construction …, nor an excess of mortgage lending have been observed, and thus the risk of a sudden burst in housing prices seems low. In …

The political debate on how to ease the tight housing markets in Germany has seen a proposal to introduce the …

The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) is keeping a watchful eye on the granting of housing … paper examines the extent to which the risks of lending to housing buyers have really increased by looking at how both … overall credit volumes and the credit products themselves have developed. Although the total volume of housing loans has …