The Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR) has looked at living conditions in cities, districts and regions against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic and published a corresponding publication. The "Atlas of Urban and Regional Development" is also dedicated to the area of housing. Among other things, the authors looked at the development of rental and real estate prices, the demand for living space according to housing type and household size and the construction of new housing.
Among other things, the report shows that purchase prices for detached and semi-detached houses in the seven largest German cities increased by 78% between 2016 and 2021. According to the BBSR, the high prices in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Cologne, Munich and Stuttgart are causing residents - especially families - to move to the surrounding urban areas.
According to the BBSR, larger households have increased their living space per capita more than smaller households with one or two people in the last decade. In addition, "the pandemic-related effects of working from home with an increasing demand for private workspaces will presumably also be reflected in rising living space", according to the BBSR. The Atlas of Urban and Regional Development can be read free of charge at bbsr.bund.de and ordered as a print edition.
Source: bbsr.bund.de
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