Since mid-April 2026, a new rental restriction affects most of central Berlin. If you own an apartment you are thinking of renting out, or thinking of purchasing one, this changes things. Here's what it means and what might happen next.

Q1 2026 is behind us. The market is steady, price-sensitive, and functioning well — but there are things worth understanding before you make a move. Here's an honest account of where things stand and what to expect for the rest of the year.

Coming into 2025, we were cautiously optimistic. What followed was better than many expected: prices finding a floor, selling times coming down, and a summer that stayed busy when it usually doesn't. Here's what the year actually looked like on the ground.

To understand where the Berlin property market is today, you need to understand where it came from. Fifteen years of uninterrupted growth, a correction that arrived fast and hit hard, and the first signs of a market finding its feet again. This is how we got here.