German rents rise fastest in Cologne and Hamburg, fall in Berlin

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2026-07-22

Berlin (dpa) - Rental rates in Germany's largest cities developed very differently over the past year, with sharp increases in Cologne, Hamburg and Dusseldorf but a decline in Berlin, according to the Greix rental price index published by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW). In the second quarter of 2026, asking rents rose by 6% year-on-year in Cologne, 5.1% in Hamburg and 4.1% in Dusseldorf, well above the nationwide average of 3%. Be......

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