Overview
- In the latest MLP/IW Studentenwohnreport, student housing costs rose about 2.3% year on year and roughly 62% of students face rent overload, with many spending more than half of their income on housing.
- The €380 BAföG housing allowance covers the modeled rent only in Bochum, Magdeburg and Chemnitz, and a proposed €440 rate is not yet adopted and would still leave many cities above that level.
- An MMI/WG-Gesucht analysis finds average WG-room costs at €505 nationwide, with Frankfurt at about €675 and Munich near €800, and Hamburg showing WG rooms (€678) priced above small apartments (€626).
- Berlin’s IBB barometer points to further declines in the supply of rental flats in lower and middle price segments as high construction costs and long permits stall projects.
- The BBU reports vacancy in the Berlin-Brandenburg area has fallen to 1.8% as companies shift investment from new builds to modernization, while dorm waitlists remain long, including roughly 3,000 in Frankfurt and more than 8,000 in Munich.