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Initial yield spread over the 10-year Bund, by City class
1.5 percentage points in line with the average
The latest spread of the 7-city initial yield over the 10-year Bund yield is 1.5 points, in line with the 1995-2025 average of 1.6 points.
Note: Aggregate for 7 major cities (A-Städte), not an individual city.
Note: Aggregate for 127 towns and cities, not an individual city.
Note: Office and retail combined; no separate office or retail figure.
Source: bulwiengesa AG, published by Deutsche Bundesbank / Licence: Deutsche Bundesbank terms of use / Data to 2025 / own calculation
Source: Deutsche Bundesbank / Licence: Deutsche Bundesbank terms of use / Data to October 2026 / own calculation
Series details
Initial yield, office and retail combined, 7 major citiesDeutsche Bundesbank, SDMX Web Service, series BBDZ1.A.B10.N.G300.P0820.A / New data last retrieved 3 November 2026
Original series as published: Price Indicators (As per the latest publication of the system of indicators for the German commercial real estate market) / bulwiengesa AG commercial property price index / net initial yields for office and retail core properties / 7 major cities (A cities) - Bundesbank calculations / unadjusted figures; unit: Prozent
Original source as named by the publisher: Bundesbank calculations based on price data provided by bulwiengesa AG.
Original statistics and metadata used unmodified, under the ESCB Terms of Use for the Reuse of Statistics.Initial yield, office and retail combined, 127 towns
Deutsche Bundesbank, SDMX Web Service, series BBDZ1.A.B10.N.G300.P0800.A / New data last retrieved 3 November 2026
Original series as published: Price Indicators (As per the latest publication of the system of indicators for the German commercial real estate market) / bulwiengesa AG commercial property price index / net initial yields for office and retail core properties / 127 towns and cities - Bundesbank calculations / unadjusted figures; unit: Prozent
Original source as named by the publisher: Bundesbank calculations based on price data provided by bulwiengesa AG.
Original statistics and metadata used unmodified, under the ESCB Terms of Use for the Reuse of Statistics.10-year Bund yield
Deutsche Bundesbank, SDMX Web Service, series BBSIS.M.I.ZAR.ZI.EUR.S1311.B.A604.R10XX.R.A.A._Z._Z.A / New data last retrieved 3 November 2026
Original series as published: Yields, derived from the term structure of interest rates, on listed Federal securities with annual coupon payments / residual maturity of 10.0 years / monthly data; unit:
Derived from Deutsche Bundesbank data by us, under the ESCB Terms of Use for the Reuse of Statistics.
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- Commercial property price index
168.3 index, 2013=100 2025 +2.3% on 2024
Commercial property price index, commercial overall, Germany (annual)Source: vdpResearch GmbH, published by Deutsche Bundesbank / Licence: Deutsche Bundesbank terms of use / Data to 2025Series details
Commercial property price index, commercial overall, Germany (annual)
Deutsche Bundesbank, SDMX Web Service, series BBDZ1.A.B10.N.G000.P0100.A / New data last retrieved 3 November 2026
Original series as published: Price Indicators (As per the latest publication of the system of indicators for the German commercial real estate market) / Commercial property price index / total / Germany / unadjusted figures; unit: 2013=100
Original source as named by the publisher: vdpResearch GmbH and Bundesbank calculations.
Original statistics and metadata used unmodified, under the ESCB Terms of Use for the Reuse of Statistics. - Rent index (new lettings)
142.5 index 2025 +3.3% on 2024
Rent index (new lettings), office, Germany (annual)Source: vdpResearch GmbH, published by Deutsche Bundesbank / Licence: Deutsche Bundesbank terms of use / Data to 2025Series details
Rent index (new lettings), office, Germany (annual)
Deutsche Bundesbank, SDMX Web Service, series BBDZ1.A.B10.N.G200.P0410.A / New data last retrieved 3 November 2026
Original series as published: Price Indicators (As per the latest publication of the system of indicators for the German commercial real estate market) / Association of German Pfandbrief Banks (Verband deutscher Pfandbriefbanken) / index for offices, rents for new lettings / Germany / unadjusted figures; unit: 2010=100
Original source as named by the publisher: vdpResearch GmbH.
Original statistics and metadata used unmodified, under the ESCB Terms of Use for the Reuse of Statistics. - Initial yield
4.1% 2025 No change on 2024
Initial yield, office and retail combined, 7 major citiesSource: bulwiengesa AG, published by Deutsche Bundesbank / Licence: Deutsche Bundesbank terms of use / Data to 2025Series details
Initial yield, office and retail combined, 7 major cities
Deutsche Bundesbank, SDMX Web Service, series BBDZ1.A.B10.N.G300.P0820.A / New data last retrieved 3 November 2026
Original series as published: Price Indicators (As per the latest publication of the system of indicators for the German commercial real estate market) / bulwiengesa AG commercial property price index / net initial yields for office and retail core properties / 7 major cities (A cities) - Bundesbank calculations / unadjusted figures; unit: Prozent
Original source as named by the publisher: Bundesbank calculations based on price data provided by bulwiengesa AG.
Original statistics and metadata used unmodified, under the ESCB Terms of Use for the Reuse of Statistics. - Office vacancy rate
8.4% 2025 +1.2 points on 2024
Office vacancy rate, 7 major citiesSource: bulwiengesa AG, published by Deutsche Bundesbank / Licence: Deutsche Bundesbank terms of use / Data to 2025Series details
Office vacancy rate, 7 major cities
Deutsche Bundesbank, SDMX Web Service, series BBDZ1.A.B30.N.G850.R1010.A / New data last retrieved 3 November 2026
Original series as published: Real Economic Indicators (As per the latest publication of the system of indicators for the German commercial real estate market) / bulwiengesa AG commercial property price index / offices - vacancy rate / 7 major cities (A cities) - Bundesbank calculations / unadjusted figures; unit: Prozent
Original source as named by the publisher: Bundesbank calculations based on price data provided by bulwiengesa AG.
Original statistics and metadata used unmodified, under the ESCB Terms of Use for the Reuse of Statistics. - Transaction volume index
114.3 index 2024 +6% on 2023
Transaction volume index, commercial overall, GermanyNote: Latest observation: 2024. Deutsche Bundesbank has not published newer data within the expected interval, so this series may be out of date.
Source: vdpResearch GmbH, published by Deutsche Bundesbank / Licence: Deutsche Bundesbank terms of use / Data to 2024Series details
Transaction volume index, commercial overall, Germany
Deutsche Bundesbank, SDMX Web Service, series BBDZ1.A.B30.N.G800.R0800.A / New data last retrieved 3 November 2026
Original series as published: Real Economic Indicators (As per the latest publication of the system of indicators for the German commercial real estate market) / Association of German Pfandbrief Banks (Verband deutscher Pfandbriefbanken) / commercial properties - transaction volume index: euro values / Germany total / unadjusted figures; unit: 2010=100
Original source as named by the publisher: Bundesbank calculations based on the extrapolation by vdpResearch GmbH on the basis on purchase price data provided by surveyor committees, excluding share-deals.
Original statistics and metadata used unmodified, under the ESCB Terms of Use for the Reuse of Statistics. - Construction (permits, completions)
2.62 million m² floor space 2025 -13.6% on 2024
Building permits: office and administrative buildings, GermanySource: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Licence: Datenlizenz Deutschland – Namensnennung – 2.0 / Data to 2025 / own calculationSeries details
Building permits: office and administrative buildings, Germany
Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), GENESIS-Online, series 31111LJ001/{01–16}.BAUART1.BTK-GEB.GBD-NW-BV.FLC002 / New data last retrieved 2 November 2026
Original unit as published: 1000 qm