Whitestone Capital says market-rate new housing eases pressure on Berlin rents despite €25/sqm price tag

PUBT · 3d ago
Whitestone Capital says market-rate new housing eases pressure on Berlin rents despite €25/sqm price tag
  • Whitestone Capital analysis challenged claims that market-rate new builds only benefit wealthy households, citing moving chains that ease pressure on older stock.
  • Berlin’s Friedenauer Höhe delivered 1,302 homes, including 933 market-rate rentals near EUR 25/sqm versus HOWOGE re-lettings cited at EUR 8.4/sqm.
  • Germany completed 206,586 homes in 2025, down 18% year on year; permits rose 10.6% to about 238,000.
  • Backlog reached about 761,000 permitted-but-unbuilt homes; 35,700 permits expired, signaling project economics failing despite approvals.
  • Austin added about 120,000 units in 2015-2024; median rent fell to USD 1,296 by Jan 2026 from USD 1,546 in Dec 2021.


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