Discover Berlin & Brandenburg with Engel & Völkers
Berlin is diversity in action, right in the middle of Europe. A young and dynamic city that is constantly reinventing itself while always remaining authentic. With its numerous neighborhoods, each a small city in its own right, Berlin combines various places worth living in. Whether it’s a cultural capital, a business and industrial center, a startup metropolis or a university city, Berlin is an international hub and is experiencing constant growth within the real estate market.
Despite this steady growth and a tightening market, Berlin & Brandenburg still offer a lot of potential for people who are thinking about owning their own property, investing in real estate or renting a property.
Find out about the almost unlimited possibilities of this city, its numerous cultural highlights, market-relevant insights and how real estate prices in Berlin & Brandenburg will develop in the future.
Current developments in the Berlin & Brandenburg real estate market
Berlin’s attractiveness continues unabated. There is currently no end in sight to the positive price trend in Berlin’s real estate market. With a population of more than 3.7 million, population growth of seven percent since 2014 and persistently low interest rates, the German capital is one of the most sought-after German locations for residential real estate.
Due to the city’s continued popularity and increasing international appeal, the supply of residential space in sought-after Berlin locations is now scarce. This is because singles, couples and also families appreciate the diverse metropolis on the Spree in equal measure. However, the potential for new development in Berlin has not yet been exhausted.
The low vacancy rate of 0.9 % also shows how in demand Berlin is. However, this figure still puts the capital behind other German metropolises such as Hamburg (0.5 %) and Frankfurt am Main (0.2 %).
Market Facts
Source: Gutachterausschuss Berlin, GEWOS-Immobilienmarktanalyse IMA®, Engel & Völkers Residential
Friedrichshain
Friedrichshain: a magnet for new Berliners with plenty of restaurant options as well as places to go out, a strong startup scene and many young families.
Friedrichshain
Friedrichshain: a magnet for new Berliners with plenty of restaurant options as well as places to go out, a strong startup scene and many young families.
Kreuzberg
Berlin-Kreuzberg is a district full of contrasts. With its renovated old buildings and its diverse, international cultural scene, the district is a charming mix of idyll and casual savoir-vivre.
Kreuzberg
Berlin-Kreuzberg is a district full of contrasts. With its renovated old buildings and its diverse, international cultural scene, the district is a charming mix of idyll and casual savoir-vivre.
Mitte
History in motion, that is Mitte. Nowhere can you experience the Berlin feeling more directly than here, where Prussian history & GDR past meet pulsating life, modern art, culture & architecture.
Mitte
History in motion, that is Mitte. Nowhere can you experience the Berlin feeling more directly than here, where Prussian history & GDR past meet pulsating life, modern art, culture & architecture.
Moabit
The cozy, centrally located Moabit with its beautiful old buildings and quiet residential streets is gradually awakening from its slumber.
Moabit
The cozy, centrally located Moabit with its beautiful old buildings and quiet residential streets is gradually awakening from its slumber.
Neukölln
The most international and diverse of all Berlin's boroughs: from the hip scene neighborhood in the north to the village idyll in southern Rudow and Britz, you'll find it all here.
Neukölln
The most international and diverse of all Berlin's boroughs: from the hip scene neighborhood in the north to the village idyll in southern Rudow and Britz, you'll find it all here.
Pankow
The former noble district of East Berlin with its numerous Gründerzeit buildings is still characterized by the upper middle class today.
Pankow
The former noble district of East Berlin with its numerous Gründerzeit buildings is still characterized by the upper middle class today.
Prenzlauer Berg
Germany's largest Wilhelminian quarter was an artists' quarter in GDR times. Today it's a paradise for lovers of lavishly renovated old buildings and high-quality modern residential architecture.
Prenzlauer Berg
Germany's largest Wilhelminian quarter was an artists' quarter in GDR times. Today it's a paradise for lovers of lavishly renovated old buildings and high-quality modern residential architecture.
Schöneberg
It's nicer to live in Schöneberg. The mature district with its beautiful old buildings is home to numerous families, and at the same time there is still a lively neighborhood culture here.
Schöneberg
It's nicer to live in Schöneberg. The mature district with its beautiful old buildings is home to numerous families, and at the same time there is still a lively neighborhood culture here.
Spandau
Almost like country life: The relaxed Spandau offers greenery, proximity to water, historically grown village centers and quite a lot of space.
Spandau
Almost like country life: The relaxed Spandau offers greenery, proximity to water, historically grown village centers and quite a lot of space.
Tiergarten
In Berlin's green center you live centrally & at the same time very relaxed. Here you find modern architecture & lavishly renovated old buildings as well as midcentury architectural monuments.
Tiergarten
In Berlin's green center you live centrally & at the same time very relaxed. Here you find modern architecture & lavishly renovated old buildings as well as midcentury architectural monuments.
Wedding
Now Wedding is really coming: The traditional working-class neighborhood characterized by diversity is now Berlin's youngest trendy district.
Wedding
Now Wedding is really coming: The traditional working-class neighborhood characterized by diversity is now Berlin's youngest trendy district.
Wilmersdorf
Berlin-Wilmersdorf is grown bourgeoisie. The shopping opportunities, theaters and restaurants are first class, people meet in specialty stores and at their favorite Italian restaurant.
Wilmersdorf
Berlin-Wilmersdorf is grown bourgeoisie. The shopping opportunities, theaters and restaurants are first class, people meet in specialty stores and at their favorite Italian restaurant.
Brandenburg
In Brandenburg, Berlin’s surrounding region, you will live in a true family paradise and in one of the most popular places to reside and relax on the periphery.
Brandenburg
In Brandenburg, Berlin’s surrounding region, you will live in a true family paradise and in one of the most popular places to reside and relax on the periphery.
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The Startup Metropolis
Whether startups or venture capital funds – Berlin is increasingly becoming the European center for young, internationally operating companies. With around 40,000 business registrations and more than 500 new startups every year, Berlin is the undisputed capital for company founders in Germany. Especially for founders from the creative and tech industries, the dynamic Berlin with its nearly 200 nationalities acts like a magnet.
Numerous accelerators, incubators and innovation labs ensure a lively and imaginative entrepreneurial culture in Berlin. With various venture capital funds based in Berlin, various crowdfunding providers and many important networking events, a financially strong foundation is also available for this. International startup success stories like those of N26, Wefox or Hellofresh were all written in Berlin.
Meanwhile, established global players such as Tesla, Google and Amazon are also opening their European headquarters in Berlin, further fuelling the international tech and creative scene. Talent is settling in Berlin, leaving a lasting mark on the city and bringing it ever-growing global attention.
With companies such as Lufthansa, Viessmann, Bosch and SAP, Berlin and the Berlin region are also an important classic business location with international appeal. With its high quality of life, relatively low cost of living, good infrastructure and vibrant cultural scene, Berlin attracts people from everywhere. Good schools, lots of green space, an inspiring attitude to life and excellent connections to other major European cities make Berlin an ideal place to live and work.
The University City
Berlin is the city of the original Berliners, the newcomers, the tourists and the city of students. The largest university city in Germany offers outstanding conditions to prospective academics from all over the world. Four major universities, seven universities of applied sciences, four art colleges and various smaller colleges and institutes offer more than 250 different courses of study. This makes Berlin an attractive location for foreign visiting scholars as well.
As a joint medical faculty of Freie Universität and Humboldt-Universität, Charité has an excellent international reputation. In the Times Higher Education magazine’s ranking of the world’s best universities for 2022, Humboldt University ranked 74th, making it one of the elite universities.
It is no wonder that the number of students in Berlin continues to grow. In the 2020/21 winter semester, almost 200,000 people were enrolled at the capital’s universities – a new record number. The students are as diverse as their city: more than 18 percent of those enrolled in the 2019/20 winter semester came from abroad. The proportion of women increased to more than 51 percent in the 2020/21 winter semester.
The student city of Berlin, with its vibrant nightlife and large arts and culture scene, is also a singles stronghold. The large proportion of single-person households of almost 53 percent and the consistently high attractiveness for students mean that demand for small apartments and micro apartments is increasing. Young Berlin is an invitation to spend the best time of your life here. And a great opportunity for investors.
The International Capital of Culture
Berlin is one of the most important cultural capitals in Europe. The Spree metropolis is characterized by tradition and modernity, by its eventful history, which has always been a history of trends. Today, Berlin is once again leading the way in architecture, art, fashion and music, and is setting important impulses internationally. New things are tested and launched in Berlin. Its cosmopolitanism makes the city an ideal laboratory for ideas and experiments.
At first glance, Berlin, with its stately Wilhelminian-style buildings, its boulevards, the Victory Column and the Brandenburg Gate, is a classic European metropolis with world-famous landmarks and significant architectural history. But architectural modernism is also represented in Berlin with buildings such as Mies van der Rohe’s New National Gallery, Hans Scharoun’s Philharmonic Hall or Daniel Libeskind’s Jewish Museum.
With numerous theaters, three opera houses, the Philharmonie and the Konzerthaus am Gendarmenmarkt, as well as several renowned orchestras and choirs, Berlin dominates the classical repertoire. Lovers of rock and pop get their money’s worth in numerous halls, open-air stages and clubs.
Berlin is also a world city of art and artists. Young, contemporary art is represented in museums such as the Hamburger Bahnhof and in some 700 professional galleries, including important global players. With several international art fairs and events, the German capital has become a world-class art metropolis since the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Berlin’s legendary nightlife tells of a city that never sleeps. Berlin has the most secret bars, the clubs with the hardest door policy and the highest number of star restaurants in Germany. There is still no closing time. Instead, diversity, room for individualism and lots of “live and let live”. In any case, it has never been boring in Berlin.
Politics is made in Berlin, for Germany and Europe
With the Federal Government, the Bundestag and the Bundesrat, the most important decision-making bodies of the Federal Republic are located in Berlin. This means that the main political and economic decisions are made in the capital.
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