Explaining Regional Disparities in Housing Prices Across German Districts

authored by: L. Brausewetter, S.L. Thomsen, J. Trunzer
Abstract: Over the last decade, German housing prices have increased unprecedentedly. Drawing on quality-adjusted housing price data at the district level, we document large and increasing regional disparities: growth rates were higher in 1) the largest seven cities, 2) districts located in the south, and 3) districts with higher initial price levels. Indications of price bubbles are concentrated in the largest cities and in the purchasing market. Prices seem to be driven by the demand side: increasing population density, higher shares of academically educated employees and increasing purchasing power explain our findings, while supply remained relatively constrained in the short term.
Organisation(s): Institute of Economic Policy
External Organisation(s): Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)
Type: Working paper/Discussion paper
No. of pages: 51
Publication date: 19.05.2022
Publication status: E-pub ahead of print
Sustainable Development Goals: SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
Electronic version(s): https://www.econstor.eu/handle/10419/251956 (Access: Open)
https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4114772 (Access: Open)