The residential investment barometer calculated by Berlin-based investment real estate broker Schick Immobilien reached a record high in the second half of 2025, indicating that investors have a significantly more positive view of the German residential real estate investment market than in previous surveys. According to the company, more than 80 percent of the private and commercial investors surveyed said they expected prices to remain stable or rise. In addition, there are signs of increasing activity in the market, with around 60 percent of respondents planning new purchases. The fact that 85 percent of respondents now assess the current situation as neutral to positive also suggests improved investment opportunities.
With a value of 59.6 points, the residential investment index, which is calculated from the core components of the survey (assessment of investment opportunities, price trends, and purchase and sale intentions), reached its highest level since the survey began in 2023 in the second half of 2025. The renewed growth shows that market participants are increasingly taking a constructive view of the residential segment and basing their decisions on stable fundamentals, according to the survey summary. Although the regulatory environment remains challenging, the mood is significantly more optimistic than it was two years ago. Jürgen Michael Schick, CEO of Schick Immobilien, added: “Our exclusive survey clearly shows where the market is heading. Investors are once again taking more active steps, focusing on figures rather than headlines. It is now crucial that politicians do not jeopardize this constructive market trend with unnecessary intervention.”
“The fact that more than 85 percent of survey participants cited possible tightening of rental laws as the greatest investment risk should be a wake-up call for policymakers,” says Jacopo Mingazzini, CEO of The Grounds. “This shows, as is now also evident in numerous other areas, that regulatory intervention in the market is one of the most serious risks to economic development in Germany today.”
