After 3 years of decline, housing permits increased by almost 11% in Germany last year, with most of the increase occurring in the second half of the year. Faster growth is expected this year
After 3 years of decline, housing permits increased by almost 11% in Germany last year, with most of the increase occurring in the second half of the year. Faster growth is expected this year
Submission statement: Germany’s housing construction sector is recovering, driven by lower interest rates, simplified permitting regulations, lower energy costs, but also rising use of new technologies such as modular construction
over 26% of newly permitted housing units last year are gonna be built with pre-fab methods, saving labor costs and enabling higher labor productivity in the sector
the use of serial renovation methods using pre-fabs is also booming, as it enables the upgrade of older housing stock while reducing labor costs by more than 2 thirds
this project in Bochum for example shows how basically everything can be pre-made in factories nowadays, and just assembled on the spot( insulation,windows, roofs, solar pannels)
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source in German:
[https://www.destatis.de/DE/Presse/Pressemitteilungen/2026/02/PD26_052_3111.html](https://www.destatis.de/DE/Presse/Pressemitteilungen/2026/02/PD26_052_3111.html)
Submission statement: Germany’s housing construction sector is recovering, driven by lower interest rates, simplified permitting regulations, lower energy costs, but also rising use of new technologies such as modular construction
over 26% of newly permitted housing units last year are gonna be built with pre-fab methods, saving labor costs and enabling higher labor productivity in the sector
the use of serial renovation methods using pre-fabs is also booming, as it enables the upgrade of older housing stock while reducing labor costs by more than 2 thirds
this project in Bochum for example shows how basically everything can be pre-made in factories nowadays, and just assembled on the spot( insulation,windows, roofs, solar pannels)
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=limwCJXAvtw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=limwCJXAvtw)
**almost 1 in every 4 deep renovations projects for multi-unit housing is now done with pre-fabs**
[https://www.dena.de/infocenter/markthochlauf-fuer-serielle-sanierung-beschleunigt-sich/](https://www.dena.de/infocenter/markthochlauf-fuer-serielle-sanierung-beschleunigt-sich/)