In April 2025, the construction of 18,500 apartments was approved in Germany.

As the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) announced on Tuesday, this was 4.9 percent or 900 building permits more than in April 2024. A total of 73,900 apartments were approved between January and April 2025. This was 3.7 percent, or 2,700 apartments, more than in the same period last year.

These results include building permits for apartments in new residential and non-residential buildings, as well as for new apartments in existing buildings. A total of 15,000 apartments were approved for new residential buildings in April 2025. This was 5.1 percent, or 700 apartments, more than in the same month last year. From January to April 2025, 4.3 percent, or 2,500, more new residential and non-residential apartments were approved than in the same period of 2024. The number of building permits for single-family homes increased by 15.4 percent (+1,900) to 14,200 compared to the same period last year. The positive trend for single-family homes has continued since December 2024. For two-family houses, the number fell by 9.7 percent (-400) to 4,000 approved apartments in the first four months of 2025. For multi-family houses, the most numerous building type, the number of building permits remained almost constant compared to the same period last year at 38,600 apartments (-0.1 percent or -40 apartments).