In November 2024, the German authorities approved the construction of 17,900 new homes. According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), this was a decrease of 13.0 percent, or 2,700 approved construction permits, compared to November 2023.
In the period from January to November 2024, a total of 193,700 homes were approved, which is a decrease of 18.9 percent, or 45,200, compared to the previous year. The results include approvals for new homes in both new residential and non-residential buildings as well as in existing buildings.
In November 2024, a total of 14,200 new homes were approved in newly constructed residential buildings, which is a decrease of 16.8 percent, or 2,900, compared to the previous year. From January to November 2024, a total of 158,000 new homes were approved, which is a decrease of 21.8 percent, or 44,100, compared to the previous year. The number of approved construction permits for single-family homes decreased by 22.1 percent, or 9,900, to 34,800. For two-family homes, the number of approved homes decreased by 12.7 percent, or 1,700, to 11,700. Even for the numerically strongest building type, multi-family homes, the number of approved homes decreased significantly by 22.4 percent, or 29,300, to 101,200, according to the authorities.