{
  "id": 18894031,
  "title": "Real estate market: New apartments are not worthwhile for landlords - or are they?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/immobilienmarkt-neubauwohnungen-lohnen-sich-fur-vermieter-nicht-oder",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-08T08:08:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/immobilien/neubau-als-kapitalanlage-so-rechnet-sich-die-vermietung/100267906.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "A historic building in Düsseldorf's Flingern district is being demolished to make way for 10 new apartments and two townhouses, with the first units expected to be ready by the end of 2028. The apartments will be priced between €289,000 for a 34 sqm unit and €1.15 million for a 125 sqm unit, with estimated rents of around €26 per sqm per month. Germany's goal of building 400,000 new apartments per year is far from being met, with only around 206,000 new units completed last year. The high costs of construction and financing are major obstacles to new building projects, making it difficult for investors to achieve profitable returns.",
  "summary": "Construction costs have skyrocketed, newly built properties are becoming increasingly rare as a worthwhile investment. This is how buyers get more return on their investment.",
  "key_points": [
    "New apartments in Düsseldorf's Flingern district face high prices and rents.",
    "Rental yields for new apartments in Germany's largest cities fall below 4%.",
    "Hamburg's HafenCity model shows renting completed apartments can be profitable."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}