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GREIX now offers hedonic rental price indices for 20 cities and regions. The developments can be called up interactively in three frequencies.

The German economy is beginning to show signs of recovery. According to the Kiel Institute’s summer forecast, growth this year is expected to be slightly stronger than previously anticipated. The Institute now projects a modest increase in GDP of 0.3 percent for 2025 (up from 0.0 percent in the spring forecast), and 1.6 percent in 2026 (previously 1.5 percent). Nonetheless, economic momentum remains subdued for now—partly due to negative effects from U.S. trade policy.

Lena Dräger, Research Director of the Monetary Macroeconomics Group at the IfW Kiel, comments on the expected decision by the European Central Bank (ECB) to lower its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 2 percent today: