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Dream of owning your own home is shattered: Housing shortage hits Western Pomerania hard!
The real estate market situation in Western Pomerania-Rügen 2025: The region is characterized by a shortage of housing and a lack of new buildings.
Dream of owning your own home is shattered: Housing shortage hits Western Pomerania hard!
The “Heimatcheck 2025” shows that the dream of owning your own home in Western Pomerania is beginning to waver. Loud Northern Courier The average satisfaction rating in the real estate sector was set at just 5.27 out of 10 points. The situation is particularly challenging in rural areas, such as the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, where there is a lack of affordable housing.
The survey, which involved a total of 16,664 people, found that residents often struggle to find suitable properties that are not in need of renovation. Vorpommern-Greifswald fares poorly compared to Rostock and Schwerin, landing in seventh place out of ten, with a rating of just 4.98 points. Especially on the island of Usedom, the residents are very dissatisfied, and they only give it between 3.0 and 3.1 points.
Growing housing shortage
The housing shortage in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is increasing dramatically NDR reported. Originally, university towns and popular Baltic Sea resorts were primarily affected, but now Neubrandenburg and Wismar are also affected. Cities with over 45,000 inhabitants continue to see a sustained influx, while new construction activity cannot keep up. Rents there are rising rapidly, while Güstrow could also soon be affected by this problem.
“A healthy housing market should have a vacancy rate of around 5 to 7 percent,” explains Interior Minister Christian Pegel (SPD). Despite housing subsidies that have been used for social housing and modernization since 2017, there are only 1,926 subsidized social housing units. A decline in building permits was also recently noted.
Real estate prices on the rise
The Real estate market analysis platform also shows that the prices for real estate in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania have risen continuously over the last ten years. In order to meet the increased demand, solutions are urgently needed in the area of rental prices and returns.
The general feeling among the residents remains positive: they appreciate the high quality of life and the beautiful surroundings. The proximity to nature and the peace and quiet that comes with it are highlighted as major advantages, but many are of the opinion that more funding programs are needed for the renovation of old properties. Improving infrastructure and transport connections is also urgently needed.
In conclusion, it can be said that the challenges in the real estate sector in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania are considerable, but the residents still appreciate the advantages of their homeland. In order to improve the situation, both government support and investments in new construction projects are essential.