Demand for new housing in Germany is increasing, despite the crisis in the sector in many countries in Europe. According to the study of the Institute Eduard Pestel, by 2025 the country has to build 400 000 new dwellings per year to be able to meet growing needs. Population in some areas and cities of the country recorded significant growth, increases the number of migrants from new EU states. The residents of Munich, Cologne and Hamburg have increased by 25 percent for 10 years. In 2008 because of the crisis were built less than 200 000 dwellings, ie half of the necessary. After the reunification of Germany in the beginning of the 90-year Treasury in West Germany drew several billion marks a complete renovation of the old panelki in the former GDR. This is the last greater investment program in the residential sector.

 In the newspaper "Monitor" on 19.1.2009