The office - letting market in Germany has performed strongly in the first quarter of 2018 , according to figures from German Property Partners . Although overall take - up of new apartments was 8 % lower than in Q1 2017 , demand remained high , with Frankfurt , Stuttgart , Hamburg and Cologne all improving on the previous year 's Q1 results . Frankfurt had the highest growth , with a 10 % increase year on year , but a shortage of available space . Düsseldorf is the only city that might top its 2017 result, as the vacancy rate here is still at a reasonable level and some clients are in the market for large amounts of space. Munich , Hamburg and Düsseldorf recorded falls in take - up , which accounted for the decline in the headline figure . Experts believe the figures point to further growth this year .
The office - letting market in Germany has performed strongly in the first quarter of 2018 , according to figures from German Property Partners . Although overall take - up of new apartments was 8 % lower than in Q1 2017 , demand remained high , with Frankfurt , Stuttgart , Hamburg and Cologne all improving on the previous year 's Q1 results . Frankfurt had the highest growth , with a 10 % increase year on year , but a shortage of available space . Munich , Hamburg and Düsseldorf recorded falls in take - up , which accounted for the decline in the headline figure . Experts believe the figures point to further growth this year .