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German House Prices Fall at Steepest Pace Since at Least 2000

A construction crane behind residential apartments in Berlin.Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg
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German house prices dropped by 9.9% from a year ago in the second quarter — the steepest decline since the time series began in 2000.

The fall was especially pronounced in the country’s biggest cities, the statistics office said Friday. Compared with the previous three months, prices declined by 1.5% — less than in the two preceding quarters, according to Destatis.