Live figures from our database: active proceedings by Bundesland and proceedings first captured by ZVG Melder per month.
As of September 29, 2026: 3.233 active compulsory auction proceedings are running in Germany, with an average court-appraised value (Verkehrswert) of 332.770 €.
Coverage starts in May 26. The start month is incomplete because its exact collection start day is unknown; the current month, Sept 26, is incomplete as well. Only months with at least one first-captured proceeding are shown; missing months do not mean zero.
| Federal state | Active proceedings | with market value | Avg. market value | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nordrhein-Westfalen | 952 | 936 | 387.672 € | 226.500 € |
| Bayern | 413 | 406 | 389.508 € | 245.000 € |
| Hessen | 338 | 328 | 393.064 € | 198.282 € |
| Niedersachsen | 321 | 308 | 441.348 € | 186.000 € |
| Rheinland-Pfalz | 304 | 286 | 200.460 € | 136.595 € |
| Sachsen | 202 | 198 | 165.079 € | 75.375 € |
| Sachsen-Anhalt | 182 | 175 | 138.438 € | 71.000 € |
| Thüringen | 178 | 171 | 98.918 € | 53.000 € |
| Brandenburg | 117 | 109 | 200.941 € | 91.000 € |
| Berlin | 84 | 83 | 817.023 € | 435.000 € |
| Saarland | 71 | 68 | 210.308 € | 163.165 € |
| Baden-Württemberg | 54 | 54 | 344.197 € | 256.000 € |
| Bremen | 14 | 14 | 247.490 € | 213.780 € |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 3 | 3 | 492.333 € | 475.000 € |
Market-value figures rest exclusively on finally determined official market values (set by the court); proceedings without a determined market value are excluded from average and median. The “with market value” column shows the underlying sample.
Fixed snapshot:
On September 8, 2026, the ZVG Melder dataset examined contained 2,134 active residential property auction entries from 14 federal states. Documents were assigned as appraisals for 1,528 entries; an automated document evaluation was available for 1,429.
| Documents and evaluation | Auction entries |
|---|---|
| Appraisal assigned and document evaluation available | 1,056 |
| Appraisal assigned, no document evaluation available | 472 |
| Document evaluation available, no appraisal assigned | 373 |
| Neither an appraisal assigned nor a document evaluation available | 233 |
| Residential property auction entries in total | 2,134 |
Each observed entry from the ZVG portal is counted once, regardless of its number of plots, homes or documents. Multiple entries can belong to the same legal proceeding. The cohort includes entries classified as single-family, two-family or multi-family houses, terraced houses, semi-detached houses or condominiums. Inactive entries and hearings whose dates have passed are excluded; entries without a known hearing date remain included.
Assigned as an appraisal means that at least one recorded document is assigned to the auction entry as an appraisal and is not marked as removed. This assignment does not confirm the document's content or completeness.
A document evaluation is counted when a stored automated result exists; known placeholder results are excluded. The evaluation may use other documents and need not come from the appraisal currently assigned. Its factual accuracy and completeness are not assessed here.
This is a snapshot of our observed dataset from 14 of 16 federal states, not a complete or representative national statistic. Missing documents or evaluations in our dataset do not mean that no appraisal exists at the court. The figures reveal neither inspection coverage nor the condition of a property. This snapshot is retained unchanged; current directory figures may differ.
Suggested citation: ZVG Melder, “Appraisal documents and automated evaluations in our observed dataset”, snapshot September 8, 2026, 2,134 residential property auction entries.
Our live figures only show the current listing window. For the trend over time we rely on the analyses of the trade publisher Argetra, which evaluates the scheduled auction dates of about 500 district courts every year — the same public basis our directory is built on.
In 2025, 14.082 properties with a total market value of 4,76 bn € were called for foreclosure auction in Germany (+4,7 % year over year). In the first half of 2026 there were already 7.845 objects (+8,4 %); Argetra expects around 15.000 objects for 2026.
| Period | Objects called | Change | Total market value | Avg. market value per object |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12.332 | +2,1 % | 3,87 bn € | 313.955 € |
| 2024 | 13.445 | +9 % | 4,30 bn € | 319.509 € |
| 2025 | 14.082 | +4,7 % | 4,76 bn € | 337.839 € |
| 1. Halbjahr 2026 | 7.845 | +8,4 % | 2,59 bn € | 330.852 € |
Figures verified on August 14, 2026. Argetra publishes yearly and half-yearly reports; the full reports are paid, the figures quoted here come from the public press versions or their press coverage.
Source: We record the official announcements of the German local courts daily via the justice portal zvg-portal.de — covering 14 of 16 federal states; Hamburg and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern do not publish there.
Counting rule: “active proceedings” are foreclosure auctions with an upcoming or not-yet-dated hearing — what visitors can actually browse. Cancelled and past hearings are not counted.
Market values: only finally determined official appraisals enter average and median — no preliminary figures, no symbolic values.
Citation: all figures on this page may be quoted freely with the attribution “ZVG Melder (zvg-melder.de)” and the as-of date.
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Figures are based on the official announcements we have recorded and are updated daily. No guarantee of completeness.
