Roundup: German housing crisis continues with sharp slump in building permits

BERLIN, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Germany's housing crisis persists, with an 18.3 percent year-on-year decrease in residential building permits for February, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) said on Thursday.

The downward trend in recent years continues, with only 18,200 apartments granted building permits in February. Destatis reports show a significant 35.1-percent decline compared to the same month in 2022.