The expert committee for real estate values in Wiesbaden is an autonomous and independent state institution. It is made up of honorary experts from various professional groups. The office - located at the Civil Engineering and Surveying Office - supports it in the preparation and execution of its tasks. The aim is to make the real estate market more transparent.

Tasks of the expert committee:

• Preparation of expert opinions on the market value of developed and undeveloped land and land rights;
• Determination of standard land values (every two years)

Tasks of the office of the expert committee:

• Preparation and issuing of market value appraisals;
• Local comparisons and local surveys;
• Collection and evaluation of real estate purchase contracts in accordance with the provisions of the German Building Code (purchase price collection);
• Market analyses;
  Derivation of current real estate interest rates and other parameters for real estate transactions;
• Preparation and sale of real estate market reports;
• Information on standard land values;
• Publication and sale of the guideline value map.

The demarcation of the guideline value zones and the standard land values are available to connected users on the geoportal of the state capital of Wiesbaden.

The annual real estate market report with the purchase price analysis is available for 30 euros and is also available free of charge as a PDF file at www.gds.hessen.de (opens in a new tab).