Germany's Property
Renaissance
Fancy buying a house in Germany? Institutional and retail investors
are flooding back to a market that was briefly fashionable during
the boom. House prices have soared in some of the biggest cities.
Berlin prime residential property prices are up 17% since October;
in Frankfurt, 15%. But investors should be wary: This is a highly
localized market.
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Why the Germans and French prefer to rent
Englishmen may see themselves as king of their own castles, but
the fact that Europe largely did away with its monarchies many
years ago does not necessarily explain why those on the Continent
are happier to rent, even if the situation is starting to change.
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Seven reasons the German economy is outperforming
the UK
Why the Germans won't be facing austere times, despite the global
financial crisis.
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Property prices rising in "cheap"
Berlin
Berlin's reputation for cheap rent is
persistent, but is that the whole truth? Prices are climbing all
the time, and poor Berliners are being squeezed out of the real
estate market. But maybe there are some alternatives.
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