When it comes to fears of financial instability, most well-off Germans are keen to put away their money safely to avoid losses.
One of the most popular investment possibilities is the nation’s hot real estate market.
German brick is the new dollar.
“German brick is the new dollar” is how the experts describe the onslaught of investors on the German property market.
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Interest in German property growing as Euro crisis unfolds
Germany is winning the trust of overseas property hunters, who have placed the country among their top ten destinations for the first time this month.
According to TheMoveChannel.com’s ‘Top of the Props’ report, Germany jumped four places in the overseas property portal's rankings to take the tenth spot, joining the familiar faces of Spain, France, Portugal and the USA....
German investment volumes to exceed EUR 20bn in 2011
Transaction volume in the German real estate investment market is set to exceed EUR 20 bn in 2011, CBRE´s CEO for Germany Peter Schreppel told PropertyEU at EXPO REAL. ´This will be a very good year for the German market,´ he said. ´In the first nine months we already recorded EUR 16.8 bn thanks to a slight increase in Q2.´
Germany is very much in the spotlight for...
Savills tips German student property for investment
The “undervalued” German student market is ripe for investment according to global agency Savills.
Research conducted by Savills found that in the last ten years the number of students in Germany has increased by roughly 18% to over 2.1 million. And currently, there are only 181,000 places available in publicly funded halls of residence.
The Savills’ survey looked...
German cities such as Bremerhaven, Leipzig and Chemnitz could be ideal property investment spots for professionals interested in buying houses overseas.
This is according to James Kirkman, property consultant at ProVenture Property, who said these areas are currently bringing the best return on investment, with yields between nine and 13 per cent.
In contrast, yields in Berlin are...
