Monthly Archives: February 2012

Germany’s property market should brace itself for a surge in international investment according to a new study.  Global build-asset consultancy EC Harris’ “German Real Estate Market Trends: The Investor Perspective” report found that 70% of investors were planning to increase … Continue reading →

The FINANCIAL — After a weak winter half-year, the German economy will already be back to a solid growth path in the spring. Although GDP growth in the final quarter of 2011 was negative with -0.2% for the first time … Continue reading →

Germans are practically euphoric these days—compared to the dour mood that prevailed for nearly two decades following reunification, when real wages declined in a stagnating economy beset with what appeared to be permanently high unemployment. While discontent smolders in other … Continue reading →

CBRE Germany reported this week that transaction volumes in “German residential property portfolios of more than 50 units increased by 44 per cent year-on-year to €6.12 billion (USD $8 billion) in 2011.”  “The number of traded residential units also increased … Continue reading →

BRUSSELS — Germans’ attitudes about their standard of living have remained relatively buoyant throughout the recent eurozone crisis. In 2011, 31% of Germans said their standard of living was getting better — even higher than before the global financial crisis … Continue reading →