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BERLIN — While the rest of Europe nervously peers at an insecure future, Germans are spending their evenings in long lines, hoping for a chance to buy or rent property before costs rise even more. Since the euro crisis began, … Continue reading →

(Reuters) – Germany’s economy confounded expectations by posting robust growth in the first quarter of the year while France could summon up none at all and Italy slid further into recession, data showed on Tuesday.Gross domestic product in Germany, Europe’s … Continue reading →

BERLIN and AMSTERDAM, May 13, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — The global market for business services dropped over 20 percent year over year in the first quarter of 2012, but German-speaking markets still grew slightly, according to industry reports. Germany … Continue reading →

GSW Immobilien AG (GIB), the German residential landlord that first sold shares to the public last year, will increase the number of homes it owns by as much as 13 percent this year to take advantage of rising rents in … Continue reading →

(The following statement was released by the rating agency) Apr 23 – The current rise in German residential real estate prices after two decades in the doldrums could potentially continue for the next two to three years, says Standard & … Continue reading →

Greek capital transfers for the purchase of property abroad, particularly Germany, have acquired a steady pace in recent months. “We are doing business with people interested in properties that are taxed less and yield higher returns than those at home,” … Continue reading →

German medium-sized companies, whose business confidence rose to a 20-year high, will create 180,000 new jobs by the end of the year, business information service Creditreform said today, citing a survey. Creditreform’s spring business sentiment measure for German medium-sized companies … Continue reading →