german property increases in popularity as stability reigns
News Posted On: 08 March 2010
The German economy has failed to grow in the final quarter of last year according to new data released by the European Union statistical office Eurostat. GDP in the EU as a whole grew by just 0.1%. This is very disappointing, one would have hoped that growth would be continuing to accelerate, after it did so from a growth of 0.3% in the second quarter, to 0.7% in the third.
That said at least Germany has avoided falling back into negative growth. This is more than can be said for Spain, Italy, and Greece.
With that in mind this is still a solid performance from Germany, with anything other than negative growth still to be perceived as a most definite positive in today's tumultuous financial environment. German property is becoming a favourite with investors for that very reason:
Across the board Germany is proving itself to be very resilient to external influences. While growth has flattened in terms of GDP this is in itself a sign of stability. Retail sales did the same in the final quarter; flattened out with 0.00 percent growth - another sign of stability.
This is all despite Germany's becoming embroiled in the row over Greece's debts; or rather whether or not it should bail Greece out, and what would be the consequences of its doing so or not doing so.
Stability and security are two of the main things that today's property buyers are looking for, hence Germany's current popularity. German property is also benefiting from the resurgence of buy to let investment over capital growth investment.
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