Residential property

Residential property - 2008 - EuroProperty 4 February 2008, 29-35(7) .

Examines developments in residential property markets in Western and Eastern Europe. In the UK, years of growth have begun to slow, with rental demand rising significantly. Spanish development companies are suffering from a similar slowdown. Growth in the German economy has not led to an increase in nationally low home ownership levels as had been expected. Reports French market boosting reforms. Sweden's housing supply is restricted by regulated rents and capital gains tax. Investors are being attracted to a predicted development boom in eastern states such as Romania, Bulgaria and Ukraine. Finland is also attracting investors to its limited market.


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