In no other city is so much money flowing into residential real estate as in Berlin, writes Handelsblatt Online, the online property magazine. In recent years, the federal capital has developed into a world-class city with flair. In particular, the market for premium homes is booming. With a transaction volume of around €4.3 billion in 2013 in the area of owner-occupied apartments, Berlin even pushed the traditional leader, Munich, out of first place last year. The vacancy rate is also falling. According to the Verband Berlin-Brandenburgischer Wohnungsunternehmen (Association of Berlin-Brandenburg Property Developers) at the end of 2013, only two percent of all dwellings were vacant. Around the turn of the century the figure stood at six percent.

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7 November 2014