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Thursday, November 26, 2009

Berlin Property - Invest in the Capital of Europe

By Sofie Vincent

Investing in property in Berlin is on the rise and is becoming increasingly popular; There is a large growth in prospective buyers and investors that learning just how great the financial returns are in Berlin investment property that is an extremely fast rising business venture.

In 2006, Germany's economic growth rate was posted at 2.5 percent and has since earned a very large confidence level in the world market since being the highest it has been in 15 years. The economic revival Germany is going through is astounding, due to its high export market, as well as having a continuously rising housing price index, which really makes a phenomenal time to invest.

There has been a steady increase of investors in Berlin after years of economic sluggishness, predominantly on the eastern part of the country and particularly in Berlin, which has kept the prices of properties relatively low. The mortgage outlook in the country has been encouraging, with the government easing up on mortgaging policies, as a lot of Germans opt to buy their own homes instead of just renting them.

Even throughout the year 2007, the economy has steadily grown by 2.5 percent and now we begin to see that housing prices have begun to rise slightly. Since commercial property and office spaces are very low in cost there have been many European and British investors setting up offices and headquarters there and continual pour money into Berlin. When the Berlin wall fell, the city entered the race with many other larger and advanced cities for economic development like Munich and Frankfurt to name a couple. However there is a particularly unconventional occurrence that is happening in Berlin since property prices are substantially lower in the capital the in less major cities of Germany Berlin investment property has become increasingly attractive.

The Mitte and Charlottenburg districts are identified as the best properties to invest in, where properties of high value can be sold for a very reasonable amount making them the best deals on the continent. In only a few years down the road, it is estimated that the property rates in these areas will extensively increase as the demand will increase several times over.

Serious interest is growing in the Berlin investment property arena due to the profitable returns on investment. The development of the Schlosspark-Carree for instance, is supported by a 10-year rental guarantee by a consortium of participating banks making it one of the most attractive investment opportunities in the whole continent. What is more, the 10-year rental guarantee is also complimented by a counterpart 10-year maintenance and modernization plan, and even free rental management of the properties offered for sale.

In terms of population, which is the backbone of any structured economy, Berlin has a stable population of 3.4 million people, or almost the same population of three cities; Frankfurt, Munich, and Hamburg; combined, making it the largest populated city in the entire country.

There were 1.8 million households with 1.8 persons living in each household at Berlin in the year of 2003. Over the past few years the numbers has increasingly raised very steadily and it is suspected by 2025, the number of households in the city should reach the 2 million mark. This spread out over eighteen years will be an increase annually of 8,400. This expanding population would start a large movement of investors investing in property at Berlin, which will cause local residence trouble in getting mortgages for their houses and would have to switch to renting a home.

This would happen by foreign investors purchasing high yield properties in Berlin and then reselling them to the locals for a decent profit, and Berlin would be the place to do this since it has the essential ingredients for a great property market venture.

The Advantages Of A Berlin Investment Property

Berlin has a very liquid rental base market, unlike other investment centres across the globe. A surprising 87 percent of the population, or close to 3 million people, have opted to rent their homes instead of purchasing them for ownership. The vacancy rates of rental apartments and homes are at a very low 3.4 percent during the latter part of 2008. This gives a very wonderful opportunity to investors in purchasing 'buy-to-let' apartments and properties, as it assures them of consistent and profitable rental income.

Another great thing about Berlin investment property is the clear-cut information that the German authorities will give to potential investors in this area. Information like prices on property, sales, rental rates and returns on investments so that the potential investors might have can know what decisions to make within the choices of their investments. - 23226

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