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Europe’s Young Workers Can Find Jobs. Finding a Home Is Harder.

As housing protests continue in Portugal and Spain, Europe’s employed young adults face a difficult question: why is an independent home still out of reach? Continue reading Europe’s Young Workers Can Find Jobs. Finding a Home Is Harder.

Family with a young child looking toward apartment buildings in Munich

Germany Wants Skilled Workers to Put Down Roots. Can They Still Afford a Home?

Germany has made it easier for skilled workers to enter and settle. But mortgage rates above 4 percent, Munich’s property prices and tighter bank lending are raising another question: can professionally established families still afford to put down permanent roots? Continue reading Germany Wants Skilled Workers to Put Down Roots. Can They Still Afford a Home?

German apartment buildings with a model house, euro coins and calculator illustrating rising mortgage costs.

A €300,000 German Mortgage Just Became Much Harder to Afford. The Housing Crisis Is Changing

German mortgage rates have climbed above 4 percent while banks tighten lending standards and scrutinise energy-inefficient properties. The result is a new phase of Germany’s housing crisis in which the cost of financing a home may matter almost as much as its purchase price. Continue reading A €300,000 German Mortgage Just Became Much Harder to Afford. The Housing Crisis Is Changing