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Buy Berlin—With Strong Rental Yields and Prices Set to Rise
Date: 08/22/2008Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008
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Dear International Living Reader,
More than four out of five Berliners rent. That makes this modern European capital a no-brainer rental play.
And Ronan McMahon tells me you can get into this market at crazy-low prices right now. See how crazy below.
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Berlin Rentals Rock
Date: 06/25/2008 Author: Dan PrescherThursday, June 26, 2008
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My friend, Ronan McMahon, thinks he knows where the next hot rental market is...and it's not where you think.
“Berlin?” I asked. “Are you kidding?”
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Toy Town
Date: 12/09/2007
Monday, Dec. 10, 2007
Seiffen, Germany
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Snowflakes swirling in the air and the strings of electric candle lights in the streets of Seiffen are a sure sign that Christmas is approaching. People crowd at the wood carvers’ and turners’ stores to buy the unique handcrafted Christmas ornaments and decorations, or watch the artisans making nutcrackers, incense burners, wooden miniatures, and traditional motifs.
Read OnBerlin's Urban Beaches
Date: 07/30/2007The urban beach along the bank of the Spree River is billed as Berlin’s “open air meeting point.”
Read OnOverpriced Spas and Under-dressed Germans
Date: 07/04/2007The Friedrichsbad’s classical porticos, domed halls, and hand-painted tiles are little changed since opening day in 1877.
Read OnKeeping time in Munich
Date: 07/02/2007Munich is Germany’s third biggest city, but pulls in the most visitors. No wonder, since every survey confirms its popularity: Most Germans would love to live in the Bavarian capital that runs like clockwork.
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A Little-known German Relaxation Treatment
Date: 03/08/2007Hay bathing, we were told, stimulates your immune system and relieves rheumatism, sciatica, and arthritis problems. Plus, as a hay bath causes perspiration, your skin is purified, too.
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Fairytales
Date: 03/07/2007"The Rat Catcher's house in Hamelin; in 1284, 130 children were led past here by the Pied Piper, never to be seen again..."
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