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As the German population ages, the country is experiencing a housing surplus and increasing prevalence of vacant homes. The shrinking population of young people in Germany is more interested in living in city centres than previous generations – resulting in a “large-scale devaluation” of areas full of single-family homes. While this trend is currently most prevalent in remote and economically underdeveloped cities, a recent study conducted by Wüstenrot Stiftung, a nonprofit foundation focused on urban planning, construction and habitation, warns that this demographic change will soon threaten residential areas in more prosperous regions. (Spiegel Online)
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I somehow suspect that there is not a lot of sympathy coming from anyone whose family home was destroyed by German bombs. Rather tasteless posting this two days before Remembrance Day.
Yes, I am a Canadian Army veteran.