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Property prices may surge on account of refugees

napi.hu: In the next 15 years residential property prices may see a significant rise in German cities like Berlin and Hamburg because the growing number of refugees increases demand for residential properties, analysts of German Postbank say, assuming that by 2030 a total number of one million refugees will be granted a permanent residence permit in Germany. According to their results a 1 per cent increase in population triggers a price hike in urban apartment and house prices of 3.5 per cent and 1.9 per cent, respectively. The Eastern part of the country may benefit from the influx of refugees, but cities like Hamburg or Berlin will be facing serious difficulties on account of the increased demand for residential properties. The report says a fact of key importance is that according to Destatis, the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, German population will decrease even if the highest estimates of the number of immigrants should come true.