I don't have an figures to hand but my experience is that Germany is mostly a renting nation, and owning your own home isn't such a big deal over there.
It's so annoying. The commuter belt is getting ridiculous, and then you add the train fare on top! I looked at one place in Biggleswade, and it was over £5,000 a YEAR?! Hertfordshire is half that but still quite a hefty amount,
I'm seriously considering leaving my relatively well paid job in...