A representative study on housing conditions and the cost of living by RE/MAX Europe, conducted in 16 European countries, reveals that 61 percent of Europeans own the property they live in. More than one-third of the 8,000 Europeans surveyed state that they live in an owned house, whilst 25 percent live in an owned apartment.…

According to our survey, Europeans have quite different ideas about what constitutes their ideal home space. While most Europeans stated that their perfect home would have five rooms (excluding the kitchen, bathroom and hall), the study also shows a wide range of answers when it comes to the space they need. While the Portuguese would…

In January 2015, RE/MAX Europe conducted a survey among 16 European countries on the housing conditions of Europeans. The survey showed that right now almost two thirds (61%) of them are homeowners: 25% live in an owned flat whilst 36% in an owned house. Citizens of the UK and the Netherlands are the top house…

The recent survey “At home in Europe”, conducted by RE/MAX Europe in 16 European countries, shows that one in six Europeans owns a secondary residence, mostly for holidays (33.7 %) and weekends (23.9%) and located in their own country. The country with the highest proportion of second home owners is Greece: almost one third of…

According to a recent survey on housing conditions in 16 European countries conducted by RE/MAX Europe, moving apartment or house is a rare event among most Europeans. On average, Europeans have only moved four times in their lives. This is not just a phenomenon among younger people: the older generation – aged 50 and above…

When it comes to the costs of housing, the range of answers is wide: while every fifth European only spends up to 20 percent of their income on housing, the top 9 percent state that they are spending between 70 and 90 percent. Download  Infographic   Download  Infographic   Not surprisingly: those who rent their…

In most of the countries surveyed, the overwhelming majority agrees that renting a house or apartment is becoming more expensive. Interestingly, two-thirds of Austrians believe this, but only 23 percent of Greeks and 26 percent of Spaniards. Download  Infographic Europeans who rent are more likely to believe that the cost for living is growing. Download…

Perhaps the most heterogeneous picture of Europe is drawn when it comes to who people share their home with. Six out of ten Europeans live with their partner, whilst 39 percent live with one or several children. Download  Infographic   Only 15 percent of Europeans live in a single-household, especially in Finland, Sweden and the…