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There are "Flatland" areas in France too: rural (and often mountainous, so not so flat) areas where the population has been steadily decreasing since WWII.

The bulk of France population-wise is indeed Zonedland: major metropolitan areas, especially in the Southern half of the country.

The previous RE bubble in the 90's was mostly limited to the Paris metropolitan area. This bubble is more egalitarian (progress at last!): all medium and large cities and associated exburbs were affected.

Meanwhile, in Germany, there was no RE bubble at all. Property prices have even slightly decreased if I'm not mistaken.

Europeans think a hundred miles is a long way. Americans think a hundred years is a long time.

by Bernard on Fri Nov 20th, 2009 at 06:46:02 AM EST
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So, my question about the relative difference between the graphs for the US and UK-FR remain. It looked to me almost like a scale problem.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Fri Nov 20th, 2009 at 09:43:55 AM EST
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