Berlin's re-elected coalition of Social Democrats (SPD) and the Left Party-PDS have decided against selling any of the city's stock of 270,000 homes to ease its massive debts. Berlin has the highest per capita debt of any German state.
Swiss real estate group Investis has boosted its real estate holdings with the CHF 139 mln (€149 mln) purchase of prime residential properties in Vaud canton.
