For years, there was only one direction for apartment sizes in Germany: uphill. Now, however, the end of the line seems to have been reached. According to the Cologne Institute for Economic Research (IW), the number of square meters that Germans can afford to live in is stagnating for the first time in years....

It sounds logical that homeowners have more wealth than tenants. But just how big the difference is, according to an ECB study from 2020, is a little surprising...