Ireland and Italy: Two Perspectives on Crisis Europe

Ireland and Italy: Two Perspectives on Crisis Europe

European real estate is on sale…at least in a few select locales. You know the story by now. In the early and mid-2000s, Europe’s real estate markets embarked on a massive tear. It became a gold rush. A mad frenzy. Values rose and rose…until everything stopped. Credit dried up. The market imploded and real estate owners found themselves deeply underwater.