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To: TobagoJack who wrote (49733)	4/17/2006 9:30:01 AM
From: shades	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

reallocate the cash proceeds to Berlin real estate, I lived in Germany, how in the world can you compare germany to california? kris kringle markets aren't nearly as fun as gang warfare eh?

To: TobagoJack who wrote (49733)	4/17/2006 9:37:47 AM
From: sciAticA errAticA	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 116555

re: in anything but and anywhere but ========== ... ever been to Iceland? ... much more pleasant than preconceptions... ... perhaps after their bubble finishes deflating? <g>

To: TobagoJack who wrote (49733)	4/17/2006 10:37:15 AM
From: critical_mass	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 116555

Germany has not participated in the real estate bubble it seems - but why Berlin in particular? A group including George Soros just made a huge investment in public housing (projects) in Dresden, roughly 2-3 hours south of Berlin, but in a growth friendly, growing state.

To: TobagoJack who wrote (49733)	4/19/2006 9:56:39 PM
From: Riskmgmt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

TJ: Re Berlin and Germain R.E. This may be of interest. 2nd German G-REIT Congress in Berlin: May 22 The German property market remains one of the last vestiges of true value in global real estate. This May 22nd , it should also attract new global value-hunters, when the 2nd G-REIT Congress convenes in Berlin. G-REIT stands for German Real Estate Investment Trusts. The Congress will address key issues by prominent global real estate investors, including Morgan Stanley, one of the largest investors in German commercial property. Property prices across most German cities, especially Berlin, remain approximately 35% cheaper than other European capitals. Reunification and the resultant cost of merging both West and East Germany in 1990 have cost Germany a fortune, bloating her public finances while lending to stagnant economic growth since 1992. The debate continues in Germanys lower house this year on the feasibility of G-REITs, or German Real Estate Investment Trusts. The odds are increasing that G-REITs might actually receive the nod by legislators in 2006. Politicians, government officials from the Federal German Department of Finance and leading German tax experts on the subject of G-REITs will gather in beautiful Berlin to debate the market and tax-related consequences of new G REITs. The Sovereign Individual , for one, will be looking to possibly recommend G-REITs, should they be introduced. ERIC ROSEMAN, Investment Director The Sovereign Society