Brussels, 13/12/2004 (Agence Europe) - Only 1% of Europeans, most of them buying second homes or those living in cross-border areas, have taken out loans in another Member State. It is very low compared to the economic weight exerted by the real estate market. In 2002, loans for housing accounted for EUR 4 trillion, 40% of the European Union's GDP in fifteen Member States. Formed in 2003, the real estate experts' group has just submitted its conclusions for setting up a genuine European...