In a recent special forecast, the European Unions executive arm stated that Poland would escape the recession which has affected other countries in the Euro Zone. As at July 2009, Poland was one of the few world economies still growing and where wealth is continuing to grow.

 

'' The papers in Poland, as everywhere in the world, have talked about plummeting property prices. But unlike the West they have had to look harder to find them. There are some neighborhoods where values have decreased or some types that are proving harder to shift, but overall prices have remained fairly static.''

                 Warsaw Business Journal July 2009

The pessimism attached to residential investment has not hit our region and the residential market remains active. Szczecin is well placed with its proximity to Berlin and its strong links with Germany and Scandinavia. The costal towns in the region also remain bouyant and popular as tourist destinations. With the growth of commercial development has come a need for high quality housing stock and opportunites still exist for investors, developers and joint venture partners alike. Anglo Ventures have relationships with a number of local developers and land owners looking for buyers and partners as part of their strategy,. Szczecin in particular is seeing a move to high quality residential development in the heart of what is becoming a truly international city.