“It’s just a fact. Many Germans can’t be bothered to buy a house. The country’s homeownership rate ranks among the lowest in the developed world, and nearly dead last in Europe, though the Swiss rent even more. Here are comparative data from 2004, the last time the OECD updated its numbers.”

http://qz.com/167887/germany-has-one-of-the-worlds-lowest-homeownership-rates/