The next generation of Germans is in luck: a new survey shows one in five will pass on a quarter of a million euros to their posterity. Forty percent of Germans said they estimated they would pass on at least €100,000, while 20 percent said their estate would be worth a minimum of €250,000. And the report found that in the future, every second German who receives inheritance can expect to get real estate, and more so for people living in western states. The report found that in the past, about a quarter of those who received real estate lived in the home themselves, while about half would sell. The survey also asked about how Germans determine how to divide their assets upon their death.

Source: The Local June 07, 2017 14:26 UTC