[lifestyleguru]

> but at the end of the day _someone_ has to live on the property for it to be worth anything

Have you seen the old city center of Prague in Czechia? or any old city center in any major city in Europe. These numbers only go up.

[CorrectHorseBat]

Because there's rising demand due to more people moving to cities and tourism. Also don't forget Europe's population is still growing despite a low birth rate.