Anyone considering investing anywhere in Europe should read this article. It points out property prices have started falling in many European countries so it could be very risky to consider investing at the moment:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2007/08/27/cneuecon127.xml
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2007/08/27/cneuecon127.xml