If there is one thing that cannot be changed in purchasing a home, it is the location of the unit. Of course we want to live in a good neighborhood. So what makes a place livable? Worldwide consultants say that the following factors contribute to the livability of a place among others:
- Level of traffic congestion
- Air quality
- Personal safety.
In the larger scale, the World’s Best Places to Live in the 2008 survey by Mercer Consulting are lead by Zurich:
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Vienna, Austria
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Vancouver, Canada
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Dusseldorf, Germany
- Munich, Germany
- Frankfurt, Germany
- Bern, Switzerland
- Sydney, Australia
Article: The world’s best places to live 2008