Market Insights for Property Owners

Investing in a freehold apartment offers many advantages. What to consider and when the purchase makes sense, will be explained here.

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Since 2011, Germany’s homeownership rate has flatlined somewhere between 45 and 46 percent, which means that nowhere else in Europe, apart from Switzerland, do so many households rent their homes.

Whenever an occupied rental flat in Germany is converted into a freehold property or condominium, and sold, the incumbent tenant is decidedly well protected.

Wallpaper is back: from aristocratic luxury to modern art. It blends nostalgia and innovation, adding character and accents to spaces. With sustainable materials and creative designs, it’s a statement of individuality and style.

The average dwelling floor area available to every German in 2019 was 47 square metres. The per-capita floor space consumption has been going up steadily over the past years.

The work of a residential property manager may cover two different areas of the property sector. A residential property management company, commonly referred to simply as a property management company, may act either as a condominium association manager under the German Condominium Act (WEG manager) or as a rental property manager.

At the latest, when the annual heating bill arrives, many people begin to wonder whether there might be an alternative to keeping the heating on constantly.

In addition to many other advantages of investing in real estate such as a freehold apartment, you can also save on taxes. This is possible thanks to the depreciation for wear and tear (AfA). We will explain what this is all about.

The trend toward owning a vacation home is here to stay, whether for personal use or for renting out to guests.

Smoke alarms are mandatory in private residential properties in all German federal states. The relevant regulations are set out in the respective state building codes of Germany’s 16 federal states. The requirement applies to both new and existing buildings.