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Housing Economy Bonn / Rhein-Sieg

KRAFT market evaluation - rental apartment offers in Bonn

In September 2019 we took a closer look at the current rental offers in Bonn. Approx. 600 offers in the two largest real estate portals were evaluated. Actually, the offer should be significantly larger, namely over 1.000 apartments. But approx. 45% of the offers are not found in the normal apartment categories, but rather hidden as furnished apartments ...

The SPD sees red - buyer principle for real estate sales

Ex-Federal Minister of Justice Katarina Barley planned to expand the customer principle, which has existed since 2015, for rentals to include real estate sales. A ministerial draft is now available, which her successor Christine Lambrecht should now put into practice. The introduction of the buyer principle is intended to facilitate the acquisition of real estate, since the ancillary purchase costs in Germany between 11 and 15% of the ...

From now on KRAFT sell your property in a digital bidding process

The so-called “bidding process” can best be compared to an eBay auction. The big difference is that there is no obligation for the seller to sell his property to the highest bidder. Analogous to the classic sales process, KRAFT Immobilien will evaluate your property after a property inspection and analysis of various documents and make a price recommendation. Since the real estate demand is currently significantly higher than ...

Buyer principle for real estate sales - how the "GREENS" practice populism

Federal Minister of Justice Katarina Barley is currently examining the expansion of the ordering principle for rentals, which has existed since 2015, to include real estate sales, and a draft bill should be available in the next few weeks. The introduction of the customer principle is intended to facilitate the acquisition of real estate, since the ancillary purchase costs in Germany are between 11 and 15% of the purchase price, depending on the federal state. Usually finance ...

Misappropriation of living space in metropolitan areas Part II - Airbnb, the smart housing broker

Airbnb founder Brian Chesky loves to tell the story over and over again. How he sat in his shared flat in San Francisco after graduating from college, all the hotel rooms in town were fully booked and then came up with a brilliant idea. What if he sublet his room? So the founding myth of Airbnb, the ...

Download the new KRAFT app now!

Would you like to rent an apartment or buy a house? You can now download the BETA version of the new KRAFT app from the Apple store or the Google Playstore. Set up a search request with your desired criteria and you will immediately receive a push message when we add a new property to our portfolio, long before it is published in the real estate portals ...

The new data protection regulation also affects landlords!

On May 25, 2018, the new European Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force. Every landlord collects data from his tenants. For example, the bank details, Schufa information, utility bills and others to process them yourself or, for example, to have them processed by the property management. Even if a broker can relieve the landlord of various tasks, he still remains in ...

The misappropriation of housing in metropolitan areas Part I

How the rental price brake is circumvented through Zeitwohnen In the late summer of 2016, about a year after the introduction of the rental price brake, an outcry went through the German press landscape. “Zeit”, “Süddeutsche”, “Handelsblatt” and others had surprisingly discovered that the makers of the rent brake had been tricked. The combination of furnished rental and temporary living had unexpectedly opened up a business model for some landlords ...

How do I recognize a good real estate agent?

This question is often asked on the Internet and, conveniently, the answers are usually provided directly. However, if you take a closer look at the individual criteria, the picture is much more differentiated. We have summarized this for you in a short question-and-answer game. This can be used to identify circumstantial evidence that, taken as a whole, indicates ...