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ZDF-WISO tested broker services and came to catastrophic results

In the WISO broadcast on March 25th, four real estate agents were tested in the “WISO Trick” series. The process followed a familiar pattern: an elderly lady was wired to a microphone, and an expert in an adjoining room was listening. The bait was an approx. 50 year old Okal prefabricated house in the Berlin area in a dilapidated condition. The heating and most of the trades ...

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 ...

KRAFT Immobilien now also DIN-certified

The certification according to DIN EN 15733 is proof that KRAFT Immobilien fulfills the requirements of the European DIN EN 15733 standard and applies it in its work with its customers. At the same time, our customers can be certain that we will comply with the information requirements laid down in the DIN standard. The fulfillment of the requirements of the service standard is ensured by ...

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 ...

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 ...

Absurd judgments on rental and housing law:

The original plan was to publish a column at this point. But we decided to simply let German dishes speak for themselves, because reality surpasses any satire. Below are two groundbreaking judgments about cute silverfish and dazzling chimneys. Property law: glare from stainless steel chimney - tolerance obligation! Glare from a neighbour's stainless steel chimney must be tolerated if this ...

To rate a property correctly

If you want to sell your property, you first think about the possible proceeds that a sale would generate. In the past you had to rely solely on the expertise of an appraiser or real estate agent, nowadays other solutions are also available. Even for small amounts, the well-known real estate portals promise an objective evaluation of your house or your ...

Home staging - a useful marketing tool or a dazzling device?

The term “home staging”, only known to the initiated a few years ago, has meanwhile also achieved a certain degree of familiarity in this country. Established in the USA in the 70s, where else too, today over 200 home staging agencies are already looking for potential customers on the Internet in Germany. And of course there is already a professional association with the beautiful name “German Society for ...