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

19 December 2018 in General, Information for buyers, Information for sellers, Housing Economy Bonn / Rhein-Sieg

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

19 December 2018 in General, Information for landlords and tenants, Housing Economy Bonn / Rhein-Sieg

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 ...

How do I recognize a good real estate agent?

6 April 2018 in General, Information for buyers, Information for sellers, Housing Economy Bonn / Rhein-Sieg

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:

24 November 2017 in General, Information for buyers, Information for sellers, Information for landlords and tenants

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 ...