Financial tips
New property tax reform
A recalculated property tax is to apply in Germany from 2025. For this purpose, owners* must file a property tax return between July 1 and October 31, 2022.
A recalculated property tax is to apply in Germany from 2025. For this purpose, owners* must file a property tax return between July 1 and October 31, 2022.
Selling your own property at the ideal price: Every owner dreams of this. In doing so, you have the increase in value in your own hands – and you don’t even need a lot of money to do it. We explain in our video how you can achieve great things even with a small budget.
As soon as the days get longer and the birds start chirping, spring is in the air. The sun is getting stronger day by day, light conquers the garden and house, and the first ground plants and shrubs sprout. High time to take a close look at the property after the long winter and prepare your property for the young year.
When selling real estate, first impressions count, and it’s not just about tidiness and cleanliness. Your interior design should also be convincing. Because with harmonious furniture you create a feel-good atmosphere and increase the chances of selling within a short time and at a good price. The upgrade is also particularly worthwhile if you want to sell parts of your furnishings along with it.
The concept of the open house tour originates from the USA and means something like “open tour”. This means that several potential buyers are guided through a property by a contact person within a fixed time window. In this blog post, we will explain the benefits of such a visit and what you should look out for.
Surrounded by Leipzig’s City Hall, St. Thomas and St. Nicholas Churches and Grimmaische Strasse, the Steigenberger Icon Grandhotel Handelshof is one of the most exclusive hotels in the Steigenberger Group. In our new video, the hotel’s general manager, Guntram Weipert, gives us a tour of the 220-square-meter presidential suite. Sit back, relax and enjoy exciting insights into a hotel room that leaves nothing to be desired.
Home staging is becoming increasingly important in real estate marketing. What exactly is meant by it, how much it costs and how it contributes significantly to your sales success, we explain in our new video. Also, get exclusive sneak peeks of a property restaged by our business partner and home stager Ronja Onnen.
Better safe than sorry: This is especially true for a large investment such as real estate. However, with so many possible insurance policies, it’s hard to keep track of them all. Wondering which insurances you can’t afford to be without? In this article you will learn the answer.
You want to sell at the ideal price? With a refurbishment, you get the best out of your property and increase the price, sometimes significantly. But in which cases is refurbishment worthwhile and what increase in value can you expect? We reveal it to you in our video with exclusive insights into the renovation of a luxurious old building apartment in Hamburg-Uhlenhorst.
By 2050, all buildings in the EU are to be climate-neutral, a goal formulated by the responsible EU Commission in the “Fit for 55” package. Among other things, the new directive will determine how the most climate-damaging buildings should be modernized first, loosely based on the motto “worst first.”