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Home Staging for an Optimal Sale: An Interview with Trois Pièces

Since 2020, Laetitia Brone, a home staging expert, has been transforming properties into true masterpieces ready to captivate buyers and investors. Originally an interior decorator, she discovered home staging as a professional revelation—a field that requires a responsive, flexible approach and a clear business mindset. "Home staging differs significantly from traditional interior decoration. With tight deadlines and meticulous attention to detail, the goal is to quickly prepare a property to maximize its potential on the real estate market," Laetitia explains. With extensive experience, she now fully dedicates her work to this discipline, collaborating with real estate agencies and private clients to enhance each property and make it shine on the market.

Buying Property Abroad: Your Step-by-Step Guide

For many people, the idea of buying property abroad evokes dreams of sunny beaches, scenic mountain villages, or bustling cosmopolitan cities. Whether you’re searching for a vacation home abroad, a potential international property investment, or a second home to enjoy during retirement, the allure of overseas real estate lies in its diversity. Different locations around the globe offer unique cultural experiences, potentially lower property prices than your home market, and attractive rental returns.

Private Residences 2025: Our Vision of the Art of Living in Belgium

Leveraging AI in Real Estate

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming real estate investment: massive data analysis, market forecasts, virtual tours… These tools can completely change how we identify, evaluate, and select properties. Yet, far from replacing human skills, AI gains true power when combined with strong local and legal expertise. An interview with Gilles Tijtgat, real estate legal consultant at Engel & Völkers, highlights how this combination is key to navigating today’s rapidly changing market with confidence.

Are you thinking about becoming a second homeowner?

Sometimes, we fall in love with a place where we spent holidays and wish that we could stay there a few more days or even a few weeks. By acquiring a second home with Engel & Völkers, this dream can become a reality.

The Real Estate Market on the Belgian Coast: A Steady Sea in Shifting Times

The Kangaroo House, an intergenerational home

The Kangaroo House, a concept that originated in Australia, is now making its way to Belgium. Estate agents such as Engel & Völkers are available to help buyers who want to buy a house that can be converted into a Kangaroo House. But what is the Kangaroo House concept? What are the legal requirements for a Kangaroo home?

Private Office Market Report 2026

Luxury real estate on the Belgian coast

The Belgian coast: an exceptional property portfolio

Real estate market at the Belgian coast

The Belgian coast is traditionally an attractive location in terms of real estate. With a coast length of 67 kilometers and about 9 coastal municipalities, it is a great location for a second home or investment property, among other things. What makes it attractive for you to get started as a real estate agent or franchise on the Belgian coast?

The penthouse, an original concept

It was in the 1920s, also called "the Roaring Twenties," that the concept of a penthouse first appeared in the cityscape. Penthouses, apartments occupying the area of the top floor of a building, were very popular in New York until the time of the 1929 stock market crash. Afterwards, penthouses became scarcer again, especially during World War II. In the 1950s, people put up towering buildings again, and at the same time luxury penthouses reappeared. To this day, these luxury apartments are in high demand, especially in the centers of major cities.

Walloon Brabant: An ideal Belgian province to buy a house

A symbol of economic success and a lush living environment, Walloon Brabant is a Belgian province that is constantly on the rise. With a rich history and beautiful nature, this dynamic region offers buyers of prestigious properties a number of important assets.