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Increasing Property Value: How to Boost Your Real Estate's Worth

Whether you're a property owner planning to sell soon or an investor looking to optimize your portfolio: strategically increasing your property's value is key to success. But how exactly can you achieve property appreciation? What factors play a role, and which measures are particularly effective? Below, you'll find tips on how to increase your property's value and achieve a higher profit when selling.

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Standard land value for Freiburg

For property owners and buyers, the standard land value in Freiburg provides initial information on the average price per square metre for land in the various areas of Freiburg. As the standard land value applies to so-called standard value zones, it can only serve as a guide. This is because it does not take into account the special features of each property. In order to achieve a good purchase price when selling a property, you should not do without our free and non-binding property valuation.

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Agreement on the Building Energy Act: What will be important for Hamburg property owners

As one of the most polarising topics in the political discourse, the amendment to the Building Energy Act energy law is also occupying the owners of houses, flats and other properties in Hamburg Obligation to retrofit for older heating systems in favour of the heating transition in Germany was debated in the media and in public, and it took a long time for the coalition parties to reach a consensus. In mid-June 2023, an internal government Agreement has now been reached, which is considered a promising basis for adoption in the Bundestag. In this article, your estate agent for the north-east of Hamburg, Engel & Völkers Alstertal, would like to summarise for you the changes that the so-called "Heating Act" will bring for owners of houses and flats and why this is particularly important in Hamburg can be expected to be implemented more quickly than at federal level. Find out more now!

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Buy dream properties in Constance on Lake Constance

Living where others go on holiday or buying a holiday property in a unique landscape: this is possible in the Lake Constance region around the city of Constance. With Engel & Völkers you can buy dreamlike properties in Constance on Lake Constance and in the picturesque surroundings of the Alpine foothills. Would you like to buy a house in Constance with a beautiful large garden? Or would you prefer to buy a flat in one of the attractive new-build projects in Constance? Perhaps you would also like a cosy condominium in Constance Condominium with a view of the lakewhich you can enjoy from the balcony or, in the case of a penthouse flat, from the roof terrace. Engel & Völkers is your estate agent in Constance with additional property shops in Singen and on the Höri. The experienced property consultants led by managing director Sven Schäfer know the property market in the Lake Constance region and will find you high-quality and exclusive properties in Constance Lake Constance for sale, such as

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Dingelsdorf property: Fantastic houses and flats on Lake Constance

To the north of Constance, the district of Dingelsdorf is picturesquely situated on a slight hillside and meanders along the shores of Lake Überlingen. Here you will find marvellous Constance condominiums with lake views. Or would you like to buy a house in Constance for the whole family at attractive prices? In the quiet residential area of the town with its approx. 2200 inhabitants, you can enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of the green region on Lake Constance between Dettlingen and Litzelstetten. Relax in your leisure time at the lidos or in the Dingelsdorfer Ried nature reserve. The ferry takes you to Überlingen on the other side of the lake in ten minutes. You can reach Allensbach and the B 33, on which you can cross the whole of Baden-Württemberg, just as quickly by car. Even Constance's old town is only around a quarter of an hour away. By the way, with Engel & Völkers you will also find Properties in the district of Constance as well as in other districts and towns.

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Successful property marketing - interview with Mr Sven Schäfer

A successful property sale is a matter of trusting the right partners right partner. Sven Schäfer is the managing partner of Engel & Völkers Konstanz. In addition to Constance, the successful property consultant also runs other Engel & Völkers property shops in Germany, including the Radolfzell, Höri, Singen and Überlingen locations. With this broad presence, Sven Schäfer and his 25-strong team have established themselves as a regional estate agent for property in Constance.

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Speculation period: You should pay attention to this when selling your property

Houses, flats and other properties in Munich have risen sharply in value in recent years: The great popularity of the Bavarian capital, the rising population and the resulting surplus demand have created a seller's market that provides comfortable starting conditions for owners. In order to utilise these as effectively as possible and achieve the maximum return when selling a property in Munich, the potential obligation to pay speculation tax should always be kept in mind. This article by real estate agent Engel & Völkers Munich sheds light on the cases in which speculation tax must be paid, the role played by the speculation period and why a sale can be particularly worthwhile for you after this period has expired.

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What can be done with a property in the event of a divorce

Living happily together in your own four walls is part of the ideal of a life together as spouses. This is why buying or building a home of one's own as an investment with a stable value becomes part of the joint wealth accumulation for many couples.

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