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According to the F+B Residential Index Germany Q2, prices for new-contract rents rose by 0.5 percent year-on-year (Q2 2020 to Q2 2021). New contract rents in Germany's 50 most expensive cities are also on the rise: Whereas prices for new leases there still fell in 25 of the 50 cities in Q1 2021, the same is true of only 11 of the most expensive 50 cities in Q2 2021....

Builders should request a geotechnical report in accordance with the Eurocode (EC) 7 standard before building real estate. In addition Ulrich Reisdorf, diploma geologist and managing director of the geotechnical expert office terra system GmbH, advises in the house building councellor ?the soil appraisal - contents, use and costs? of on-line portal build.de. For the subsoil expertise, among other things, samples are taken,...

Local authorities have until Thursday, September 30, to apply for the "Co2ntracting: build the future!" model project of the German Energy Agency (dena). This means that dena has extended its application deadline. The search is on for municipal properties throughout Germany, such as schools, administrations or hospitals, whose annual energy costs per building are at least 150,000...

If a broker has doubts about the prospective buyer's ability to afford a property, he must advise the owner against selling. The broker is not liable for financial damages incurred by the prospective buyer. This is the result of a decision of the Regional Court of Frankenthal (Palatinate), which is not yet final (judgment of 07.05.2021, Az. 1 0 40 / 20). In the case at hand, a...

The portal zuhausewohnen.de breaks down what is important when choosing the right color for the home. It advises getting inspiration before painting - for example, by looking at other apartments, visiting a museum or taking a walk in nature. Photos can be used to capture and record the color impression. When choosing a color, it depends not only on...

The cost of housing is rising. This is the result of the "Postbank Housing Atlas", in which the housing markets of the 401 German districts and independent cities are examined by experts from the Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI). One of the benchmarks used by the experts is disposable household income. According to a common rule of thumb, no more than 30...

Without an inheritance, a gift or a personal loan, many owners would not have been able to afford their property. This is the conclusion of a survey conducted by Statista on behalf of Interhyp Group in Germany and Austria with 3,353 property owners. Young owners are particularly affected by this problem. In the survey, one third of...

How owners or tenants can become more energy efficient in the garden has been broken down by the consumer center's energy advice service. For example, they should not illuminate the garden completely, but only selectively and when needed. This not only saves electricity, but also prevents light pollution. In addition, the use of devices that work with muscle power can...

Notary Sonja Reiff advises (married) couples with children to include a so-called mandatory penalty clause in their wills in order to safeguard themselves for old age. The background to this is that (married) couples often opt for the so-called Berlin will. In this case, the spouses appoint each other as heirs. If they have children, they do not inherit until both parents have died. The compulsory portion can be...

The Internet portal "schoener-wohnen.de" looks into the question of how parents or guardians can prevent furnishing mistakes in the children's room. It has also compiled various tips on possible alternatives. For example, "schoener-wohnen.de" advises not to buy everything right at the beginning of pregnancy, such as a large closet. At the beginning...