Paul Cziganj

08 June 2021

French castles sold like hot cakes amid pandemic

Last year has seen an exponential increase in castle sales in France. Secondary homes, in general, enjoyed a regain in interest compared to the previous years, but the growth was nowhere as strong as it was for castles.

27 May 2021

Real estate prices in Paris on the rise again

Last year landed a severe hit on real estate prices worldwide, and Paris was no exception. Still, that trend ended with 2020, as the first months of this year were accompanied by an increase in property prices in and around the French capital, according to an article by Ouest-France.

20 May 2021

Hungary’s real estate market set to recover by end-2021

Hungary’s strong pre-pandemic performance, economic transformation, and vaccine rollout point towards a quick recovery for its property market

19 May 2021

Smaller homes gain popularity in Czechia

Demand for smaller flats is surging in the Czech Republic this year, bucking global real estate trends.

30 Apr. 2021

BREAKING: Andalusia to lower real estate acquisition taxes for the rest of the year

The Andalusian regional government aims at boosting the local real estate market by alleviating the fiscal burden on new buyers

21 Apr. 2021

The future of California’s commercial property market depends on Big Tech

The post-COVID policies of large technology companies will dictate the fate of California’s local commercial property market in 2021 and beyond, according to an article in the East Bay Times.

16 March 2021

France’s property market stays resilient despite price decreases

France’s property market has proved more resilient to the pandemic-induced economic crisis than expected, according to a recent article in French financial information website Boursorama.

26 Feb. 2021

A year on, Spain’s rent prices are finally feeling the pain of COVID-19

As Western Europe marks a year since the COVID-19 first hit the region, average rent prices in some of Spain’s biggest cities are finally succumbing to the pressure of the pandemic, Spanish daily newspaper El País reported.

25 Feb. 2021

Berlin tops list as Europe’s most profitable real estate destination

Berlin has emerged as Europe’s most desirable real estate destination as investors prioritised stability amidst the pandemic-induced uncertainty of 2020.

16 Feb. 2021

London’s falling population is hurting its real estate prices

The combination of the COVID-19 pandemic and Brexit have driven nearly 700,000 foreign-born residents to leave London over the last year, reported the Financial Times.