Articles by Anna Danishek
Montenegro to launch a citizenship by investment programme
To obtain a Montenegrin passport, investors must buy local property for €250,000 in the north of the country or €450,000 in the south and put €100,000 into a special fund for national development.
Bank of England raises key interest rate to 0.75% — how will the property market react?
On 2 August 2018, the Bank of England (BoE) raised the key interest rate by 25 basis points to 0.75% - a record rate value in the last nine years. The BoE sees this as the way forward to try and decelerate inflation down to the target value of 2%.
Commercial real estate due diligence in Germany: Lawyer up and save in the long-run
German commercial real estate market is considered to be a seller's market, with high-quality properties getting snapped up, and realtors mostly prefer to work with local clients. But large and riskier transactions are a different matter, requiring increased scrutiny from the buyer, i.e. ‘due diligence’.
The problems Russian-speaking investors face when buying commercial property abroad
Tranio has conducted a survey of 476 real estate market experts from 33 countries to find out what factors complicate or cause transactions to be aborted that involve Russian-speaking foreign property investors.
Property prices in Hungary in 2024
The most popular location with property buyers in Hungary is the capital, Budapest. This city is known as one of Eastern Europe’s cultural centres and is renowned for its magnificent architecture and historic thermal baths.
Buying a small hotel abroad
A small hotel is typically a hotel with fewer than 30 rooms. What type of investor does this category of real estate suit best, and what should one look out for when choosing a property?
‘I have achieved my goal’: Tranio interviews client 18 months after Budapest investment
In 2016, Roman, a lawyer from Kiev, bought a profitable apartment in Budapest with the help of Tranio. In his previous interview, he told us about his search and the purchase procedure. Did he manage to achieve the planned yield and has the apartment increased in price? Tranio caught up with Roman to find out.
Greek passport requirements, how to get Greece citizenship
A Greek passport grants holders its access to 174 countries around the world. They also get the opportunity to live, work, travel, study, buy property and run a business in any EU country.
«I was choosing as if I was buying it for my personal use» – Tranio client Olga, about her properties in Bad Gleichenberg
Tranio client Olga’s second property purchase abroad is an apartment in the town of Styria, located in the municipality of Bad Gleichenberg, Austria. She considered properties in Miami and Berlin but eventually settled on Austria, where she already owns an apartment. How did a small Austrian resort town captivate her?
The top 10 most popular countries among Russian property buyers
Where do Russians look for property abroad? Tranio analysed data from Russian search engine Yandex relating to search queries for residential real estate to find out the 10 most popular countries among its users.
Tranio is the most cited website about overseas property in Russia
In first quarter of 2018, Tranio ranked third among the most cited Russian media resources in the real estate and construction industries.
How can financially independent people get a Greek residence permit?
A salary of €2,000 per month is enough to qualify for a European residence permit. Affluent foreign nationals can participate in Greece's residence programme for financially independent persons. How does it work and how can one obtain a Greek residence permit?
Local and international press see the light at the end of the tunnel for Greece
Tranio analysts are confident that now is the best time to buy Greek property, as prices have bottomed out and will soon recover. Reports in domestic and international media in Q1 2018 paint the same picture.
Changes in the behaviour of Russian property investors in 2017
Major trends of the year are the growing demand for overseas property and transition from a simple rental business to more complex development and redevelopment projects.
The South Aegean – small islands with big hopes
The South Aegean is one of Greece’s 13 administrative regions, occupying only 4% of the country's territory. At the same time, this area accounts for one-fifth of all international arrivals in the country and one-quarter of Greece’s tourism income.