
In the summer of 2017,

European countries are trying to regulate their

The sale of two major Greek ports – Piraeus and Thessaloniki — to international investors is getting analysts optimistic about

Spain, Portugal and Malta are typically considered the best countries for retirement, according to numerous media rankings. Although Greece is rarely included in such lists, it has a number of unique advantages over them.

International real estate broker Tranio reviews the major property crowdfunding platforms in the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain and the United States.

Experienced investors know that everything matters when it comes to property purchase, and deciding on a street is as important as choosing a city or a country.

Tranio analysts investigate how

Which types of assets have the highest yields? Tranio compares different investment vehicles: bank deposits, public bonds, rental business and Value Added projects.

Tranio analysts look

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It costs about 1.0–1.5% of the property value per year to maintain real estate in Latvia.
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It costs about €15–20/sq. m per year to maintain a city apartment in the Czech Republic while a detached house may incur costs reaching €25/sq. m.
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Buying property in Hungary is relatively easy and it’s possible to find and buy property in a couple of days. After that, a lawyer takes over the remaining steps. In total, the buying and registration process take about two months.
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In 2000, Finland lifted restrictions on all property acquisitions by foreign citizens excluding farmland and it generally only takes two weeks to finalize a transaction.

There is no unified procedure for property acquisition in Austria. Each federal state and municipality has its own rules and regulations. Nearly everything is different, from the treatment of foreign buyers to registration fees with Land Register (Grundbuch).