
Germany has one of the lowest interest rates for mortgage loans in Europe. German banks issue loans to purchase property to residents and foreigners alike. The process takes one month on average and costs about 1% of the loan value.

Berlin’s property market is one of the most dynamic in the world. The German capital´s population is growing by about 40,000 annually, with the increase largely from young professionals.

An increasing number of Russian HNWIs (high-net-worth-individuals) are notifying Russia’s tax authorities about their foreign bank accounts and controlled foreign corporations (CFCs). This follows Russia’s adoption of the Common Reporting Standards (CRS) in 2016, which facilitates the automatic exchange of information regarding bank accounts between partner countries’ tax authorities in a bid to combat tax evasion.

Tranio conducted its eighth annual survey, analysing the investment and property purchasing patterns of Russian and CIS nationals abroad. The survey was primarily focussed on income property, looking at the top locations for investment, yield expectations, budgets, and preferred asset classes, as well as the general presence of Russian-speaking investors in local markets.

The five-year rent cap in Berlin is radically changing the capital’s real estate market.

The world’s travel and tourism market is developing quickly, which in turn is fuelling demand for hotel services. Europe is the most visited continent and property investments in the region are on the rise, with Spain and Germany the most attractive countries.

The International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF) 2020 is the hub that connects the ambitious, brave, curious and disruptive that shape the world of hospitality investment - the meeting of global collaboration.

Germany is a huge draw for both foreign and domestic real estate investors who want to safeguard their capital. A total of $67B was invested in German real estate from Q4 2018 to Q3 2019, while property prices in the country have been rising steadily for the last five years at an average rate of 5% per year, according to OECD.

By the end of 2017, seven out of ten people in the EU were living in their own homes. However, more than a half of Germany’s population now rent housing, and according to forecasts by Trading Economics, this trend is only going to grow. Tranio looks into why Germans are opting to rent rather than buy.

The volume of German property transactions reached €53bn in 2017, which was twice that of 2012. JLL experts expect the transaction volume to reach €60bn in 2018. So why are investors increasing their spending in the German property market?

The Senate of Berlin has approved a controversial law that will prevent landlords from hiking rents in the city. Tranio looks into how the new regulation will affect overseas/foreign investors’ demand for real estate in Berlin.

EXPO REAL, one of the largest real estate exhibitions in Europe was held last week from 7-9 October 2019 in Munich, Germany. Tranio’s team was there to document some of the highlights of the event’s conference programme, including panel discussions and debates on various topics related to the key trends in global real estate markets.

In an effort to increase profitability, investors turn to value-added projects, like the construction and reconstruction of real estate abroad. On average, value-added projects bring investors 8–15% per annum, but they are considered to be the most risky forms of investment. In this article, you will find out how to protect yourself when investing in the construction market in perhaps the most stable economy in Europe - Germany.

Where do people that invest into properties in Germany come from? What are their budgets? What cities do they find most attractive? Tranio has the answers.

International real estate broker Tranio has assisted a Russian investor in purchasing a land plot for the construction of a residential complex in Hamburg.