Your Real Estate Guide – Knowledge, Trends, and Tips
Sustainable, stylish, smart: living and investing in 2025
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Guide Insurance - Comprehensive insurance coverage for private residential property
The real estate price development for residential real estate in Switzerland 2025
Buyer
Finding Your Ideal Property: Tips for Buyers
Living in old age in Limmattal - senior-friendly living can be so beautiful
Attractive and well-equipped apartments are available in the region, close to the metropolis of Zurich, for comfortable living in old age in the Limmat Valley. The senior-friendly apartments in Dietikon or other beautiful neighborhoods in the Limmat Valley meet all the requirements of the third stage of life. Senior citizens want to enjoy their leisure time in beautiful natural surroundings. At the same time, they need shopping facilities, medical care and public transport in the immediate vicinity of the property so that they can remain independent in old age. The attractive Limmat Valley scores highly with its picturesque landscape and countless opportunities for leisure activities. The partly rural structures in the region promote social interaction.
Low-tax communities in the Glattal - Pfannenstiel
Beautiful and attractive living has a lot to do with the municipality and the location within it. An important factor for the attractiveness of a municipality is the tax rate. In this blog, Engel & Völkers Wallisellen would like to show you the municipalities with the lowest tax rates in the Glattal and Pfannenstiel regions, our sales region, and the advantages of these municipalities.
Palaces, castles, manor houses - living like a king in France
Living like a fairy tale in a beautiful chateau, a magnificent castle or a stately manor house - it's not just girls' dreams that come true when they think about it. Palaces, castles and manor houses are associated with numerous stories and take us back to a time long before and long after. Receptions in grand halls, knightly banquets or intoxicating parties were celebrated in these historic buildings. And with irrepressible endurance, these unique buildings are also very close to the Lucerne region.
Seller
Selling Real Estate Successfully – Strategies, Tips, and Insights for Property Owners
Real estate gains tax
This tax is determined from the difference between a property’s purchase price and its sale price. Has the property currently being sold increased in value over time? If so, the real estate gains tax goes up correspondingly. However, the vendor may be able to claim investments or expenses here in order to reduce the tax burden.
The current development of property prices in Zurich
Overall economic development in Switzerland is comparatively robust despite the ongoing global geopolitical tensions and the economic challenges in some countries and industries. This makes it all the more interesting to look at property prices in Zurich and the expected development of the property market in the region.
Agent
Our Real Estate Agents: Trusted Advisors, Supporters, and Market Experts
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The success story of Engel & Völkers in Switzerland - an interview with Peter Frigo
Peter Frigo is the founder of Engel & Völkers Master License Residential in Switzerland. Find out more about Peter Frigo and the founding and development of Engel & Völkers in Switzerland in the following interview.
Brokerage contract
A common concern for property owners is commissioning a broker to find a buyer or a tenant for their property. They take on the marketing and a role as an intermediary – and ideally guide your sale to a rapid and pain-free conclusion. In our guide, we’ll show you which types of brokerage assignment there are and what you need to be aware of.
Brokerage commission for property sales
If you wish sell your property, you have many options. You can sell the property yourself – to do this, most vendors place listings in the appropriate online real estate portals. This is extremely economical as well as practical since these websites are specifically visited by prospective buyers searching for properties. As a vendor, you must of course take care to provide as much important information as possible since prospective purchasers can filter their searches according to various criteria. We have put together additional tips for you in this informational chart on the subject of selling property on your own.
Lifestyle
Tips, Trends, and Inspiration for Modern Living
The canton of Zug - Switzerland's tax haven
Zug is a canton in German-speaking Switzerland and is part of the greater Central Switzerland region (Central Switzerland) and the Zurich metropolitan region. Zug is one of the smallest cantons in Switzerland, but with a population of 126,837 (31 December 2018) and 500 inhabitants per square kilometer, it has a high population density by Swiss standards.
Searching, finding and buying a gorgeous apartment with Engel & Völkers
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and is surrounded by beautiful nature. The strategic location of Zurich and the excellent infrastructure make Zurich the city of Finance one of the most interesting places to live in Switzerland. Depending on the personal preferences for an apartment buyers are quickly faced with a limited choice of equivalent real estate in Zurich. You can buy attractive high-quality apartments in Zurich at a reasonable price with the help of our experienced real estate agents from Engel & Völkers Zurich Paradeplatz and Oerlikon. You can also benefit from our agents’ market knowledge of Zurich's real estate market. Find your dream apartment in Zurich with our E&V real estate agents, whether you want to buy, rent, or live in the property.
Discover dream properties on Lake Maggiore in Switzerland
Majestic mountains, blue water and exotic palm trees: this charming charming scenic combination awaits you around the unique properties on Lake Maggiore in Switzerland. The northern part of Lake Maggiore also scores with the best of two countries - the Italian way of life, Mediterranean climate, Ticino cuisine and Swiss noblesse. Find out more about the fascinating properties on Lake Maggiore in Switzerland from our Engel & Völkers real estate agents in Ascona.
Guides
Real Estate Guide - Current Trends, News and Expert Knowledge
Security for your home - how to protect yourself properly!
The purchasing of a property is a wide-ranging matter - in the decision phase, prospective buyers concern themselves with the purchase price negotiations, the contract design, the financing, the conversion and the move. Time and again, however, it is clear that the security aspects are not being given sufficient attention.
Assembly of the owners and management of the condominium
The community of co-owners meets at least once a year at the assembly, where they are informed about community matters and make resolutions. Motions may be brought before the assembly, subject to the observance of regulatory deadlines. In order to guarantee that the assembly proceed smoothly, it is worth sending the condominium owners a corresponding agenda list in advance and, if necessary, to attach appropriate offers for upcoming work.
Contact
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