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Discover the top reasons to choose Engel & Völkers for selling your property. With our commitment to trust, expertise, and a dedicated team, we guide property owners through an exceptional sales experience. Here are 8 key reasons of partnering with us.
8 reasons to sell real estate with Engel & Völkers
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Trust
You can delegate the unpleasant stresses of the sales process to us, and you get to enjoy the best part – the profit – even more.
Strong team
Are you having trouble deciding which agency to contact? Every one of our exceptionally professional 19-member Commercial Real Estate Sales team is prepared to battle along your side.
Premium service
As a property owner, don’t you deserve the luxury of the top real-estate services the market has to offer? The ease and comfort with which you will guided through the entire successful sales process will remind you that in the end, we are paid only for the good result you receive.
Expertise
We base our work on order, fact and clarity. Property inspections always involve both parties‘ representatives; the owner's agent knows the property inside and out, and the buyer’s representative understands exactly what they are looking for. This maximizes the chances of a sale, and the whole process is pleasant and objective for all parties.
Market knowledge
We are currently in contact with more than 3,500 buyers actively seeking real estate; when you entrust your property to us, we do not need to begin lookin for a buyer for your property; with us, you are the one that chooses your property’s new owner.
Professional consultations
We provide non-binding professional consultations, and will answer any of your questions regarding your real estate. Is it worth renovating the facade? Let's work together and in a completely non-binding manner to set the overall strategy for the sale: perhaps - for example - 10 years before you truly decide to sell the property in question.
Discretion
Discretion is the alpha omega of our company culture. Our entire portfolio is 100% confidential. Only you, we, and a selected number of buyers even know that you are selling.
Property Management
We provide complex property management services, offering professional advice and designing tailored, strategically crafted concepts for the entire lifecycle of your property. Our aim is to preserve and enhance revenue while increasing the value of the properties under our care.
FAQ
Answers to your most important questions
If you can choose the point in time when to sell your property, we know that you will consider changes in inflation, interest rates, and a buyer behavior. Whatever the changes, we can achieve the best sale price for you, due to the existing demand for a living space and the desire to own a real estate. Seen as a place of safe retreat and stable investment, real estate is still in high demand.
Particularly in the premium segment, real estate is seen as an anchor for stability and is used as an attractive instrument for long-term asset protection. Clients looking to buy are still ready to invest in real estate and willing to pay the appropriate price.
The most important criteria are property type, usable area, macro and micro-location, and the year of construction or reconstruction. You can request an on-site valuation with our experts. Contact us online and we will contact you soon with a proposed date.
Selling a property privately takes on average one to six months. The more precisely the market price of your property is determined at the beginning of the marketing phase, the faster the whole selling process will be.
Good to know: If you want to sell your property quickly, you should not set the selling price too high. The more the selling price is raised above the property evaluation, the longer it will take to sell the property.
Selling with a real estate agent significantly reduces your efforts, and in particular your time investment. However, you will need to pay an estate agent fee.
Engel & Völkers real estate agents:
know the market and evaluate the exact value of your property
take the full potential of your property into account, including characteristics and details
value the individuality and history of each property with an eye for any “hidden values”
put together a professional exposé with meaningful property descriptions, high quality photos, videos, and clear floor plans
suggest a target-oriented marketing strategy and utilise carefully selected sales channels
access an extensive data base with earmarked prospective buyers
check the relevance of the potential buyers
take on all correspondence with prospective buyers and act with all professionality
provide you and your property the best negotiating skills
confidently take on a selling position and execute price negotiations
carry out viewings and swiftly find the right buyer
achieve the highest possible sales price on the market
check the notarised agreement and prepare the appointment with the notary
When selling your property, you will need the following documents:
land register documentation
construction plan and floor plans with precisely calculated living and property areas
energy certificate
final approval of usage
table of tenants if commercial real estate
other documents
You will not be required to pay tax, if you have owned your property for more than ten years (there might be exceptions). To determine your exact situation, we recommend a consultation with a tax advisor.
Absolutely – in the case of your house or apartment, you can sell you can sell your house or apartment when you have an existing rental agreement with a tenant to live there. However, please keep in mind that buying a property does not end an existing tenancy. If you want to buy as an investment, a tenancy is not an issue for the time being. For buyers who seek to move into the property, this is a disadvantage, and sellers will have to expect a lower sales price. You should also check if the current tenant might have the right of first refusal.
It is a different story when selling commercial property. Commercial buildings with offices and retail premises are better to be sold with existing and long term tenants, especially if the income is split into more than one tenant - 5-10+ tenants are welcome to ensure the constant flow of rental income. In terms of apartment houses, it is important to have as less regulated tenants or tenants for indefinite period as possible and not having lease contract for a longer time period than 2 years. These lease contracts block potential buyers from having absolute control over the building in terms of planning and reconstruction. Apart from that, rented or empty, apartment buildings have high demand especially in top locations.
Yes you can. In this case, you will have to pay off the mortgage with the sales proceeds. However, please keep in mind that prepayment penalties might be charged by banks.
You can avoid this if you buy a new property around the time of the sale and then use this new property as a new asset for the new mortgage ("property exchange"), or if the buyer of your property takes on the mortgage as well ("debitor exchange").
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