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By focusing our line of work and concentrating on Germany's top locations, we can provide you with the highest quality results.
To complement our main line of business, we offer you the following additional services: real estate consulting, financing procurement, and verification of potential renters.
The properties found on our website were selected from a wide array of properties; we find them to be particularly attractive for our customers, offering a high cost/performance ratio and good possibilities for resale. Brau & Friedrich Immobilien look back on 25 years of experience in real estate. Our knowledge is your benefits!
In handling your property, we not only turn to printed advertisements (e.g. national and local newspapers, gazettes) and online databases (e.g. immobilieinscout24.de, immonet.de, immowelt.de), but also draw from our extensive registry of prospective clients. From marketing your property (appraisal, advertising, exposés, viewings) to the final execution process (procurement of necessary documentation, financing, inquiries to responsible agencies and administrations, preparation of notary meetings, handover of property), you receive all your services from one place.
In July 2014, we opened our store in Wallstr. 25 in Berlin - Mitte.
Our neighbors are sophisticated hotels, embassies, entrepreneurs and residents of exclusive properties. That gets us closer to international real estate investors.
To entrust someone with your project, you need the certitude, to have the right partner.
But what does certitude? Mainly three things: experience, confidence and success.
In order to realize projects quickly, one have to be familar with the real estate market.
In order to sell fast, you have to know your customers.
To convey successfully, you have to promote sustainable.
We guarantee the fast and successful realisation of your projects. Our years of experience with real estate, our solid customer relationships and our professional marketing give you security - so you are free for your new projects.
So we're looking forward for a personal contact as the first step for a successful cooperation.
Since June 2015 realtor may only take a commission from the owner, presupposed he is commissioned him to the marketing of his apartment.
Why make it sense for owners to assign a qualified real estate agent?
Determining a fair market rent taking into account the cost-effectiveness for the landlord and appropriate consulting.
If you want to creditworthy and reliable tenant, then you have to advertise with professional exposés in the most promised mediums. The real estate professional prepares your property professionally. These include emotional photos, prepared floor plans and a complete documentation.
To find the best tenants, there is often not enough to advertise the property in just one medium. The realtor knows the best Internet platforms as well as the print media relevant.
For most properties the legally prescribed energy certificate must be present. Missing this, supports the real estate professional in fulfilling the obligations under the Energy Conservation Act. He also pays attention to the fact that all relevant information contained in the advertisement, so that neither an offense is given, nor be fined.
professional agent organize flexible visits of the offered properties, with qualified prospects, even at times when the owner is prevented on lack of time. Even before he has the prospective qualified. During the visit, he not only shows the property, he also checked out the prospects in person.
From the people who express serious interest in the property after the visit, provides the real estate professional a preselection to the owner. The basis is not only the 'tenants self-assessment' but also a mandatory solvency check.
Taking into account the current legislation, the peculiarities of the leased property and the economics of property, the agent formulated the lease. The scrupulously documented handover of the apartment is one of his services. In addition, the real estate professional has a witness status, if it even comes in the wake of differences of opinion.
The real estate professional also assumes the important buffer between the landlord and the interested parties who had no luck. This ensures that the landlord is not disturbed by the prospective clients with unwelcome calls.
Just like a handcrafter for home services, a specialist for rentals should be commissioned for an optimal result.
Although the realtor's commission at first glance may not seem low, put into perspective this if you expect to your own time and money. Also note that you can set it off against tax liability.
DO YOU WANT TO SELL YOUR PROPERTY FREE OF CHARGE AND FOR THE BEST PRICE ?
If selling, then for the best price, as fast as possible and without expences.
We are aware that selling a property is not only a economic matter, it have emotional aspects too. The final decision to sell a property is preceded by many considerations. With our longtime experience we can assist you to make the right decision.
On the basis of our good overview of the real estate market, we are very familiar with the regional situation and so we can identify fast new tendencies and associated opportunities. Our gratuitous and nonbinding assessment of the value of the of your property represents the basis for your decision.
For our innovative marketing, we will use all opportunities for you. With a sophisticated concept and a long list of prospective buyers, we'll generate serious buyers for you very soon.
We are at your disposal, by advising on your initial considerations, we'll accomplish all the various work of the sales process competently for you, inclusive prepairing and explaining the purchase contract, handover the property to the buyer and much more, even later.
Our service will be paid by the buyer in case of success, unless not explicitly otherwise agreed.
Therefore our services is free of charge for the seller in most cases.
We look forward to an opportunity for a personal contact.
We tell you - free of charge and without obligation!
Our expert will determining what your property is currently worth.
condominiums, residential and office buildings, houses, townhouses in Berlin, Potsdam and Munich.
If you want to sell a property, we'd like to offer it to our clients.
Do you wanna sell your property fast and for the best price?
We do it for you - use our expertise!
Save time and money - we take care of the entire sales process.
Use our contacts with a large number of interested clients.
Help us to help them, ... and help yourself!
Refer someone to us and if they choose to use our services and we sell their property, we will be pleased to show our appreciation.
On completion of a sale we will pay you minimum 20 % - according to our marketing costs and purchase price you'll get probably much more.
​​YOUR MORTGAGE IN GOOD HANDS!
Credit Fair compares the current and best top conditions our financing providers.
Credit Fair is your specialist for funding agencies - independent and nationwide.
Credit Fair finds the optimal way of your personal mortgage lending and home for you.
Even for a refinancing or rescheduling of an existing loan finds Credit Fair from different Top Picks the most attractive for you variant.
Get suggested the optimal offer for your planned construction financing.
Credit Fair takes place for the fair way to your mortgage: Your demand is our motivation.
Quick: Your request will be processed immediately. You will receive an indicative financing offer next business day.
Personal: Our financial advisors will be personally on site and over the phone as a contact.
Top conditions: comparison of mortgage loans and loans with variants often lower interest rates than the market average.
Extras: Credit Fair checks suggested your entitlement to state funding.
Individual: You will receive a financing concept that is tailored to your needs.
WHY SHOULD I CONSIDER INVESTING IN REAL ESTATE ?
Property in Germany are very cheap by international standards.
The property market in Germany is not overheated, and there was no speculative bubble as in stocks.
The mortgage rates are at historically very low.
The inflation rate is still low, although the world's state debt, and the money supply to skyrocket.
The number of newly built homes has been declining for years, a timely demand for residential and commercial space is available.
A real estate investment is a long-term investment. The sooner you buy a property, the more likely it is the date on which it throws off your property a pension.
The property market is in upheaval. For example, the state of Berlin has to be separated from many of its state-owned homes to rinse urgently-needed money into the empty budget coffers. It can not and does not want the country to respond to market trends. Take advantage of this opportunity and benefit with our help of such special situations.
High probability of increased value for attractive properties in good locations.
Real estate is considered a conservative and long-term capital investment. For this reason, this type of investment is of particular interest as a retirement provision. In other forms of savings, it is easier to overcome the inhibition of using up one's personal financial reserves to reach a particular saved amount.
The financial administration supports investments in real estate in a number of ways, whether by increasing the investor's tax-allowable expenses, allowing financing costs to be deducted as income-related expenses, or through certain benefits in the case of estate- and accession taxes.
Other asset categories are highly speculative (e.g. stocks) or offer the investor only a minimal rate of return after deduction of taxes and inflation (e.g. government bonds). There is no foreign exchange risk involved. Furthermore, it is advisable to distribute one's assets over a number of asset categories (diversification).
As an investor, you have the advantage of being free to choose, for example, to later occupy the property yourself, thereby avoiding the need to make rental payments after retirement.
You have the greatest possible power of decision with regard to your assets. There is no money manager who could potentially cost you your savings through their investment decisions.
If one assumes, as in the past, a certain connection between rent prices and inflation, then your investment in real estate will protect you from losing buying power in the case of currency depreciation.
Purchasing property is—given the necessary solvency—also possible with a minimal shareholder's equity.
An investment property makes particular sense for individuals wishing to plan for the long term and set their own goals. When combined with long-term financing, your investment guarantees you planning reliability, and though loan redemption and property appreciation, you attain a significant capital growth.
Your retirement provisions are inheritable, and may also be used as collateral if necessary.
In the last few decades, the economy has been characterized by instability, excess, and crises. Given this financial situation, it makes sense to make solid, profitable investment choices.
The realtor's field of business and expertise has changed dramatically in the past years. We have taken this development into account and stand ready to assist you with our specialized knowledge and experience.
Our line of work encompasses consultation services for domestic and foreign prospective buyers and sellers, as well as sales and marketing for select indirect real estate investments.
We can assist you in locating foreclosure properties according to your specifications. We offer you our support while choosing a property, determining a maximum bid, at the auction itself, and meeting with third parties.
We offer similar assistance at auctions of land and state properties, as well as when acquiring properties on rental basis.
Acquiring a property through a foreclosure auction can present particular risks, since, for example many non-marketable properties are disposed of in this manner, or because emotional factors may impede the auction itself, or the legal conditions may be highly specialized. We are here to support you in these and other other questions to the best of our knowledge and ability.
We work together with experts to determine the value of your property assets, pinpoint and access potential for property appreciation, as well as optimize your real estate portfolio.
Working together with experienced property managers, a professional facility management will keep down running maintenance costs, as well as identifying and utilizing possibilities for cutting costs.
Our competent partner attorneys are ready to assist you, from dividing up your property to questions regarding the laws surrounding estate and gift tax.
Remuneration is fee-based, either as a lump sum or on an hourly basis as agreed upon.
The following explanation gives only a short informational overview of the relevant tax regulations and is intended exclusively for domestic individual persons. Due to their complexity and/or case-by-case variation, the subjects of “commercial land trade,” “estate and accessions tax,” “hobby activity,” and “opting for value added tax” will be discussed here only cursorily or not at all. In the case of real estate investment funds, the relevant tax regulation vary according to the investment concept. We would refer you in this case to the relevant sales brochure.
Taxable income-related expenses tend to be higher than revenue particularly during the first decade after investment. This occurs even when no deductions can be made for a cultural heritage site. Over the course of your career, you will profit from these tax-related losses. Later, in retirement, returns from rental payments are generally taxed at a lower rate.
Income greater than the base tax allowance of 7,664 Euro (2009) is subject to an income tax between 15% and 42%; incomes greater than 250,001 (combined family income: 500,000 Euro) is taxed at a rate of 45% (§ 32a EStG). In addition, a solidarity surcharge of 5.5% is compounded upon the applicable income tax. (§§ 3, 4 SolzG). Potentially applicable church taxes are not taken into account (cf. § 52a Abs. 2 EStG).
The returns and expenditures (income-related expenses) of a rented property are to be declared in the additional form V of the individual's tax returns.
Of the returns from renting and leasing which increase the amount of taxable income, different commodities are deducted variously.
If a loan is taken out to finance the acquisition or foundation of a property for third-party use, the interest on debt is tax-deductible according to § 9 Para. 1 Clause 1 EStG.
In accordance with §7 Para. 4 EStG, it is possible to deduct (write off) the wear and tear of a building allotment. This is calculated as a linear function distributed at rate of 2.5% p.a. over 40 years for historic buildings (established before Dec. 31, 1924). For newer buildings, write-offs for wear and tear are calculated linearly at a rate of 2% p.a. over a period of 50 years. For commercial properties, shorter write-off periods at commensurate higher depreciation rates are applied. The land value share is generally calculated by multiplying the (individual) share of land owned by the guiding value rate for land for the municipality.
Tax deductions can be made for renovation costs as well, which significantly increase property value: renovation areas and municipal development areas (§7h EStG) as well as historic buildings (§ 7i EStG) at a rate of 9% in the year of establishment and the following 7 years (provided the prescriptive preconditions), and at a rate of 7% in the 4 years that follow.
further possibilities for historic buildings/ properties in redevelopment areas: 100% of renovation costs deductible in 10 years, up to 90% of purchase price deductible, returns of up to 30% of purchase price through savings on income tax.
Yields from other capital investments are taxed at the individual rate of tax or the under the withholding tax. Income tax can comprise up to 45% of profits, plus solidarity tax and church tax (cf. §§ 32a EStG, §§ 3, 4 SolzG, § 52a Para. 2 EStG). Any change in value of properties for personal use is, however, not taxed.
Profits resulting from the sale of an owner-occupied property are not subject to taxation, provided that, from the time of purchase to the time of sale, regardless of how long, the property was used exclusively and not merely occasionally for personal habitation (BFH, ref.nr. IX B 159/07). If the property was previously under third-party use, the seller must have used the property exclusively and not merely occasionally for personal habitation during the year of sale and during the previous two years (§ 23 Para. 1 Pg. 1 Nr. 1 Pg. 3 ESTG). Vacation homes for personal use and second homes also fall under these regulations. In the case of other capital investments, profits are likewise taxed under withholding tax or within the individual's tax bracket. Investors also enjoy the advantage of tax-free sale of properties; however, this does not apply to commercial trade in property, and requires a 10 year holding period.
Owner-occupants may receive additional tax-based benefits when purchasing an historical property or a property in a redevelopment area or an urban development zone. In the year in which renovation are undertaken and in the 9 years following, it is possible--provided that all requirements outlined in § 7i or 7h are met--under § 10f EStG to deduct up to 9% p.a. of modernization costs which significantly increase the dwelling value of the property. Given the commensurate income, such tax abatements can constitute up to 30% of purchase price.

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