How can you benefit from selling with Engel & Völkers?

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 buyer behavior. Whatever the changes, we can achieve the best sale price for you, due to the existing demand for living space and the desire to own a home. 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.

Selling a house or apartment 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 which is evenly split between you and the buyer.

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, 3D tours, 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

• take on all correspondence with prospective buyers and act in their best interests

• 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:

• Condominium contract

• Utilisation value report

• Energy certificate

• Protocols of the last homeowners’ meeting

• Current operating cost estimate

• Forecast

• Statement of operating costs

• Floor plan

(Applicable for Austria)

In general, taxes must be paid on the sales proceeds. However, there are exceptions. Detailed information can be found in the overview of additional costs.

(applies to Austria)

When selling an apartment as opposed to a house, you will need to provide additional documents: the utilisation value report, the protocols of the last owners' meeting and the statement of operating costs. The procedure, such as the valuation or marketing, does not change in principle.

Absolutely – 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.

If you are the sole heir, you are free to decide whether or not to sell. However, you will need the authorisation (testament or certificate of inheritance). Within a certain period of time, you have the option of selling the property without an entry in the land register.

Yes you can. In this case, you will have to pay off the remaining mortgage with the sales proceeds.