Fantastically beautiful bathing property at the Starnberger lake

Excellent market knowledge is essential for the valuation of single-family homes. In Germany, an owner-occupied single-family house is generally valued using the asset value method (§§ 21-23 ImmoWertV).

There are three standardised methods for determining the value of real estate in Germany: the comparative value method, the capitalised earnings value method and the asset value method. The aim of the valuation is to determine the market value of the property.

Land and rights equivalent to land (e.g. heritable building rights) are a delimited part of the earth's surface (§ 905 BGB) and are registered in the land register.

The declaration of division is regulated in § 8 of the Condominium Act (WEG). The declaration of division can be described as the "statutes" or "basic law" of a divided property, as all the essential rights and obligations of the co-owners are established here.

The "hereditary lease" is prohibited by law in Germany today. Colloquially, however, the "Erbbaurecht" is often referred to as "Erbpacht". A "hereditary building right" is a right equivalent to real property which is formed in a separate "hereditary building right land register".