“ordered Who pays” – principle should apply to the broker fee when buying real estate, calls for justice Minister for Barley. Especially the young buyer wants to relieve you of it.

Federal Minister of justice Katarina Barley wants to ensure that the purchase and sale of apartments and houses in the future, the one who pays the broker who hires him – as is already the case with rental companies since 2015 is already the case. “A private home is just Finance for young people and families increasingly difficult. Often buyers have to bear enormous brokerage costs, although the seller has instructed the broker,” said the SPD politician of the “süddeutsche Zeitung”. With the new regulation, buyers should be in addition to costs, if you buy a property.

Every year, half a Million real estate sales

switch according to The report, in Germany, according to an estimate by the Federal Statistical office, each year, 500,000 in residential real estate the owner. In almost two out of three cases, brokers are involved with a Commission of up to 7.14 percent of the purchase amount. In the case of a 400,000 Euro expensive property just under 30,000 euros from doing this.

in areas with a great shortage of housing it is common practice that Commission is paid exclusively by the buyer. Barley said, for it was clear that the principle of “ordered by Who, the pays should apply” even in the case of real estate purchases. “This provides a real competitive and fair prices in the estate agents costs,” the Minister said of the “süddeutsche Zeitung”.

Barley wants to order principle to the sale to expand
Katrin Brand, ARD Berlin
25.02.2019 07:40 PM

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