Buying a home
Practical guides to buying a home in Europe: first purchases, timing the market, neighbourhoods, and buying across borders.
Buying an apartment in Warsaw from abroad: a step-by-step guide
A practical guide to buying an apartment in Warsaw as a non-resident: the rules, the taxes and fees, mortgages, and how to value a home from a distance.
The best neighbourhoods in Warsaw for families and first-time buyers
Where to live in Warsaw: a friendly guide to its neighbourhoods for families and first-time buyers, what each is known for, and how to judge value.
Uber is not the answer everywhere: how getting around actually works in European cities
Which ride-hailing, taxi and car-sharing apps genuinely work in each European market, why the answer changes at almost every border, and the local names worth knowing before you land.
Where in Europe can you actually live without a car?
We scored 581 neighbourhoods in 122 European cities on walking, getting around and everyday shopping, using one rubric everywhere. Here is where car-free living genuinely works, where it does not, and what it costs you.
Your source of truth for European neighbourhoods
Every country measures its neighbourhoods differently, so nothing compares across borders. Here is the method behind our neighbourhood profiles: what we measure, where each number comes from, and what we still do not know.
Everyone tells you how to pick a house. Almost no one tells you how to pick a neighbourhood.
There is endless advice on choosing a house and making the right offer, and almost none on choosing the neighbourhood, which matters far more for appreciation, livability and how much you enjoy living there. A framework for choosing the area first.
You can view a house in an hour. You cannot view what it is like to live there.
Knowing what a neighbourhood is really like to live in is one of the hardest parts of buying a home, because every source you have today is thin, out of date or selling you something. Here is why, and what Apraiz is building to fix it.
Signs a neighbourhood is about to get more expensive (and signs it is peaking)
The best time to buy an area is before everyone else notices. The early signals that a neighbourhood is on the way up, and the quieter signs that it has already peaked.
Six questions to ask about a neighbourhood before you fall for the house
The house is easy to judge. The neighbourhood is where the value lives. Six practical questions, on walkability, transport, shopping, cost, schools and daily life, to ask before you commit.
The five ways people really buy a home: heart, head and money
Almost every home purchase runs on emotion, logic or investment thinking, usually a mix. The five buyer types, the blind spot each one has, and how to buy with all three working together.
The right house in the wrong neighbourhood: how location quietly makes or loses you money
A great price cannot save a home in the wrong neighbourhood. How schools, safety and everyday livability shape a home's appreciation, resale and real economic value.
Property tax by country: how owning real estate is taxed across Europe
How real estate is taxed across Europe, from purchase and annual taxes to rental income and capital gains, for EU residents and buyers from outside the EU.
Where in Europe is property likely to appreciate most? The up-and-coming markets
Last year's hotspots do not guarantee tomorrow's growth. A calm guide to what really drives long-term property appreciation across Europe, and how to think about it.
What can you buy tax-free, and how property taxes differ across Europe
The taxes every European buyer and owner meets, where tax-free thresholds and reliefs exist, and why the same home can cost far more in one country than another.
How much do you need to earn to buy a home in Europe?
How lenders judge affordability, from loan-to-income and deposit to monthly costs, with a worked euro example and how much your income needs to stretch across Europe.
Buying an apartment in Stockholm from abroad: a step-by-step guide
A practical guide to buying an apartment in Stockholm as a non-resident: the rules, the taxes and fees, mortgages, and how to value a home from a distance.
Buying an apartment in Oslo from abroad: a step-by-step guide
A practical guide to buying an apartment in Oslo as a non-resident: the rules, the taxes and fees, mortgages, and how to value a home from a distance.
Buying an apartment in Copenhagen from abroad: a step-by-step guide
A practical guide to buying an apartment in Copenhagen as a non-resident: the rules, the taxes and fees, mortgages, and how to value a home from a distance.
Buying an apartment in Helsinki from abroad: a step-by-step guide
A practical guide to buying an apartment in Helsinki as a non-resident: the rules, the taxes and fees, mortgages, and how to value a home from a distance.
Buying an apartment in Tallinn from abroad: a step-by-step guide
A practical guide to buying an apartment in Tallinn as a non-resident: the rules, the taxes and fees, mortgages, and how to value a home from a distance.
Buying an apartment in Riga from abroad: a step-by-step guide
A practical guide to buying an apartment in Riga as a non-resident: the rules, the taxes and fees, mortgages, and how to value a home from a distance.
Buying an apartment in Vilnius from abroad: a step-by-step guide
A practical guide to buying an apartment in Vilnius as a non-resident: the rules, the taxes and fees, mortgages, and how to value a home from a distance.
The best neighbourhoods in Stockholm for families and first-time buyers
Where to live in Stockholm: a friendly guide to its neighbourhoods for families and first-time buyers, what each is known for, and how to judge value.
The best neighbourhoods in Oslo for families and first-time buyers
Where to live in Oslo: a friendly guide to its neighbourhoods for families and first-time buyers, what each is known for, and how to judge value.
The best neighbourhoods in Copenhagen for families and first-time buyers
Where to live in Copenhagen: a friendly guide to its neighbourhoods for families and first-time buyers, what each is known for, and how to judge value.
The best neighbourhoods in Helsinki for families and first-time buyers
Where to live in Helsinki: a friendly guide to its neighbourhoods for families and first-time buyers, what each is known for, and how to judge value.
The best neighbourhoods in Tallinn for families and first-time buyers
Where to live in Tallinn: a friendly guide to its neighbourhoods for families and first-time buyers, what each is known for, and how to judge value.
The best neighbourhoods in Riga for families and first-time buyers
Where to live in Riga: a friendly guide to its neighbourhoods for families and first-time buyers, what each is known for, and how to judge value.
The best neighbourhoods in Vilnius for families and first-time buyers
Where to live in Vilnius: a friendly guide to its neighbourhoods for families and first-time buyers, what each is known for, and how to judge value.
Buying vs renting in Europe: which is right for you?
Should you buy or rent your next home in Europe? A clear, honest look at the real costs on each side, and how to decide based on your life, not the headlines.
Is now a good time to buy or sell? How to read your local property market
Timing the property market is nearly impossible, but you can still make a smart move. How to read your local market and decide whether now is right for you.
Buying property in Europe as a non-resident: prices, taxes and mortgages
Can you buy a home in Europe if you live abroad? A clear guide to the rules, the taxes and fees, the mortgage options, and how to value a home from a distance.
Buying your first home in Europe: a step-by-step guide
A calm, practical walk through buying your first home in Europe, from getting your finances and documents in order to submitting a fully approved offer, with the bank valuation and legal checks that protect you along the way.