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Moving to Geneva with a Lump-Sum Tax Arrangement
Taxed on your lifestyle rather than your income: who is eligible, how the base is calculated in Geneva — 7 times the rent —…
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Valuation
A price is not guessed, it is demonstrated: how a valuation is built, which areas count, and why two figures can differ without either being wrong.
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Valuation
Getting Your Property Valued in Geneva: Who, How Much, Why
Broker, federally certified expert, bank, online tool: who values what, what it costs — often nothing — and how to recognise a serious valuation.
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Cost of Building a House: Price per m² and m³
From 600 to 1'200 CHF/m³ depending on the standard, 5'000 to 10'000 CHF/m² excluding land: the real orders of magnitude, item by item —…
Valuation
Valuing an Exceptional Property: The Luxury Broker’s Method
When no property is comparable, how do you set a price? Plot, rarity, perceived value, positioning: the valuation method for the top of the…
Advice
Do you need a survey before buying a house in Geneva?
In Geneva, most deeds exclude the warranty against defects: the pre-purchase inspection is your only real protection. What it covers, what it costs.
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Property Valuation in Geneva: Values, Report, Uses
Estimate or valuation? Market value, intrinsic value, income value: what an expert calculates, what goes into the report, and when you need one.
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Living, Weighted, PPE or Usable Area: The Differences
Four measurements, four figures for the same flat. What each one counts, which appears in a Geneva listing, and which sets the price.
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Mortgage Note: Definition, Cost and Use in Geneva
The title of pledge that secures your mortgage: what it is, what it costs at the notary, and why to keep it after repayment.
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Calculating the Sale Price in Geneva: by m² and m³
Apartment by the weighted m², house by SIA m³ plus the land, rented property at yield value: the three calculations used by professionals, with…
Advice
Selling a luxury property in Geneva: discretion and method
An exceptional property does not sell like a flat: rare buyers, mandatory discretion, prices with no comparables. The method, step by step.
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Financial capacity: how much can you buy in Geneva?
Own funds, 2nd pillar, theoretical rate of 5%, one-third ratio: how banks calculate your purchasing potential — full example at 2.5 million.
Rousseau 5 — Estate agency, Geneva Left Bank
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