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Why Summer Viewings Can Cost You in Croatia
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Why Summer Viewings Can Cost You in Croatia
A lifestyle-led look at buying in Croatia: how seasonal demand, bank rules for foreigners and 2025 tax changes reshape mortgage choices and timing.
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Nina van Leeuwen12/22/2025
Croatia: Reciprocity, Seasonality and the Legal Steps to Own
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Croatia: Reciprocity, Seasonality and the Legal Steps to Own
Daylight on a Dalmatian terrace is seductive — but Croatia’s reciprocity rules, land‑use limits and seasonality quietly shape ownership. Plan early, hire local experts, and match property type to life.
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Erik Johansson12/21/2025
Hidden Legal Hooks in Greek Property Contracts
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Hidden Legal Hooks in Greek Property Contracts
Live the rhythms of Greece while avoiding legal surprises: 3% transfer tax, Golden Visa zone limits and new tourism levies reshape where and when to buy.
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Nina van Leeuwen12/20/2025
Insure the Life You’ll Live in Cyprus
Insurance & Protection
Insure the Life You’ll Live in Cyprus
Think of insurance as lifestyle protection in Cyprus: match rebuild values, short‑let liability and local risks to preserve both value and the everyday pleasures of island life.
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Erik Johansson12/19/2025
Seasonal Sense: Financing a Life in Greece
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Seasonal Sense: Financing a Life in Greece
Fall for Greece’s daily life—markets, tavernas, neighbourhood rhythm—while using conservative financing, local expertise and season‑aware rental models to protect value.
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Nina van Leeuwen12/18/2025
Legal Premises: Buying a Life in Cyprus
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Legal Premises: Buying a Life in Cyprus
A lifestyle-led legal primer for buying in Cyprus: marry the island’s rhythms with precise due diligence — permits, title checks, taxes — to protect the life you’ll build.
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Lena Andersson12/17/2025
How Timing Your Cyprus Mortgage Lowers Cost
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How Timing Your Cyprus Mortgage Lowers Cost
Timing, local lender practice and seasonality materially change mortgage costs in Cyprus; prepare pre‑approval, title searches and seasonal rental forecasts to lower risk.
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Nina van Leeuwen12/16/2025
How Cyprus’s VAT and Fees Quietly Shape Where You Buy
Tax Planning
How Cyprus’s VAT and Fees Quietly Shape Where You Buy
Cyprus’s VAT, transfer‑fee and capital‑gains rules materially change which properties deliver real lifestyle value — plan use, documents and timing to protect purchase value.
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Erik Johansson12/15/2025
Cyprus: Lifestyle‑Led Mortgage Sense
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Cyprus: Lifestyle‑Led Mortgage Sense
An immersive look at living in Cyprus with research-backed mortgage guidance: what banks expect, hidden costs, and practical steps for non-resident buyers.
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Lena Andersson12/14/2025
Protecting the Life You Buy in Cyprus
Insurance & Protection
Protecting the Life You Buy in Cyprus
Live the island’s light, not paperwork: secure rebuild‑value insurance, confirm communal policies and add vacancy or short‑let cover to protect life and investment in Cyprus.
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Erik Johansson12/13/2025
What Greek Lenders Expect When You Borrow
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What Greek Lenders Expect When You Borrow
Practical, lifestyle-led mortgage guidance for buying in Greece: learn realistic LTVs, lender expectations and neighbourhood trade-offs backed by Bank of Greece and market guides.
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Mia Jensen12/12/2025
Protecting the Life You Buy in Cyprus
Insurance & Protection
Protecting the Life You Buy in Cyprus
How to protect a Cyprus home you’ll actually live in: lifestyle-first insurance choices, local red flags and data-backed steps to avoid underinsurance.
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Oliver Hartley12/11/2025

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