A contact database and one area: what I learned from Mert Sakallıoğlu at the KW Reunion in Slovenia I was recently at the KW Reunion in Slovenia, attending a talk led by Mert Sakallıoğlu, an agent from Istanbul and the founder of the Emlak Makinesi team within Keller Williams. One sentence of his kept me awake the whole evening: “If you think you have enough …
This week, the Croatian Chamber of Commerce – Pula County Chamber established the Professional Group of Real Estate Agents of the Istrian County, and my colleagues honored me by unanimously electing me as its first president. Danijela Putnik (In Fiducia nekretnine, Tar) and Laci Debeljak (Aspectus, Pula) were elected as deputy presidents. I would like to share here, directly and openly, why this establishment is …
If you are reading this buying property in Istria legal guide, here is a number that surprises almost everyone. According to Croatian National Bank housing market data, only about 14.8% of residential property purchases in Istria County are financed through housing loans, which means more than 85% of transactions are completed without a traditional mortgage. That single fact tells you more about this market than …
Written by: Aljoša Vučetić, Maris Real Estate At the beginning of June, I was sitting in Ljubljana on a panel with my colleague Uga, a London-based agent who has been representing buyers exclusively for around thirteen years. What kept me alert throughout the whole talk was not the story about luxury neighbourhoods, but something much simpler: the way she thinks about who she actually works …
You bought building land, but you cannot build. No electricity. No legal access road. It sounds absurd, but in practice, it happens more often than you might think. Just because you bought building land does not mean you can build what you had in mind. Sometimes, it does not even mean you can build at all. The same applies to sellers. Before you set the …
If you are searching for the best apartments for sale in Pula Croatia 2026, you have arrived at the right place. Slovenians have officially overtaken Germans as the number one foreign purchaser group on the Croatian coast, and with Pula sitting just a short drive from the Slovenian border, demand for well-located, low-maintenance apartments in this city has never been stronger. In this guide, we …
If you are looking at Croatia real estate from abroad, the first thing you will notice is how much information there is — and how little of it actually helps you move forward. International buyers are active across the Croatian market, and many arrive well-researched, only to hit the same wall: inconsistent listings, unclear documentation, and no single person genuinely working on their side. This …
Istria pulls people in — the coastline, the food, the light. And increasingly, it pulls them in enough to want to stay, or at least to have a place to come back to. A remarkable 37.5% of all property transactions in Croatia are made by international buyers, and Istria consistently attracts the largest share of that demand. Whether you're searching for a coastal villa, an …
Buying in Istria has become one of the most sought after real estate opportunities in Europe, and the numbers confirm it. The average asking price for residential property in Istria reached a record peak of €3,764 per square meter in February 2026, reflecting strong international demand for houses, villas, and coastal residences. Question Buyers Ask Short Answer Is buying real estate in Istria a good …
A Purple Facade That Changed Everything Imagine you’re Silvia from Trieste. You’ve spent years saving up for a piece of Istria - a quiet corner, a garden, a view you get to enjoy every morning. Eventually you buy a building plot. Nice location, good price, plans for the future already taking shape in your head. And then the neighbour starts building. A year later, right …
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