Did you know that, in Croatia, a real estate agency is not legally allowed to advertise your property unless you have signed a brokerage agreement with them? Yes, you read that correctly – without the seller’s written authorisation, a real estate agency may not advertise your house, apartment or land, nor is it entitled to
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AN HONEST CONVERSATION ABOUT PROPERTY IN CROATIA: GUEST APPEARANCE ON THE STANARICA PODCAST
In December 2025, I travelled to Zagreb to take part in the recording of the Stanarica Podcast, a real estate–focused podcast that openly addresses real challenges and issues within the profession – without embellishment and without superficial answers. Many thanks to journalist Ivana Alfier for the invitation and the opportunity to openly share my perspective
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ENERGY CERTIFICATE
When we in Croatia mention to real estate sellers that, in addition to all other documents, they also need to obtain an energy certificate, you can’t imagine how many additional questions we get: What is it? Who does it? Why does it have to be obtained? Where can it be obtained? How quickly can it
WHAT IS OCCUPANCY PERMIT?
If you have ever embarked on the process of buying or selling real estate in Croatia, you must have heard that every real estate being sold must have a occupancy permit (uporabna dozvola). Through the experience of our business, we see that there are real estate buyers who are very educated and know this information, and
Why Are Property Prices in Croatia Rising?
You have probably all noticed that real-estate prices in Croatia have gone through the roof. Here are my thoughts and possible explanations as to why this has happened. When the coronavirus pandemic began in early 2020 and we unfortunately had to close our office for a month and a half, like many other service businesses
“CLEAR PAPERS”
In my many years of working with both property sellers and buyers, I unfortunately still encounter people who believe that “clear and proper papers” simply mean documents that are not dirty, stained, scribbled on, or crumpled. Yes — exactly that. Of course, there are also those who understand everything, and working with them is easy.