Vienna is once again among the best cities to live in: in the Economist Intelligence Unit 2026 ranking, the Austrian capital came second out of 173 cities, behind only Copenhagen. For buyers, this sounds like a guarantee that an apartment here will always be in demand. But how exactly does the reputation of the world’s most comfortable city show up in the price per square metre? The answer is...

€550 million. That is how much, according to CBRE, was invested in Austrian hotel real estate in 2025 — 57% more than the year before, and the third best result in the company's history of observations. Vienna Marriott, Grand Hotel Wien, 25hours Hotel changed hands one after another, and 2026 began with the sale of Andaz Vienna — one of the assets that came to market after the collapse of the Signa...

We have a rule we never break: no VigoImmobilien client signs the Kaufvertrag before we have gone through the complete inspection checklist. Not the shortened version. Not "we had a look, seems fine." The complete one. This rule did not come from a textbook. It came from a specific case early in our work, when a client almost bought an apartment with a hidden sewage defect that would have cost...

Last week, an apartment owner from the 7th district came to us. He said: "I already know what it's worth — I checked on Willhaben and entered the data into an online calculator. €520,000." We carried out a valuation. The actual market value turned out to be €445,000. The difference — €75,000. This is not a calculator error. It is what the calculator simply cannot see: a gas boiler that will...

Most Ukrainians who come to us are not afraid of the price. They are afraid of what they do not understand. A 12-page contract in German. A notary who speaks fast and does not translate. A bank that asks for documents whose names no one has ever heard. Grundverkehrsgenehmigung, Eintragungsgebühr, Kaufvertrag — words that make you want to close the browser tab and put everything off until...

Last month Anastasia sold a two-room apartment in the 10th district in 9 days. Three viewings — two offers — a deal. That same week, the owner of a similar apartment contacted us — same district, similar size, even a slightly lower price. His apartment had been on the market for 5 months already. Without a single serious inquiry. This isn't chance or luck. Over four years of work, we've seen a...

There is one type of client we meet constantly. They have been watching the market for a year, sometimes two. They carefully track prices, read analyses, wait for the «right moment». And while they wait — the same property that cost €280,000 a year ago is now listed at €295,000. And the one that was going to be «let's see» — is already sold. We are not saying that waiting is always wrong....

Mistakes when buying an apartment in Vienna rarely look dramatic at the moment you make them. Signing a Kaufanbot “just so you don’t lose the place”, skipping the minutes of the owners’ meeting or drawing up a budget “by eye” all seem like minor things, but later they turn into €5,000, €10,000 or €30,000 of unplanned costs. Taxes, fees and services alone add around 10% to the price of an...

A bargain apartment in Vienna is what almost every buyer is looking for, and since the price correction of 2022–2024 such listings have become more common. Yet a price 20–30% below market value is rarely just luck: there is usually a reason behind it that the seller does not put in the headline. Sometimes it is a tenant who cannot be moved out, sometimes a decision by the building’s owners to carry...

Signing the purchase contract feels like the finish line, but in fact this is where the most important part of the deal begins. Between signing the contract and getting the keys to an apartment in Vienna there are usually six weeks to four months, and throughout this time a notary or lawyer, the bank, the tax office and the land registry court are working behind the scenes. Buyers often see only two...