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Cadastral income: a vector of inequality?
We have analyzed the distribution of Cadastral Income, which defines Property Tax in Belgium. This article explains why the real estate withholding tax can be considered opaque and unequal, from a statistical point of view! A few reminders Cadastral...
Real estate price trends in Brussels
Since 1975, apartment prices in Brussels-Capital have risen by an average of 742% over the period 1975-2022. This average conceals clear disparities: Saint-Gilles (+1200%), Etterbeek (+1100%) and WSL(+1029%) have evolved much more strongly than the...
Brussels license statistics
All permits in Brussels are available on the OpenPermits platform. We have analyzed these permits to extract some interesting statistics about permits applied for and granted in Brussels. Planning permits Planning permits are...
Understanding regional planning in Brussels
Are you interested in planning law in the Brussels-Capital Region? This article is designed to help you understand planning law in Brussels, and to give you the resources and acronyms you need to study the feasibility of a project...
How do you add value to a property?
Valuation is an essential part of the real estate business. There are many different methods used by market players such as real estate agents, surveyors, developers, investors and notaries. The aim of this article is to...
How to value an asset through capitalization?
Property valuation by capitalization is generally used for rental investments. In other words, the investor is not buying a property, but rather a return: "given this rent, and I want a 6% return, what is the...
Understanding regional planning in Wallonia
Are you interested in Urban and Regional Planning in the Walloon Region? This article aims to help you understand regional planning in Wallonia, as well as providing you with the essential resources and acronyms for studying the...
How to comply with EBA section 208?
In order to avoid a discrepancy between the value lent and the actual value of real estate assets as collateral, the EBA will require banks to carry out an appraisal before granting a loan, from 2022 onwards. This modification will bring about major changes in the...
Why algorithms (AVM) will revolutionize real estate
An AVM (Automated Valuation Model) or statistical valuation model is a technology for assessing the value of a property based on its characteristics. It is based on the same principles as a traditional real estate appraisal, namely:...
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