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Cologne real estate

Cologne is a million-plus Rhine city priced below Munich and Frankfurt, with student and media demand and a 40-minute link to Düsseldorf.

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New-builds

New-builds in Köln, tracked to the address

Every project is street-verified against official developer sources — house number, quarter, units, completion. Prices in EUR per m² where published.

Max Ophüls Quartier — Bauwens render

Köln

Max Ophüls Quartier

€6,100/m²

Sürther Feld 10, 50999 Köln

280 units · 70% built Q4 2026

Developer: Bauwens

Deutzer Hafen Quartiere — Bauwens render

Köln

Deutzer Hafen Quartiere

€7,800/m²

Siegburger Straße 110, 50679 Köln

600 units · 25% built Q1 2029

Developer: Bauwens

Zollstockgürtel — GAG Köln render

Zollstock

Zollstockgürtel

On request

Zollstockgürtel, 50969 Köln, Zollstock

36 units · 3% built In planning

Developer: GAG Köln

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Cities

82 cities, each with its own transfer tax

Grunderwerbsteuer is state law — the same apartment costs a different surcharge in Munich and Cologne. The twelve largest first; the rest folds open.

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What a purchase really costs

€500,000 apartment in Köln

Transfer tax (Grunderwerbsteuer 6.5%)
€32,500
Notary (≈1.5%)
€7,500
Land register (Grundbuch ≈0.5%)
€2,500
Buyer agent share (3.57% incl. VAT)
€17,850
Cash needed at notary
€560,350

≈ +12.1% over the price. Provisionsfrei (no-agent) listings drop the Makler line. The notary reads the contract aloud before signature — German law, not a formality.

Rentals run on rules

The rent side, in three lines

  • Bestellerprinzip: whoever hires the agent pays. No tenant commission on residential lets.
  • Deposits cap at three months’ cold rent (§551 BGB) and must sit on a separate savings account.
  • Mietpreisbremse caps new leases above local comparative rent in tight areas; Berlin’s Mietspiegel sets the benchmark.
  • Modernization may be passed on at 8% of cost per year (§559 BGB) — check the Anpassung history before you underwrite.

Qualitative anchors only — live numbers come from the official city Mietspiegel, never a hardcoded table.

Developers

The builders behind the pipeline

Municipal landlords, premium Bauträger and boutique owner-run developers — tracked from Handelsregister to handover.

GAG Köln

GAG Köln

Köln · 110 yrs · 45,000 units delivered

GAG Immobilien AG is Cologne’s municipal landlord (~45,000 units, since 1913). The city’s largest landlord with new-build in every district.

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Bauwens

Bauwens

Köln · 21 yrs · 4,000 units delivered

Bauwens Development is a Cologne developer building residential quarters in the Rhineland, Berlin and Hamburg (a partner in the Mediapark Cologne redevelopment).

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Belgisches Viertel and Ehrenfeld pull younger renters; Lindenthal and Marienburg price as family premium. The Rhine agglomeration functions as one labour market.

Notary + Grundbuch as elsewhere in Germany. sivrce lists Cologne as a registered metro, not a doorway farm.

FAQ

Which areas work for investors in Cologne?

Ehrenfeld and Nippes for entry pricing and students; Deutz for trade-fair and business stays.

Can a Georgian citizen buy in Cologne?

Yes. Citizenship is not a barrier. You still need a notary and a tax budget.

All markets: sivrce.com · Georgia marketplace: sivrce.ge · Prices and availability are published only when a verified listing exists. Market currency: EUR.

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