Bavaria charges 3.5% Grunderwerbsteuer — the lowest rate among all German federal states. With notary and Grundbuch registration adding roughly 1.5%, total buyer ancillary costs start at just ~5% before broker commission.
Munich is Germany’s premier capital-preservation market. Yields in Altstadt-Lehel, Maxvorstadt and Schwabing average 2.5–3.2% gross, backed by global corporate headquarters (BMW, Siemens, Allianz) and structural housing supply constraints.














