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Loft and attic apartment: advantages and pitfalls
An attic apartment holds a special charm for many — sloped ceilings, wooden beams, an unusual layout, light entering through roof windows, and often views ... Read more
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What after moving in: residence registration, documents, and utilities
Buying and moving into a new home is a big step, but the work doesn't end with the handover of keys. A series of administrative obligations follow that ... Read more
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How to recognize quality new construction and a reliable investor
Buying a new build has obvious advantages — a new, move-in ready space, modern construction, energy efficiency, nothing to renovate. But it also comes ... Read more
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Building reserve: how it is determined and what it is actually spent on
Every apartment owner in a building pays a monthly reserve fund, but few know exactly how its amount is determined, who decides on its spending, and what ... Read more
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Loft and attic apartment: advantages and pitfalls
An attic apartment holds a special charm for many — sloped ceilings, wooden beams, an unusual layout, light entering through roof windows, and often views that lower floors don't have. Before we break down the advantages and pitfalls, it's worth distinguishing three terms often used interchangeably. An attic apartment (potkrovlje) is a living space ...
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What after moving in: residence registration, documents, and utilities
Buying and moving into a new home is a big step, but the work doesn't end with the handover of keys. A series of administrative obligations follow that many underestimate or postpone, but which are necessary for the new home to be "officially" yours in every respect — from the address on personal documents to rights and services related to the place of ...
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How to recognize quality new construction and a reliable investor
Buying a new build has obvious advantages — a new, move-in ready space, modern construction, energy efficiency, nothing to renovate. But it also comes with its own set of questions that don't arise in the same way with older properties. By new build, we mean a newly constructed building or apartment being moved into for the first time, purchased from a ...
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Building reserve: how it is determined and what it is actually spent on
Every apartment owner in a building pays a monthly reserve fund, but few know exactly how its amount is determined, who decides on its spending, and what the money actually goes to. For many, the reserve fund is just an item on the bill — a cost paid "because it has to be," without a clear idea of what is received for it. This lack of knowledge leads ...
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Assignment and transfer of contract: transfer of rights from purchase and sale
In real estate transactions, it's not always the properties themselves that are transferred — sometimes, contractual rights are transferred. A buyer who has concluded a sales contract or a preliminary contract but has not yet acquired the property (for example, because the apartment is still under construction) can transfer their contractual position ...
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You're buying an apartment, and you're inheriting neighbors: how to check the building and its surroundings before buying
It's easy to fall in love with an apartment — a beautiful layout, light, decor — and in doing so, forget that the apartment doesn't exist in isolation. It's part of a building, surrounded by neighbors, located in a specific environment, and all of that comes "in a package" with the purchase. You might buy a perfect apartment in a neglected building, ...
Architecture & Design /
Smart home: lighting, heating and security that pay for themselves
The smart home has ceased to be a futuristic idea and has become an accessible reality — devices that connect, are controlled from a phone, and make the home more comfortable, safer, and more efficient are now within reach and within the budget of many owners. But with this accessibility comes a trap: it's easy to spend money on gadgets that impress in ...
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Registration of a building in the cadastre: a guide for owners and buyers
When a house or other building is constructed on a plot of land, that object does not "officially" exist in the records by itself — it must be entered into them. One of the steps often overlooked is the registration of the building in the cadastre: a procedure by which the constructed object is entered into the cadastral records and drawn on the ...
Architecture & Design /
Biophilic design: why nature is becoming an integral part of the modern home
Biophilic design is an approach to interior design and architecture that consciously connects the home with nature — through an abundance of natural light, greenery, natural materials, water, airiness, and a connection between the interior and exterior space. It's not about mere plant decoration, but a deeper principle: people feel better in spaces ...
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Simple buildings: what you may build without a building permit
Some smaller and simpler structures and works can be carried out in Croatia without a building permit, and some even without a main project — but only those explicitly categorized as such by regulations and only under precisely defined conditions. Which structures, what dimensions, and under what conditions are determined by the Ordinance on Simple and ...
Lifestyles /
What will a luxury home look like in 10 years
The luxury home of the future will not be defined by the costliness of materials, but by the integration of technology, sustainability, and well-being — and the directions are already visible in today's trends. Instead of a mere "smart home," it is shaped by flexible spaces that adapt to needs, artificial intelligence that anticipates and manages the ...