Urban Land and Property Markets in Germany Routledge Library Editions: Urban Planning Series

Originally published in 1993, Urban Land and Property Markets in Germany describes the complex network of regulations and practices governing the operation of the German markets. The book outlines the constitutional structure and framework of the social, economic and geographical context in which the markets operate. The main sections of the book address the legal structures of property, planning, and tax, the registration procedures and transaction charges, market processes, who does what, and what professional titles or other actors in the process to look out for. The book also looks at the development of land and property markets, as one of the most intractable problems faced by post-communist regimes of eastern Europe.

Preface Abbreviations and Acronyms Part I: Overview 1. Basic Information 2. The Policy Environment 3. The Market Situation in the New East German States Part II: The Land Market 4. The Planning and Legal Framework 5. The Land-Market Process 6. The Outcome of the Urban Land Market 7. Case Studies of the Land Market Part III: The Urban Property Market 8. The Framework of the Urban Property Market 9. The Property-Market Process 10. The Outcome of the Urban Property Market 11. Case Studies of the Property Market Part IV: Evaluation 12. Evaluation of the Functioning of the Market or Urban Land