Zadar: rooftops of the old town and the Adriatic
Buying guide · written in Czech · based on personal experience

The House by the Adriatic is bought with your head, not just your heart.

Everything a Czech buyer needs to know before signing: step-by-step procedure, taxes, building regularisation, financing, and pitfalls that could cost you hundreds of thousands.

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Buying Guide

Six chapters you must know before signing
3 %real estate transfer tax (paid by the buyer, applies to older properties)
0.6-8 €/m²annual property tax on holiday homes (from 2025)
25 %PDV included in the new-build price from the developer (instead of 3% tax)
3-4 %standard real estate agency commission in Croatia
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Where to look

Prices Spring 2026, source: Croatian portals and price maps

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First, do the maths

Tax, lawyer, commission, notary: how much will a purchase cost you in total above the purchase price?

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