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One caution: “total cash cost” over five years can be misleading because part of each payment reduces principal and remains your equity. Two offers might have similar cash outflow but different balances after five years. For economic cost, compare interest plus unavoidable fees, while showing...

Neighbourhood separation should come before a Brussels-wide interpretation. Even without enough observations to publish a figure for every area, showing how many properties came from each neighbourhood would expose whether one part of the city dominates the result. Otherwise the apparent city...

“Open integration” can still mean another maintenance burden. Ask what happens when a field is renamed, an import fails or two tools update the same value. A connection is useful only if failures are visible and recoverable. I would also require a practical way to export the property data and...

Buyer financing could also explain why apparently attractive listings remain available. At €956,800 to €1,435,000, condition is not just cosmetic: renovation needs may alter the buyer’s total budget and view of value. I would separate turnkey properties from those needing substantial work, then...

€1,090,000. I’m using 20 days on market and the absence of any confirmed price reduction. Both suggest the listing is still early enough for the seller to hold close to asking.

The biggest missing detail is what “near Brussels” means to you. Would you consider the wider Brussels area, or do you need to stay within particular neighbourhoods? It would also help to know whether transport access means rail, metro, tram or simply a manageable drive.

Because this is Brussels and mixed-use, I would not accept a generic claim of “Belgian expertise.” Ask the provider to identify which parts they actually handle and which property or transaction questions must go to the relevant notary or other adviser. Requirements can depend on the building’s...

On the business case, use at least three outcomes: tenant stays at current rent, tenant stays after a modest rise, and tenant leaves after a larger rise. Include probable vacancy time and preparation costs. Even rough estimates will expose whether pursuing the full €582 gap is actually worthwhile.

Student housing adds a timing issue. A departure at an awkward point in the student cycle may produce a longer vacancy than a change aligned with normal demand. Before proposing anything, consider when the tenant could realistically leave and how quickly this particular property might be reoccupied.

Exactly. Until those answers arrive, I’d make a conditional table rather than one valuation: with or without parking, meaningful or limited outdoor space, and low or high recurring charges. For condition, split visible dated finishes from uncertain maintenance. The former can be estimated from a...

I wouldn’t apply a blanket condition percentage from that evidence. Give the completed sale the most weight if its timing and micro-location are genuinely comparable, then estimate the dated work separately. For floor area, use the marginal value indicated by the closest properties rather than...