Getting a mortgage in Germany with Magda and Richard

Richard and Magda connected with Hypofriend right from the start of the process. This article tells their experience buying a property.

Dr. Chris Mulder

Dr. Chris is a former Senior Economist and Manager at the IMF and The World Bank. He is a Hypofriend Co-founder.

Published on Mar 3, 2020 Mar 3, 2020 . Updated 11 days ago

Dr. Chris is a former Senior Economist and Manager at the IMF and The World Bank. He is a Hypofriend Co-founder.

We moved to Berlin in 2018 from Budapest, where Richard spent 10 years renovating and managing apartments for investment and Airbnb. Magda works as a Division Director in an international human rights foundation that has now relocated to Berlin. Richard is learning German full time and has established a concrete interior design business making kitchen benchtops and bathroom sinks in Berlin.