Looking for an apartment

How do you find a good apartment?

On the internet:

You should search on the internet for apartments:

• use “Willhaben”: www.willhaben.at
• use “Heimatsuche” (“searching for a home”): www.heimatsuche.at
• use Google to find an apartment without commission fees
• use Facebook to find an apartment without commission fees

Through an organisation:

• Register on Flüchtlinge Willkommen (Refugees Welcome) for a shared apartment with Austrians.
• Register on WGE! Gemeinsam wohnen (WGE! Living together) for a crossgenerational apartment with old or young Austrians.
• You could ask at the Austrian student residencies. Even if you are not a student, you might get a cheap room to rent.

Through a real estate agency:

Visit a real estate agency in your town and let an agent show you the available apartments. Be aware that you will have to pay a commission fee for the agent.

• Here you can calculate how much the commission fee will cost you. It is illegal for agents to ask for a higher commission fee.

Through friends:

Ask your Austrian friends if they know about an available apartment.