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Buyers from Germany, Switzerland, Italy dominate; Vienna seeing strong demand from CEE wealth.
For European Associations For European AssociationsRealtyHive is a global real estate marketplace. We put your members' listings in front of buyers in 100+ countries — at no cost to them or to your association, with no lead fees and no commission splits. Because no agent should have to pay to connect with a potential client.
We partner with associations because we believe accuracy, transparency, and compliance start with you. We bring your members the consumer-facing global exposure their listings deserve — without the costs of the leading portals.
We follow European real estate closely. The complaints surfacing in trade press, industry forums, broker conversations, and the public response to recent lawsuits rhyme — Málaga, Milan, Paris, Amsterdam, Warsaw, Dublin. The portal economics, the lead-resale model, the stripped-out listing agent, the cost of reaching buyers who live somewhere else — these aren't national problems. They're the same problem, everywhere.
One or two portals now control 70–80% of buyer attention in most European markets. Your members' fees rise every year — faster than commissions — while the portal owns the buyer relationship, not the agent. A £1.5 billion class action lawsuit filed in late 2025 against the UK's dominant portal is the most visible expression of a frustration that runs across the continent.
On most international platforms, the agent who knows the property — the one your association certified, trained, and stands behind — is replaced by a contact form that routes to whoever pays the most. Leads are sold, resold, and split. Your members' relationships are commoditized.
Reaching international buyers means stitching together a different platform for every market — a portal here, an ad account there, a social channel somewhere else — none of them connected, each with its own login, its own rules, its own dashboard. A price change or a status update has to be made again, by hand, in every one. The reach is possible; it has simply never lived in a single place that keeps itself in sync.
Every additional portal means another XML feed to maintain, another set of upload rules, another platform where listings get out of sync. The marginal hour spent on data plumbing is an hour not spent with a client.
Below is every CEPI member association, the country it serves, and one specific fact about how international buyer flows are moving in that market right now. Find yours.
Buyers from Germany, Switzerland, Italy dominate; Vienna seeing strong demand from CEE wealth.
Belgians are the #1 foreign buyer in France (~20% of non-resident purchases).
Sofia and Black Sea coast attracting buyers from UK, Germany, Russia, Greece.
Prague: top foreign buyers from Slovakia, Germany, Russia, Ukraine, USA.
Helsinki & lakefront second homes drawing buyers from Sweden, Estonia, Germany.
Top foreign buyers: Belgians, British, Swiss, Germans, Dutch (+45% growth). Avg non-resident spend €303,000.
Berlin & Munich attracting buyers from USA, UK, Israel, Switzerland; Germans are #2 buyer abroad in Spain.
Golden Visa-driven inflows from China, Türkiye, Lebanon, Israel, US — Athens leading.
Dublin draws US, UK, EU returnees; Irish buyers among the top spenders in France (€387k avg).
Top foreign buyers: USA, UK, Germany, Canada, Netherlands. Avg foreign budget €408k.
Riga: foreign demand from Russia (declining), Germany, Scandinavia, Israel.
Among Europe's most international buyer pools — French, Belgian, German, Portuguese cross-border flows.
Dutch buyers fastest-growing source for Spain (+40% YoY), France (+45%), Costa Blanca dominance.
Polish buyers now in Spain's top 10; Warsaw & Kraków attracting Ukrainian, German, US capital.
Bratislava: cross-border demand from Austria, Czechia, Hungary, Germany.
19.3% of all 2025 sales went to foreign buyers — UK, Germany, Netherlands, France, USA lead.
Tirana & coastal Albania emerging — Italian, Greek, UK, US capital arriving.
Tbilisi attracting Russian relocators, Israeli investors, Turkish & Iranian capital.
Specialized condominium administration in one of Europe's smallest sovereign markets.
Swiss buyers are among the highest spenders abroad — €317k avg in France, dominant in Côte d'Azur.
Istanbul & Antalya drawing Russian, Iranian, German, UK, Gulf-state buyers.
Ukrainian relocators are a fast-growing source market across the EU — Poland, Czechia, Germany.
British buyers remain #1 foreign buyer in Spain; UK agents currently re-evaluating portal economics.
Source list: cepi.eu/en/our-members · figures from CEPI member disclosures, Eurostat, national notary registries, and idealista / Engel & Völkers / Knight Frank / Caixabank Research 2025–2026.
CEPI was founded in 1990 to raise European real estate standards. The oldest of its members has been at it since 1933. For nearly a century — collectively — associations have advocated for the same principles: listing-agent integrity, transparent fees, equal access for small firms, professional standards that mean something.
You advocated. You drafted position papers. You met with regulators. You didn't have to build the platform. We did — on the principles you've been defending all along.
The listing agent must remain identifiable on every transaction.
Leads belong to the professional who earned them — not the platform.
Pricing must be transparent and proportionate to value delivered.
Smaller firms must compete on equal footing with the largest.
You shouldn't have to build a platform to live your values. We already did.
The shortest way to describe RealtyHive: we are everything an international portal should have been before the platform economics took over. Distribution at scale. Listing agent kept whole. No charge for either.
We connect to your members' existing data — XML feed, CRM, MLS, or website. Properties syndicate automatically to buyers in 100+ countries. No setup cost. No monthly fee. No per-property charge.
Your member's name and contact details appear on every listing. Buyer inquiries route directly to them. We never sell leads, never charge per lead, never take referral commissions. Ever.
Every association member receives free Video+ credits (AI-generated property videos) and Ignite advertising credit — tools their largest competitors pay for, included as part of joining.
Properties appear in front of buyers in their own language and local digital ecosystem — without your members having to manage translations, foreign ad accounts, or multi-country SEO.
We turn your members' regional expertise into content distributed globally — attributed to them. Buyers arrive informed, having already engaged with your member's voice. Cold leads become warm prospects.
We respect each member's national framework — GDPR, AML, agent-registry rules (Andalucía Ley 5/2025, Catalonia AICAT, Belgium's IPI registration, and equivalents). The listing agent's professional identity is preserved end-to-end.
Members increasingly join associations for tangible benefits. We give you one that's immediately deployable: free global listing distribution, free marketing credits, and full lead ownership. No cost to anyone.
We work within your professional framework — your code of ethics, your member-conduct rules, your continuing-education obligations. The listing agent your association certified stays the agent.
Your members already work with international buyers. We connect them to buyers in 100+ countries — including the members of other CEPI associations whose own clients are looking abroad.
"When your members succeed internationally,
their association is what they credit."
Once members are syndicating, they have access to four optional marketing programs. They are paid tools — but every member receives complimentary credits to start. This is how we earn revenue: from members who choose to use them, never from leads, lead fees, or commission splits.
Member firms transform property photos into scroll-stopping videos in minutes — built for Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp Status, and the social platforms where international buyers actually live. Every association member receives 5 complimentary Video+ credits.
€23 credit per agentMembers choose a property, set a budget, pick a campaign length, and launch — under 3 minutes. Targeting by source country, language, age band, or investor profile. Every member who claims their listings receives €23 equivalent advertising credit.
Members choose a property, set a budget, pick a campaign length, and launch — under 3 minutes. Targeting by source country, language, age band, or investor profile.
Full serviceFor members who want everything handled. We build custom campaigns per listing — hyper-targeted by buyer demographics, source country, property type, and price band. Every lead is qualified before it reaches the agent.
For members who want everything handled. We build custom campaigns per listing — hyper-targeted by buyer demographics, source country, property type, and price band.
Smart alternativeFor listings sitting too long, or sellers who want to move now. An online auction generates real buyer urgency without the public stigma of a price reduction. The seller's list price stays intact; competitive offers compete inside a defined window.
For listings sitting too long, or sellers who want to move now. An online auction generates real buyer urgency without the public stigma of a price reduction.
Together, we're building a more transparent,
ethical and internationally connected
property marketplace.
Tell us a bit about your association. Within 48 hours, our European partnerships lead will reach out — not to sell, but to understand what your membership needs and whether the shape of what we offer fits.
30 minutes. We learn about your membership; you learn what we actually do.
How the partnership could be structured for your specific association — branded, co-branded, or low-touch. No cost, no obligation.
When and if it's right, we onboard your members at the pace you set.
All fields optional except name + email + association.
Nothing. The syndication platform is offered at no cost to your association and at no cost to your members. We earn revenue exclusively from optional marketing programs that members can choose to use — Video+, Ignite, Elevate, and Time-Limited Events. Whether a member uses those tools is entirely their choice.
Because we offer something most international platforms can't: we do not sell leads, do not charge per-lead fees, and do not take referral commissions on closed transactions. The listing agent — the one your association certified — remains the agent on every property, every inquiry, every closing. We respect the professional standards your association exists to uphold.
On every property page across our marketplace, the listing agent's name, photo, and contact details are displayed. Inquiries route directly to them. We do not insert ourselves between buyer and agent. We do not anonymize listings to capture leads for resale.
No. We will not ask you to mandate participation, share member contact lists without consent, or commit to volume targets. The strongest partnerships start when members opt in because the offer is genuinely worth opting into. Your endorsement signals trust; the rest is voluntary.
We process data under GDPR with appropriate legal bases, and we work within the national professional frameworks each member operates under — including the new agent-registry requirements (Andalucía Law 5/2025, Catalonia AICAT, Belgium IPI, and equivalents). The listing agent's professional identity and certifications are surfaced, not stripped.
We connect directly to existing data sources — XML feeds (formats including Idealista, Fotocasa, Habitaclia, Kyero, Immoweb, ImmoScout24, SeLoger, Rightmove, regional MLS), APIs, or CRMs. Our technical team handles the integration. Members typically go live within 7–14 days, with no manual uploads thereafter.
