Particularly in large cities, a shortage of living space is one of the greatest challenges to be overcome. Moreover, living space is often not used efficiently and in line with demand. For example, older single people live in apartments that are too large for them alone, while young families often search unsuccessfully for just such apartments.

So-called apartment exchange portals are intended to combat precisely this problem. Using these portals, apartments can be exchanged simply and easily, often even with the old square meter prices being taken over. In some cities, the party moving into a smaller apartment even receives a one-time financial bonus.

In addition to private players, state-owned housing associations also frequently offer such apartment swap exchanges. Interested parties are then not limited to offers from their own rental or property management company.

Interested parties first create an account and have it verified that they are also an authorized user of this platform. They then create an offer in which they first describe their current apartment (size, location, equipment, price, etc.) and then enter the key data of their desired apartment. As soon as an interested exchange partner is found, he or she can make uncomplicated contact. After that, all that remains to be done is to check whether maintenance or renovation work needs to be carried out. After that, nothing stands in the way of the apartment exchange.

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