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Croatia’s 2025 property tax shift creates tactical advantages: align use, season and legal structure to protect lifestyle value and reduce costs.

Croatia offers undeniable lifestyle appeal, but property does not equal residency — plan around reciprocity, VAT/transfer tax rules and seasonal realities for a sustainable buy.

Croatia’s 2024–25 property tax shift changes holding costs: use municipal exemptions, VAT vs transfer‑tax rules and local occupancy patterns to align lifestyle with value.

Croatia’s 2024–25 tax reforms shift costs from buyers to ongoing property levies — a new-build with VAT (and refunds) can outsave a resale once municipal taxes and seasonality are modelled.

Croatia’s summer rental boom meets new taxes and tighter short‑term rules—plan for year‑round life, model VAT vs transfer tax, and prioritise local legal checks.

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