Cooperative flat in Graz:
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A cooperative flat in Graz means: a limited-profit housing association

What is called a “cooperative flat” (Genossenschaftswohnung) in Austria is a flat from a limited-profit housing association under the Limited-Profit Housing Act (WGG). The rent covers costs rather than making a profit; in return, you pay a one-off financing contribution when you move in – the “Eigenmittel” – which you get back when you move out, minus an annual depreciation. Unlike a German cooperative, you need no membership and no share certificate: you register directly with the housing association and apply for specific flats.

As of 07.10.2026. Figures from the listing pages of the housing associations that WohnAlert monitors in Graz – not their total stock.

Cooperative flats in Graz that are available right now

351 flats from 9 housing association in Graz are publicly online right now – the 6 newest here, all of them on the Graz page or in the app. Click to open the original listing.

NEW Cooperative 1.038 € total unbefristete Maisonette-Wohnung! 8020 Graz · BWSG 3 rooms · 87,08 m²Rooms3Size87,08 m²per m²11,93 € View listing NEW Cooperative 1.082 € total UNBEFRISTET! großzügige und sonnige 3-Zimmer-Wohnung mit großem Balkon und Küche! 8020 Graz · BWSG 83,8 m²Size83,8 m²per m²12,91 € View listing NEW Cooperative 542 € total 2-Zimmerwohnung in Graz! 8020 Graz · BWSG 2.5 rooms · 59,13 m²Rooms2.5Size59,13 m²per m²9,16 € View listing NEW Cooperative 647 € total 3 Zimmerwohnung in Graz 8020 Graz · BWSG 70,46 m²Size70,46 m²per m²9,19 € View listing NEW Cooperative 537 € total geförderte und unbefristete Wohnung! 8020 Graz · BWSG 2 rooms · 62,51 m²Rooms2Size62,51 m²per m²8,59 € View listing NEW Cooperative 344 € total 2-Zimmerwohnung in Graz! 8020 Graz · BWSG 40,04 m²Size40,04 m²per m²8,58 € View listing

What a cooperative flat in Graz costs

The cooperative flats currently listed in Graz cost a median of 955 € total. That matches the median of all available flats in Graz (955 €). Per square metre, that's a median of 16,27 €.

Based on 5 cooperative listings in Graz that have since gone: a listing stays online for a median of 12 days. That leaves time for a careful application – but not for waiting.

Where housing associations in Graz are listing right now

The districts and places with the most available cooperative flats – each tag leads to the page of the place where they are.

Rooms: 1 rooms 6 %, 2 rooms 45 %, 3 rooms 37 %, 4 rooms 12 % – based on the 332 available cooperative flats in Graz with a room count.

The limited-profit housing associations in Graz that WohnAlert monitors

Each name leads to the housing association's page with the current listings, the check interval and how to apply.

• GWS – 124 flats online right now; 26 new in 30 days; median 1.059 € total
  recently in: Gries
• ÖWG Wohnbau – 76 flats online right now; 48 new in 30 days; median 1.037 € total
  recently in: 8020 Graz, 8045 Graz, 8010 Graz, Graz
• BWSG – 67 flats online right now; 17 new in 30 days; median 812 € total
  recently in: Lend, Innere Stadt, Straßgang
• Wohnbaugruppe Ennstal – 66 flats online right now; 34 new in 30 days; median 964 € total
  recently in: Lend, Straßgang, Innere Stadt
• GEMYSAG – 13 flats online right now; 13 new in 30 days; median upfront contribution 3.222 €
  recently in: Liebenau, Lend
• GGW – 9 flats online right now; 9 new in 30 days
  recently in: Lend, Wetzelsdorf, Andritz
• Rottenmanner – 3 flats online right now; 3 new in 30 days; median 719 € total
  recently in: Lend
• GSL – 2 flats online right now; 2 new in 30 days; median 1.066 € total
  recently in: Innere Stadt, Straßgang
• WOGEM – 1 flat online right now; 1 new in 30 days; median 495 € total; median upfront contribution 1.614 €
  recently in: 8010 Graz
• EBG – no listing at the moment – WohnAlert is watching the listing page
  recently in: 8010 Graz
• EGW – 2 new in 30 days
  recently in: 8010 Graz
• FROHNLEITNER – no listings at the moment – WohnAlert is monitoring the listing page
• Heimat Österreich – no listings at the moment – WohnAlert is monitoring the listing page
• SOZIALBAU – no listings at the moment – WohnAlert is monitoring the listing page
• WBV-GPA – no listings at the moment – WohnAlert is monitoring the listing page

Upfront contribution: the number that decides in Graz

Among the housing associations in Graz that state the amount, the median one-off financing contribution per flat is between 1.614 € and 3.222 € – depending on the housing association, year of construction and subsidy. It is due before you move in. If you don't have it, you won't get the flat, no matter how cheap the rent. That's why the alert in the app can be filtered by maximum own funds.

Where the flats are really allocated

10 of 15 monitored housing associations in Graz had a listing online in the last 30 days. Many housing associations also allocate through waiting lists: if you register early, you get offers before they appear on the website. Doing both together is the strategy.

The strategy that works

1. Register with several housing associations whose housing is in the areas you want – the list above shows where each one last advertised.
2. Plan your upfront contribution: the one-off financing contribution is stated in the listing. If you can't raise it, ask the housing association or the state's housing subsidy office (Wohnbauförderung) about loans for the contribution – the rules differ from state to state.
3. At the same time, chase the listings: available flats appear on the housing association's website and are allocated in order of application – speed counts here, and that is what the WohnAlert alert is for.

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