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Tuesday, June 15, 2004

European Union : a market of 280 million homeowners and of 100 million members of HOA!

On May 1st, 2004, the European Union was drastically revitalized with the arrival of Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Baltic countries, Malta and Cyprus.

The population of the Union reached 450 million inhabitants, and the real estate markets are becoming more and more active: approx. 6 million homes have been sold, in 2003, by 150,000 real estate brokers and agents, compared to 6.1 million homes sold in the US, in the same period, by….almost one million REALTORS®!

The rate of ownership reached 63%, especially with the arrival of new European countries, where more than 80% own their home (in Hungary, Poland, Slovakia), while it is only 43% in Germany and 55% in France. With second home sales, New European brokers have a very profitable market ahead!

More than 20 % of dwellings are condo managed by thousands of companies. The consolidation of this industry is very quick and some companies manage hundreds of thousands of units!

Two examples of European dynamism and opportunities

1) France, the European leader in HOA management

France, a country of 60 million inhabitants (roughly 20% of the US population) has 55% homeownership and 8 million condos!

In less than twenty years, several French entrepreneurs have completely transformed the industry of property management in Europe. With a very successful use of technologies and a touch of “French spirit”, France gave birth to several giants:

- A, 1st European property management, became a public company in 2001. The value of its share has doubled since the introduction and the company, who has 230 branches in France and manages 600,000 units in HOA, is expanding in several countries.
- B, the 2nd player, which manages around 550,000 units, is a subsidiary of one of the most important financial group in Europe. The HOA management division has subsidiaries in several European countries including Poland.
- C, the third giant has just sold its commercial division to one of the most important European bank. But this firm is still the owner of the first French real estate franchise!

They are looking for international partnerships or opportunities! And they would be interested by a joint-venture in the U.S. in order to create a nationwide company, and they have already several targets.
Please call me at (562) 331-4063.

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IMPulseNews is a blog whose purpose is to help Real Estate professionals everywhere around the world to increase their contacts and their opportunities.

Wherever we originally came, Los Angeles, London, Beijing, Caracas, New York, Paris (my hometown), we are ALL living in the same planet and we all have to face housing or dwelling problems.

I hope my blog could help....and you could help me by your opportunities.

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European Union : a market of 280 million homeowners !
On May 1st, 2004, the European Union was drastically revitalized with the arrival of Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Baltic countries, Malta and Cyprus.

The population of the Union reached 450 million inhabitants, and the real estate markets are becoming more and more active: approx. 6 million homes have been sold, in 2003, by 150,000 real estate brokers and agents, compared to 6.1 million homes sold in the US, in the same period, by….almost one million REALTORS®!

The rate of ownership reached 63%, especially with the arrival of new European countries, where more than 80% own their home (in Hungary, Poland, Slovakia), while it is only 43% in Germany and 55% in France. With second home sales, New European brokers have a very profitable market ahead!

Two examples of European dynamism and opportunities

1) Italy, the European leader in real estate brokerage and franchising

Italy, a country of 56 million inhabitants (roughly 20% of the US population) has 67% homeownership.

In less than twenty years, several Italian entrepreneurs have completely transformed the industry of real estate brokerage in Europe. With a very successful marriage between the American technology and a touch of Italian “immaginazione e spirito”, Italy produces:

- Tecnocasa, 1st European franchise with 3,600 offices in Italy, Spain, Hungary and Switzerland. This franchise is the number one in Italy, in Spain and is now involved with….Mexico.
- Gabetti, with 750 offices for residential which is also first, in Italy, for commercial and high-end properties
- and several others including Pirelli, one of the most important industrial group of Italy.

Most of these groups are looking for international partnerships or opportunities! Please call me at (562) 221-2493.


2) Poland and the quick rise of professionals

In 1994, Poland was discovering the service of Real Estate Brokers or Property Managers.
I attended the first conference of Polish property managers in Lodz: 40 persons in a classroom at the University!

Ten years later, Polish brokers were able to overcome many difficulties. Most of the brokers are sharing their listings on the internet: Google lists more than 100,000 websites. And some property management companies manage thousands of dwellings!!
FOR SALE Historic Castle in France for $ 500,000!

There are several thousand castles, in every region of France. It is often difficult for the heirs to deal with taxes and each other.

There are two solutions:

1. to convert a castle into a condominium; a wonderful adaptation especially with lots of acreage.
2. To sell it as a second home to investors who may have several attractive tax advantages.

Prices of castles are often inexpensive. Here are a few under $1 Million.





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