This article was published on 10.07.2010 (Few days ago I contributed my opinion in the article of Corina Saceanu for Romania Business Insider about how to restart Romania. Below you can find the whole text, published on 07.07.2010, it looks quite interesting). “We’ve asked our readers to share their ideas on how we can re-start Romania. Or better said, on how can Romania be re-started. Not all the measures are in the hands of the people, but rather in the hands of our country rulers. But we’ve got some good ideas from some our expat readers, see them below. We thank them all for sharing their [...]
Don’t generalize by accusing all developers.We need the serious ones of them
Necessary clarification Please allow me to clarify something: I strongly believe that a big part (maybe half) of the residential developers being active in Romania today are people who either were tricked while chasing easy money or they developed on purpose bad constructions, in order for them to cash in more money in shorter time. But for every developer who behaved like this, I also meet one more, someone serious, professional, with strategy and plans. A person or company who tried to develop something good, with respectable quality, civilized, aiming to build a strong brand name and to achieve [...]
Romanian Real Estate market, Spring 2010Shopping in an almost empty super market
Since I arrived in Romania, back in 2004, the first thing I wanted to identify was people’s psychology in every part of their life, shopping as well. In a declared poor country, I was surprised to discover that people’s trolleys were full. Throughout the years, Romania’s growth was visible in supermarkets as well. In 2008 the trolleys were not only full, but also contained very expensive content. And then crisis brought us back. Today we are probably at the levels of 2005 – 2006. I continue going to supermarkets, studying the prices, trying to identify what their selves say about consumers’ life. In [...]
“I sell my Ferrari and BMW with 80% discount, but I am still a smecher”
Top 5 behaviors of 2009 This article was published on 25.01.2010 “Ilia, I have a super offer for you or a client of yours”. “Hello, what happened?” “Check your email. You have time until Monday morning at 11.00″. “To do what?” “There is a very well known friend of mine who decided to sell two of his cars for a very low price, 60% under their value”. “But you know, I don’t deal with cars, I am into Real Estate”. “You may have someone, check and have a look. But please don’t say this to someone if you are not sure he has money cash”. One of the usual 15 – 20 emails I receive per hour was also [...]
How to get the most profit out of 100.000 Euro
This article was published on 26.05.2010 In April 22nd, I had presented to you my opinion about how to get the most profit out of 50.000 Euro. You can find that post here. Just 5 weeks later, you can check what I had proposed to you and knowing what happened, you can extract your own opinion.| But many of you had asked me to present to you options for higher sums of money. This is why today we will talk about a sum of 100.000 Euro. Deposits: The corner stone of every investment No matter what you want to do with the rest of your money, a minimum of 20 – 30% should be kept at a bank deposit. For [...]
Top 5 behaviors of 2009The “large” broker
Filed Under: Business environment, Noticing more than I should, Real Estate Adventures on Oct 07, 2010 @ 9:45 AM
Article published on 18.01.2010 Last August was hot, as always. In Greek we say that “the flies are fat” and noone works. Noone? Not exactly, you could see a crazy guy, dressed with suit and tie walking from one meeting to the other, trying to sort out things and finish pending tasks before his own vacation. I (the crazy guy) had just finished a meeting at Hilton and walked down, crossing Calea Victoriei. I entered strada Luterana heading to my destination. On my left hand I was looking at the famous “Cathedral Plaza” office building project, on my right I was watching the waiters preparing the [...]
Why some semicentral and periphery areaslook more attractive to investors?
This article was published on 13.09.2010 The market study we prepared and presented two weeks ago was the outcome of a long procedure. Two years of work, thousands of hours invested in this project. But at least we learned a lot, not only for the market itself, but also for the mechanisms that move prices, the psychology of market people, owners and retailers and even more. (you can download the market study here: www.more-group.eu) Semicentral and Periphery: Still attractive for investors who really search… Having studied all Bucharest, I was impressed by the figures of some areas in the [...]
Q: How did 2012 start for the residential market in Iasi?
Dan Mihoci: The real estate market is headed towards normalcy, without “sentimental” pretentions of the seller or unfounded requests from buyers with an evident need for consultancy, for both buyers and sellers. Despite the bad weather and the economic and political instability, the real estate market is an interesting chapter for everyone.
Q: In 2011, the year started with a high level of interest but few transactions. How did the market evolve ... 
First “pop-up” store in Romania open on Calea Victoriei
First “pop-up” store in România, which works for a limited period, from one to 30 days, was opened on Calea Victoriei by Henkel under Syoss Hair Academy brand, King Sturge consultants informs. Read MORE Source:www.buchrestherald.ro