This article was published on 21.04.2010 German and French “false signs” The first “false sign” was during September 2009. German government had elections ahead (September 22nd), this is why they injected cash into consumption, giving 2.500 euro / car to purchase. Due to this policy, Dacia had historical records of exports and German economy succeeded to have an anemic growth of +0,4% in the second quarter of the year. After elections (by… coincidence) the economy turned negative again, as the crisis is much deeper than people thought initially. The French economy was exactly in the same path, [...]
Only super luxury remains on Calea Victoriei:Prada and Armani are in, Alb și Negru are out
On the 13th of September 2010, I gave an interview to Mr. Ionut Morariu from Gandul newspaper. You can read bellow my opinions regarding the luxury from Calea Victoriei and the changes which started in this area. You can find the original article bellow: http://www.gandul.info/financiar/doar-superluxul-ramane-pe-calea-victoriei-vin-prada-si-armani-pleaca-alb-si-negru-7216715 Many traders give up on showcases located on the main commercial streets of Bucharest, but not all stores will remain empty: big names from fashion industry announce their entry The luxury brand Prada will soon open its [...]
Tips about buying new apartments:5. Introducing the 7 “mothers in law”: Many possible problems to protect from
This article was published on 15.03.2010 Investment in a new apartment is one of the most important moments in the economic life of each and every one of us. Statistics say that we usually buy 1 – 3 dwellings during our life, so every mistake counts. Some people consider that buying an apartment in a new block is easy, some others consider it a very difficult task to accomplish. It is definitely better than an old property, but it is not always so simple. New apartments include many new parameters, which you must know and analyze before you proceed. There are solutions for everything but they [...]
The perfect trick: “1 golden coin for 1 coat”
100 years ago, there was a town. Commerce was going well and everything was normal until one Monday during September someone new in the city appeared at the central square and announced: “Whoever brings me one coat, I will pay him with 1 golden coin”. That time a coat’s price was maximum the equivalent of 0,1 golden coin”. People were confused, but some of them returned soon with a coat. They were curious to see what will happen. The unknown man paid them, 1 golden coin for each coat. The whole town started discussing about this. 50 coats were sold… (weekly investment: 50 golden coins) “2 golden [...]
The enemy of “bad” is “worse”(but opportunity lies beneath…)
Romanian Real Estate market continues contracting during 2010 This article was published in the special edition of Biz Magazine, celebrating 200 issues. 2010 started as a year full of promises and new challenges. I don’t know why, but too many people expected the Real Estate market to revive, without any change or move, nothing to improve the business environment. The same happened with the economy in general and we all know that it was not a correct approach. As the months were passing by, it was more than clear that the buyers will not accept the owners’ conditions, even if the last ones tried [...]
25 clients desperately searching to investbut they still find “all the mistakes of the past”…
This article was published on 30.08.2010 This summer was quite a busy one for my company. But except the deals we got involved in, there were also plenty of cases where we received requests from potential clients, for which we did not proceed. Mainly because we do not broker the “normal” apartments that you find in the adds, we have redrawn ourselves from this market segment (we pay attention only to properties with very low prices, or foreclosures). But as we started offering consulting to people on this field, plenty of complains came to my attention. 25 clients sharing the same agonies… I [...]
Property prices, forced to come with both feet on ground?
This article was published on 02.08.2010 On 07.07.2010, Adriana Dragusin, a well known Real Estate journalist of www.imobiliare.ro, asked my opinion about the market. Here you have it, together with the other experts who stated theirs. “In terms of drastic decrease of the purchasing power, it remains to see the market responses to the new needs of Romanians. The austerity measures taken by the Government in the last weeks have gathered themselves in a snowball which is visible increasing. The taxation of interest on bank deposits, increase of the VAT to 24%, tax increase if one owns more than [...]
“How to re-start Romania: Fight corruption, focus on education, agriculture, green economy, entrepreneurship”
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 [...]
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 ... 
