Real Estate summer stories July is about to expire soon and August is not expected to be a very “active” month for deals and transactions (ah… where are the good years of 2004 – 2007, when we had our best periods during summers…) More or less, we have read “the script” of this summer’s market. Things have remained unchanged. Prices are not the only ones having a downwards trend. The same happens with people’s mood, income and expectations for the future. Let me share with you some of my experiences so far, during this summer… the summer of 2010. 1. More serious people, or just my impression? [...]
[relevant-to-adsense]The Italian, the Greek, the old man from Timisoara and the gypsy fugitive
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“I am sorry, are you Greek?” I turned around to the voice behind me at the queue. I saw a man asking me in Greek about my nationality. “As I am talking Greek, it is probable, no?” “I do not want to sound rude, but I heard your discussion over the phone. You work in Real Estate, yes?” “Indeed”. “In a big company?” “Not really, I started by myself about one and a half year ago and my company’s size is quite small. But we try to be the most efficient though”. His instant silence allowed me to study him. Quite short, definitely over 50 years old. (Successfully) painted black hair. Thinner than a traffic [...]
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Few days ago, on Tuesday, I had presented to you an interview of Mr Gavin Ryan, an expert in Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds. As far as I understood from your feedback, this subject was really interesting for you, as the official information about this segment is really limited. This is why I decided to address to Mr Ryan again, summing some of your questions and adding some new ones. This domain is really interesting and I think that it worths to know ... 
