Month: September 2019

Real Estate Agents are still valued & in high demand

Certainly, nice to hear for every real estate agent, we just love them. Most of us can´t do without them. This is the conclusion of a survey recently carried out in Germany by INNOFACT AG (a market research institute).

We value their professionalism and expertise

The survey shows that most of private owners would rather hire a broker to sell their property than to market it themselves.

Almost 69 percent of them would hire a real estate agent even if they had to pay the fees themselves.

When searching for the right agent, they found, Internet research is ranked first. Naturally, a high revenue in the sale is priority for sellers during a quick and straightforward sales process.

57 percent of respondents said they want to ask a real estate agent to handle the sale. 36 percent want to try the real estate sale on their own. That applies with 44 per cent especially for the young age group from 18 to 39 years. 69 percent of those who want to hire a broker would do so even if they had to pay parts or 100 percent of the commission themselves.

“What if the property in question is far away?” they asked

The answers of those who would rather sell their real estate themselves are even more striking in this case. Suggesting a travel time of around one hour or more, 96 percent say that they would hire a real estate agent in this case. Even under the assumption that they would pay his fees, 84 percent say that they want to work with a broker.

Not a surprise

Answering about the order of the most important aspects in the property sale, owners answer:

1: As high as possible

2: As fast as possible the sale

3: As little effort as possible

So, to all real estate agents: we love you – keep up the good work.

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The study: Online survey of INNOFACT AG on behalf of ImmobilienScout24 among 500 private property owners throughout Germany, who plan a real estate sales within the next three years. Survey period: July 2019.

Real Estate Meaning

For everybody who is not a native speaker hearing the first time the wording “real estate” might seem odd. What is the meaning of real estate?

“Real” means “existing, true” as per the Latin origin from the root “res” meaning “thing”. Some also believe it comes from another root (rex) that means royal as in the past only the royals were landowners. However, as the British don´t use the words real estate, they would rather say “property”, I find it unlikely. But who can know for sure?

According to https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/estate Estate has its origin in Middle English (in the sense ‘state or condition’) and that comes from Old French “estat” which came from Latin root “stare” meaning ‘to stand’.

Thinking of the origins of the words real estate makes total sense to describe a property.

Real Estate Meaning – what do we usually understand?

Or better, many words relate to pictures in our head. For me, if I hear real estate, I think of and nice land with green grass and a fancy house.

Many would define it as land and anything immovable on it, such as buildings. Often, it would include air rights above the land and underground rights below the land.

In the past real estate meant a lot to people. It was their livelihood. That´s where they would live and grow their food, raise livestock etc. In todays modern live things have change a bit. A family no longer need to have a big estate to support themselves. Nevertheless, real estate is still very important for us. Naturally, everybody needs a place to live.

In addition, many people work in the property sector. The real estate industry is estimated to give jobs to at least 4 million people worldwide. However, his is just an estimate as many countries have no real estate license laws.

Above all, the biggest question can only be answered by yourself.

What does real estate mean for you?

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