realbest Germany GmbH
realbest Germany GmbH: realbest positions itself as Germany’s leading online real estate network nationwide after just 2 years of brisk growth
realbest positions itself as Germany’s leading online real estate network nationwide after just 2 years of brisk growth Real estate worth 60 million euros sold via realbest to date – property listings totalling 800 million euros planned for 2016 It has been a prosperous year for the realbest real estate network as it went right to the top in 2015 to become the digital forerunner of Germany’s real estate industry. Year-end revenues and sales volume nearly doubled for the second time in as many years. At the moment, more than 350 million euros worth of residential real estate are available for sale on the platform. Add to this the assets of private sellers and property developers in a combined value of 260 million euros that are being prepared for sale. “Ever since realbest became active nationwide, our business has taken off. We are observing tremendous growth. The platform has met a high level of acceptance among sellers, property developers, estate agents, and buyers”, said Axel Winckler, founder and Managing Director of realbest. With a projected total of 800 million euros, internet offerings will more than double in 2016. Compared to 2014, the average number of listings and associated estate agents has multiplied as well. At the moment, the recommendation network lists more than 1,000 active online quotes, more than 4,000 estate agents, and several thousand facilitators such as financial services providers, reaching out to more than 100,000 potential leads. Even the realbest Facebook page has already attracted over 11,000 fans. “The way forward in 2016 will be to continue along the same lines and to keep growing on the strength of our innovative concepts”, said Winckler. As it is, private and professional sellers everywhere in Germany are already relying on realbest to take their property to market. On average, residential properties tend to have a price tag of 200,000 euros, a residential floor area of c. 91 square metres, and close to three bedrooms. The average square-metre price is 2,800 euros. Since mid-January, private sellers have the option to use their smartphones to get a free appraisal of their residential properties and to find the right regional estate agent for selling them. High-powered collaboration partners Key to the business and to the success of realbest is the close collaboration with professional sales experts from inside the real estate sector. For instance, more than 100 project and property developers already offer their assets directly through realbest. In September 2015, realbest started to collaborate with Fonds Finanz, Germany’s largest integrated financial services pool of estate agents. This collaboration alone has provided access to 25,000 financial services providers all over Germany. “Preparations to join forces with other European collaboration partners just as successful are already under way”, said Winckler. Germany’s leading real estate network “If all qualified estate agents, banks and service providers eliminated the obstacles separating them and collaborated instead, buying and selling property would become faster, safer, and more affordable for everyone involved”, said Mathias Baumeister, founder and Managing Director of realbest. “What drives us is the ambition to equip the necessary transaction platform with technology and marketing options that kick in exactly where today’s property listing portals stop. The objective to become Germany’s number 1 real estate network, delivering value-added to all stakeholders in a given property transaction, and redefining the way real estate is traded on the internet.” The brisk growth of realbest is backed by a stable shareholder and investor base that most recently approved a seven-digit amount for the next round of financing. realbest Germany GmbH The realbest real estate network is Germany’s first online transaction platform for property that has digitised the key steps of the sales process. Based in Berlin, the innovative company sells the real estate of private and professional sellers nationwide through an online network of qualified estate agents, financial services providers and facilitators that have an outreach of more than 100,000 potential leads and the resources to expedite sales. This makes realbest more than a classic real estate exchange. For each property, realbest compiles a professional sales kit that satisfies the highest standards, not least because it includes high-resolution property images and detailed sell sheets that are regularly updated and made available in up to seven languages. The online portal provides sellers with an overview of their marketing activities in real time, including instant access to online reservations by potential leads. For inquiries, please contact: Holger Friedrichs End of Media Release Issuer: realbest Germany GmbH Key word(s): Real estate
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