Monday, July 28, 2014

China's property market will experience shift between 2020 and 2025

The trend of overall demand for housing in China between 2015 and 2030, will rise-fall-rise; a shift occurring between 2020 and 2025, when Chinese cities will not have conditions for the rapid growth of this indicator. This was reported in the Report of Real Estate Development, published on Monday by the Center for Financial Strategies Research of the Academy of Social Sciences of China.

Given the need for long-term housing, the report suggests, first, to address this demand, taking into account the current structure of the population; and secondly, do not lose sight of the risk involved in that structure may change after the 2025 All these elements point to turn to a housing reform and adjustment of population policy.

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

The shipping containers can be converted into affordable housing

The Washington Post noted that the container ships are the basic component of the global economy, "the large steel boxes that ply the oceans," large containers. Now in Washington DC have been converted into a student experiment that has triggered a debate on affordable housing. "They are striking and cheap houses", says the article.

The architects of this project is to use containers pose discarded as new homes for low-income families. Davies, one of the architects of the project, states that have attempted to provide a welcoming atmosphere to these houses. The doors and windows will be introduced floored. In addition, each bedroom will have a mirror in the closet.

Workers in Baltimore breads cut steel to create an open kitchen and living space. These containers were placed in three storages and each level will be six containers. Each of the four floors will be designed as a single apartment, each with six bedrooms and six bathrooms.

The walls that give the exterior of the residential areas will be transparent plastic to be used as greenhouses. Containers are acoustic and thermal insulation, plywood walls and floors birch plywood original. Larger containers will be worth $ 2,000.

Monday, July 14, 2014

Tips To Be Successful In Real Estate Sales

Achieving success in the real estate sector is not an easy task. It takes effort, dedication and discipline, among many other qualities, but also requires good planning and having a good sales strategy. Some experts have shared with us their experiences, they were able to extract some tips that will be useful both for those who already have their own business and for those who wish to enter it. Here we present.

First, it is important to have a professional mission and vision, which means set goals and specific targets. This will facilitate the development of a Strategic Plan (SP) to help us assess the results obtained throughout the year in which the plan is implemented. After that year, they must assess these results and make appropriate modifications to improve profits.

Recognize your strengths and weaknesses. This is necessary to achieve the best results in the tasks you decide to carry out as part of a company. Many people whose main orientation is towards sales managers strive to be, resulting in a poor state of finances of the estate. Consider that you are part of a team where each person performs the function that corresponds, according to their skills and abilities.

Form a balanced team, where everyone assigned specific tasks. This is important because a good leader should be able to bring people to the right caliber to perform the work required. If each team is dedicated to specific tasks, which also correspond to their experience and inclinations, the business will march on wheels.

To be known and maintain open channels of communication with customers and suppliers, it is worth having a website. It is also highly recommended to include the page in a directory of real estate, so that there is more visitor traffic to the site.

Finally, the development of a manual of procedures is recommended, in which the orientation of the property, ie, what is the way to work each area, according to the specialization of the business, what steps reflect a followed in each operation and what follow-up to each case.

Monday, July 7, 2014

Cement and regulated rebar still missing

Just enough to walk the streets and avenues of the municipalities in the east of the aragüeña entity to demonstrate that there is discontent among citizens who have spent months on the trail of building materials; and to build a house today is an almost "impossible" for many, raising goal as four walls and a roof can take months or even years, before the imminent shortage hitting the construction sector.

During a tour of different ferreteros establishments, it was found that there are people that take hours in front of these businesses to purchase cement, rebar and blocks task is not easy, because most of the time, none of these products are easily in the market.

During the morning of Friday, it was learned that since about two months ago rebars and cement at regulated prices disappeared shaft this, so buyers must cancel up to 255 bolivars a belaying pin on average, and 215 by March 1 / 8, although the latter has a month that never comes.

Managers of stores dedicated to the sale of such materials, stressed that the regulated spokes do not reach their shelves because they mostly are used by the Great Mission Housing Venezuela, because apparently the production of these items benefits directly to this social plan promoted by the National executive.

Also expressed that all metal products are mechanical problems in the distribution, noting that something as simple as a wire coil has gone months hardware stores.

Pedro Graterol, a construction worker for twenty years, for it is the first time that you see in front of such a critical situation, "I have lost many jobs because there is no material anywhere, who have the ability to have a contact for achieved, but the humble people who make sacrifices to build their homes are as they see more black, because they have to get up early every day to see where they get the concrete, the steel bars and everything you need, hopefully this will improve soon ", he said.

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Fibers, the future of real estate in Mexico

The future of real estate in Mexico is in the fibers (Investment Trusts Real Estate), and optimal development since its inception in the country the guarantee, was the opinion of José María Garza Treviño, president of construction and development division of the construction Garza Ponce, who recently announced the sale of properties for signature Fiber One
Were 33 properties in total which gave the builder a Fiber One in the amount of 274.8 million dollars, comprising 29 buildings and four wickets, Garza Treviño said.

Operation in which the buildings were valued at 243.3 million dollars, while the land had a that amounted to $ 31.6 million.

"It is an important operation for us, not just for anyone, for the amount. We are selling a package of assets where we had a partnership with American investment fund, Clarion Partners. "

"The priority was to close this transaction, which has not yet been closed, was the announcement right now, there are still some details missing that the Federal Competition Commission authorizes it and a few legal details," said

"But we have a binding memorandum Funo guy, then, the truth is that right now we are focused on closing the transaction and will give us the month of November and December for an internal planning in detail to see what we do, how and when, "he said.

The manager mentioned that this is an operation that led in conjunction with its partners Clarion Partners; and capital for this transaction will serve to continue Garza Ponce's product development, focused on the market for industrial parks.

"That's what we are doing, we are the creators of the first industrial park figure here in Texas, so we have industrial parks here in the metropolitan area, Reynosa, something in San Luis Potosi and Aguascalientes."

"The idea is to follow a single line, which is the development of park and industrial buildings," he said.

Moreover, Garza Trevino explained that currently have under development an industrial park in Aguascalientes, called San Francisco, same as is in its fourth stage.

He also commented that the construction company has an equity stake in the project Interpuerto Monterrey.

Fiber One wants to enter the "top ten" real estate

The purpose of the Investment Trust Real Estate One is that year's end is positioned within the global top ten by market value, said Gonzalo Robina, deputy general manager.

After his fourth public offering of trust bonds (CBFI), who performed Wednesday at the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV), Fiber One caught 32 thousand 816 million pesos, which placed it at number 14.

"With this placement we became the world number 14 Fibre, we being very close to our competitors; waited in a relatively short time to be in the top 10; if the market allows and continues to support, maybe later this year. "

He indicated that growth is based on opportunities they are seeing in the country to continue to invest and also a successful strategy to distribute these resources obtained from the placement, if done in a timely manner may enter the place wish.

Moreover, the growth for the rest of our competitors, given the time they have on the market, and is very stable and is very marginal; "We still have this opportunity to front and are taking, we have to be great among greats, we must be competitive level and size that puts us one more important players."

He stressed that the achievement that has had so far is noteworthy, since in the U.S. the market for fiber, or as they are known there: ritz, has 50 years in the financial system in Mexico is just three years Fibra Uno which was the pioneer.

Of these 32 thousand 816 million pesos raised by the offer of 800 million 400 thousand CBFI said 5 billion will be used to pay debt and the remainder for the acquisition of new properties to expand their portfolio of properties.

On the other hand, said they hope to have a purchasing power of up to 60 billion dollars to develop properties and estimate no more than one year.

Although Robina said that its growth is not based on performance that may have structural reforms, they expect themselves to be benefited by them

Prologis

Fiber Prologis has decided to focus on only six states in the country, which considers strategic for the development of industrial buildings.

The newly created fiber, which debuted at the BMV few days ago, considered Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Juarez, Tijuana and Reynosa as the main logistics centers. The properties that make up the portfolio are 177.

Its strategy is based on having properties near consumer markets. Prologis is a world class player, placed in 21 countries, and is one of the competitors of Fiber One.

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Chamber of Real Estate questions about housing official figures

The president of the Chamber of Real Estate, Felipe Martinez, wondered why there are refugees in the country if the national government and managed to reach the figure of over 100,000 homes built.

He mentioned that in Caracas and other states are still occupied by some homeless shelters; as well as some hotels in the state of Nueva Esparta.

He recalled that the priority given by the national government was delivering housing solutions to those affected by the rains. "Obviously or not it has been given priority, or there are many more homeless or have not been met the goals established families," he said.

In this regard, requested the Executive to clarify the situation, because in his opinion the figure announced in housing is significant. Moreover, he insisted that the country witnessed the construction industry is criminalized in the country, because of a small builders that violated the standards group.

"There is no incentive to private construction companies to carry out projects and produce housing; there is a clear and express intention not encourage it, "said criticizing commissioning brand new Real Estate Leasing Law and agreements with other countries.

"The lease has virtually disappeared in what is the offer that appears in the specialized media," said claiming that there is great uncertainty on the adoption of the statute "so punitive".