Hotel real estate as an investment has so many facets and sides that one could write a book about this field. In addition, the situation in the real estate market and in the financial markets as well as technological, social and political basic conditions change so fast that new perspectives open quick. For our investors as well as for our operators and developers. With our Blog news we open for you new interesting points of view from expert's eyes on one of the most exciting subjects in the property market. Have fun with the reading!
In the first part of our analysis for the 2020s, we questioned megatrends relevant to the hotel industry in the field of city hotels. The second part is about what is going on in tourism destinations. Since business travelers hardly play a role in holiday hotels, the situation is different. However, the trends mentioned in Part I also have an impact on product, service and financing.
Now they have arrived, the 1920s. It remains to be seen whether they will go wild like in the past century; and investors would be only too happy to take a look into the future in order to make proof decisions. But the future remains uncertain.
It is quite understandable that changes to the unknown after a long stable phase without wars and catastrophes in Central Europe are unsettling people. This general discomfort is further compounded by media noise and the echo chambers of the internet. Yes, the world is changing.
The free market economy, in which suppliers and buyers agree on a price for a good, is probably one of the most important foundations of a democratically oriented society. Anyone who intervenes politically with regulations in this sensitive market structure should also be aware of the consequences and their responsibilities. This is the case with the rental price brake planned in Berlin and the property expropriations also discussed at the...
Some time ago, investments in securities have been valued after the annual return in the form of a dividend distribution. Today, where we can track price developments every second, it seems that the short-term price appreciation potential on the stock exchanges first and foremost counts. And this despite the fact that stock market gurus such as Warren Buffet attribute their success to longterm investments instead of quick profit-taking during price jumps.
Actually, Switzerland is not a country but a brand; figuratively marked by the white Swiss cross on a red background as a trademark and by living values such as independence, bourgeoisie, direct democracy and willingness to compromise. Taking stock, these values have led to the most successful state of all time.
Actually, I wanted to write this article already 10 days ago. It’s good that the text is finished only now, since the reality obviously confirms my feeling about a phenomenon of the financial market. It is about the Bitcoin. Within three months its course value has trebled and then jumped back down to the starting position. This volatility brought the Bitcoin at the beginning of the year in the headlines and announced him to a broader group of people.
Since about half a year, HOTELINVEST offers with the new brand APARTINVEST hotel apartments with the concept buy-to-let as part ownership as a highly attractive investment possibility. So far APARTINVEST concentrated these hotel projects upon European top tourism destinations in the Alps or at the Mediterranean Sea or upon attractive metropolises in Germany and Austria. However, the conservative HOTELINVEST criteria do not lead to the fact that tourism locations beyond Europe with high potential...
With the new brand APARTINVEST, HOTELINVEST offers to investors with limited budget or with the wish of a broader dispersion with several projects an interesting investment possibility. The hotel apartments are bought on a buy-to-let basis with individual registration of the owner in the land register and serve, primarily, for renting to guests. However, with most investment constructions, the new owner can use his apartment also for a restricted time himself.
In certain constellations, which arise by finance-economic and/or object-related basic conditions, the leverage effect can be used for the financing of real estate. Here the portion of outside financing is raised as far as possible to reach a maximum yield of your private equity. The advantages: Liquid capital can be distributed to several assets to achieve higher yields and a dispersion of the risk to several objects.
If the city of Herford is not familiar to you, you are not alone. However, the missing fame is your chance. Since the facts speak for the small capital town with only 66.000 inhabitants in North Rhine-Westphalia: The circle Herford belongs to the districts with the closest population of Germany.
The international main traffic routes of Berlin, Hannover in the direction of Rhine Ruhr and to the Netherlands run through it; on the one hand by the highways A2, A30 and A33, on the other hand by...
France has Paris, Great Britain has London. And Germany? Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Stuttgart. These "Big Seven" might be familiar as core locations to most foreign investors. Germany does not know the centralism of other states. The one who invest in Germany should take a closer look at the German history.
For long time hotels were valid as secret investment tip only for professionals. Beside hotel owners and hotel chains, one could find in particular state and insurance funds, but also family offices and wealthy private individuals (HNWI, High-Net-Worth-Individual) among the investors. With the increasing fame of hotels as an attractive form of alternative real estate investment, but also because of low interest rates, new investor's groups enter this very special market. In the meantime, also...
“Don´t dream your life, live your dream!”
Start-ups give new impulses to the economy in many branches, especially in the digital world. Most of the time, it is not a matter at all of making the big money. What counts is the desire to realize a business idea and lifetime dream.
What is valid for life in general, is valid for the commercial life in particular: The interpersonal relations and direct contact make an essential part of our success. However, unfortunately, in the everyday bustle and because of the technical possibilities, the personal contact “face to face” is reduced too much. For me as manager of HOTELINVEST, this is no exception.