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YIELD REAL ESTATE:
BESIDES THE RISKS, THERE ARE STILL HUGE OPPORTUNITIES
The question of how to continue to invest money in today's interest rate environment has become a distant prospect for many private investors. The desire for yields is a utopia. The fear of capital loss is, how- ever, real: He who remains idle and leaves his money in an account, is in fact already losing money today, taking into account inflation and account management fees.
Author: Robert Plantak, co-founder, CEO, Crowdhouse
Multifamily building, Stadel near Niederglatt
Looking towards the future, it does not bode well. An end to negative interest rates is not in sight. And banks' patience is finite. Many of you will have no choice but to pass negative interest rates to your customers the longer, the more energetically.
Unrivaled property yields
If you withdraw your money from your account, you must allocate it safely and profitably elsewhere. There was an- other asset class last year that outstripped all others: directly held Swiss real estate. The real estate appraiser Wüest Partner, in cooperation with the data provider MSCI, calculated an average performance of 6.1 % for this invest-
ROBERT PLANTAK
Co-founder, CEO, Board of Directors
Robert Plantak is one of the co-founders of Crowdhouse and, as CEO, is responsible for the strategic implementation of his vision, as well as for the operational business and organization of the company. Prior to Crowdhouse, Mr. Plantak was the founder of a real estate company, which he successfully managed for six years. With his many years of real estate experience and passion for new technologies, he drives innovation at Crowdhouse.
Photo: crowdhouse