Virtual realtor: Real estates 4.0

When you ask architects, builders and other people in the real estate industry what inspires them, it is usually the future. Future, is the change of reality and always brings different aspects.

While the world of real estate keeps turning over the years, buildings become more modern, require less energy, create different cityscapes, the presentation of real estate has often remained at a standstill, in the classic real estate exposé.

Future architecture: just one example from Berlin

To stay in the example of architecture, architectural firms such as Graft in Berlin show how to design modern buildings for future-oriented cities. Urban development that is no longer expressed in the typical, boring facades, but in elements, shapes and materials that bring completely new visual hotspots to the city architecture.

For example, if you look at the villas built by the architects in Berlin, for example in Grunewald, you can see this unique architecture from hundreds of meters. As well as the “Villa M”, a cube made of ceramic plates, each one unique. From the outside, the entire architecture is reminiscent of a giant erratic block. A true one-of-a-kind, as is the outer ceramic casing. In all of Berlin Grunewald, a unique object. Such pioneers are needed so that new ideas can emerge.

But pioneers do not only exist in architecture. There is now also the first real estate portal, with virtual avatar “Ella”, for presentation.

Change in presentation: virtual exposé

What if you could present any property, without an extra visit to the site, moderated? Be possible in 2021!

Digital avatars present real estate

First, what is a digital avatar? Digitalization is on the rise. In architecture, as described above, in building technology and also in presentation. So virtual, digital people are taking over presentation and moderation.

Especially for supra-regional realtors, who have properties not only in their own area, but in other cities, states or even countries, the presentation of a property involves a relatively large amount of effort. Travel must be organized, not only for the realtor himself, but also for the potential buyer, in the further step.

• Model agency: Ella (VR)

With this new technology, the entire laborious process can be skipped, the property is presented by a digital avatar.

Example: Real estate portal with digital presentation

Pictures say more than a thousand words, so here is a small video:

Source: GetKey

Here, for the very first time in the world, a virtual avatar presents a property. Absolute top performance! Here technology combines with one of the largest economic sectors of this planet, the real estate industry.

Program code & CGI design: making ideas real

Digital avatars are animated from program code, partially post-processed with CGI design. This is how ideas are turned into reality, virtual persons who can then travel to places, talk about topics and much more.

In fact, we are thus only at the beginning of the journey in the real estate industry.

XXL precast factories and 3D printers

XXL Prefabrication Factories – Today, the first factories are being developed to develop entire prefabricated parts for high-rise buildings, for entire housing developments, not just the individual prefabricated house.

3D Printers – 3D printers are now shaping houses so that building materials no longer need to be purchased at great expense, everything comes easily and quickly from 3D printing. Here’s a short video demonstrating how a 3D printer builds a house in no time.

Just as construction companies, developers and the building industry are changing, so will the marketing of real estate, in the wake of digitalization.

Presentation of house & apartment through videos: Supraregional

Until now, real estate exposés were preferred by almost everyone. No between technology of presentation he has really prevailed, for example, 360 ° house tours. Why? It lacks the human element, someone to guide through the property.

Of course, as a real estate realtor, you could cover the presentation with a video, so prospective buyers see the property before visiting (just from photos). But this has two disadvantages. Either you have to moderate yourself, that is also be on site, or someone else has to do it and convey the same spirit, the same still know how, as the real estate realtor. Another disadvantage, the language. Do you know Israeli? Spanish? French?

In short, the presentation of the property has different factors, from location to languages. So, as soon as properties need to reach a national or international audience rather than just a regional one, the effort of presentation increases.

Lure new target groups: Marketing tool for real estate realtors / portals

Just as in the entire economy, the real estate industry is also about supply and demand. The new generation of future real estate owners, by purchase or inheritance, has grown up with the Internet. They jump on other carriers (trigger factor).

Therefore, new concepts are needed, also in real estate marketing. On the one hand in the marketing of condominiums, which are sold individually to private persons, for example over real estate portals, just as with the sales of luxury real estates, which are now times more difficult over a badly made Immobilienexposé, as PDF to sell.

If you also want to show innovation, you can’t avoid new marketing strategies. Bill Gates (founder of Microsoft) gave the Internet only a few years in the beginning. Today, more than 20 years later, many real estate realtors, realtor offices and real estate portals are using social networks such as Facebook and Instagram (Social Marketing [external]).

Strategy: Reaching Generation Z

In Israel, a new project has now been launched that has never been seen before in the world. The above already to see in the example video, real estate are presented by “Ella” here.

Source: GetKey

Voice use in technology – Putting digital people in commercials, breathing emotion into them, a really difficult job. The next stage was now to integrate speech, so that Ella becomes a multi speech talent. As seen in example video (above), for example in Hebrew. This way, Israeli customers are specifically adressed on the website.

Cryptocurrency & Coins: Function, History and Future

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Since March (11 months), the gains have been extreme:

• BitCoin (BTC) 453.9%
• Ethereum (ETH) 376.2%
• Binary Coin (BNB) with 428.5%

The view becomes even more blatant if you double the period round about again, to 24 months. If you had invested 2 years ago, you would make + 1,000% profit today. 24 months ago, the price stood at exactly $5,000, with which you could have bought 1 Bitcoin. Today, you would immediately get $54,000 for it, + $49,000 profit.

Coin (BTC) price in the course: What if?

What if you had invested in 2013? At that time, the price was still around $120 in October. Half a year later, Bitcoin was at $140 and at the end of 2013, in December, Bitcoin reached the $1,000 mark for the first time. Initially, the Bitcoin was at a few cents for a long time.

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Development of the cryptocurrency

Many still think very critically about cryptocurrency, especially those who have not yet had their own, long-term experience. Many customers I have conversations with also view cryptocurrency critically. They prefer to invest in stocks, index funds, art.

Don’t invest in cryptocurrency! Risky, dangerous… really?

But anyone who has been interested in the subject from an early age has experienced the unstoppable triumph of digital currencies, or cryptocurrencies, for themselves. From the first “have you ever heard of bitcoin?”, to “wow, bitcoin is at $100”, to today’s “unbelievable, $45,000”. What’s next? Many are already speculating on the next target, the:

100.000 $ Bitcoin exchange rate

For more than 10 years, we have been hearing “risk, dangerous…”, but history shows that digital currency is becoming increasingly established. Not only in the minds of people, but also in business (see payment method Paypal, Tesla) and also in governments, which are testing the first digital currency models.

Honestly – While in the beginning you thought every week it will be over soon, it turned into months and years. Now cryptocurrency, especially for the new generation, is often more present than classic financial investments. Today, there is no longer just bitcoin and few other alternatives but a whole pool of cryptocurrencies. Software companies, banks, governments, everyone is now talking about digital currency. Business giants like Paypal and Tesla accept them as a means of payment.

Are we only at the beginning of the digital age?

Economics is psychology. Just like digital currencies

Those who were there have now experienced an entire decade, i.e. 10 years. Bitcoin went “online” in 2009.

So if you’re 30 years old or younger, you’ve known digital currencies for half your life. Anyone born after 2000 has never known the world differently.

In fact, after more than 10 years, a psychological stability is emerging. People trust the digital currency

Critics and first movers: Isn’t the stock market always risky?

Cinema used to be demonized, as were television and the Internet. New things cause fear – and opportunities for those who are brave (Frist Mover).

Critics say: Too much risk, too much fluctuation. But isn’t it always like that when you think of shares? Of course, shares are something else, there is a concrete countervalue behind you (brand, products, inventory, etc.). But fluctuations are quite normal on the stock exchange, at the latest with leverage products. If you only have a short-term view, you will naturally only see something up and down. Those who think in the long term can build up their assets.

Therefore, I want with this small special, not only a look at the development of the large, well-known cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum & Co. overturn, but also on new alternatives.

Cryptocurrency quickly explained

Never heard of the structure behind cryptocurrency?

Here once briefly, very simply explained, how the concept cryptocurrency works. Normal currencies, so-called FIAT currencies, such as the euro or on the US dollar are determined by the individual central banks. That is, individual bodies, people decide what happens.

Cryptocurrencies and coins, on the other hand, are determined only by supply and demand. Bitcoin, like other cryptocurrencies, is therefore free from government supervision and is determined only by the market (supply/demand).

Anyone who was involved with cryptocurrency just five years ago would have noticed next to nothing about it in the media. In the meantime, it is standard that banks, auditors, but also governments present more and more papers and strategies, some countries even explore the active use of cryptocurrency in their own financial system.

Blockchain: “Linked data packets”

Cryptocurrency itself is, simply put, a coded chain of data. The so-called blockchain.

How does cryptocurrency work?

Everything is set up as a P2P network (peer-to-peer). Data is therefore stored in a decentralized manner. All data blocks are linked to that of the predecessor. Within this distributed database, all transactions are actually known!

So the whole thing is a network where cryptography-signed messages are published – technical term: blockchain. You want to take a look at these transactions? Here you can see live how individual trades sometimes sell up to 100 Bitcoins and how sums in the millions go over the table:

• Bitcoin transactions – live on blockchain.com
• Ethereum transactions – live on blockchain.com

Trading volumes rise and rise: Digital currencies

Just this week, the news has rolled over, after PayPal has already announced that it wants to accept Bitcoin as a means of payment, Tesla has also produced big news this week. On the one hand, Bitcoin is to be accepted as a means of payment, and on the other hand, Tesla itself has invested 1.5 billion dollars in Bitcoin. Tesla probably made more money from the subsequent jump in the share price than from all electric cars (link for to article “Tesla killer” Nio) combined. The price spoke after the announcement by about $20,000 upwards, almost 100% of the market value.

Bitcoin is the most recognized digital currency after its first decade. Besides Bitcoin, there are a few other representatives that have been around longer. These include Ethereum, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash.

Today new coins are coming after, interesting as an investment?

Coins under $5: Bitcoin Alternatives

Now before we get to evaluating the rates, here’s a look at an investment strategy that is emerging as digital currencies become more diversified. Why do I find coins under $5 so interesting? Question 1: Short-term development +/- 6 months:

• A) What is the probability that bitcoin will double in the next few months? So from currently ~ $45,000 to $90,000
• B) What is the probability that new coins, for under $5 will double in the same time period?

Read more about this and 2 other crypto trading strategies here.

Interesting at the moment are coins like

• Ripple (XRP) ~ $0.58
• Cardano (ADA) ~ $0.90
• IOTA (MIOTA) ~ $1.23
• Stellar (XLM) ~ $0.55
• EOS ~ $4.70
• TROM (TRX) ~ $0.05
• Tezos (XTZ) ~ $4.74

Still skeptical? What if… 24 months investment

In my new article I have opened an example calculation, which I also wanted to show quickly here. The assumption:

What if you had invested in bitcoin 2 years ago?

Imagine you bought bitcoins a few years ago for €5,000. Today, the price is $53,000. If you sold it today, you would have $265,000 in your pocket. That’s a whole $260,000 profit. Even after deducting the capital gains tax (profits from capital transactions must always be taxed in Germany) of 25%, you are left with $165,000 net profit, even after taxation. If you haven’t paid any capital gains tax yet, it will only be due when you close your year, so not directly when you sell the cryptos.

Example calculation: 24 months Bitcoin – 5,300 % profit

If you had invested today, exactly 2 years ago, you would have made 5,300% profit now

Profit in a few years:

• Buy for $5,000 at $1,000/ 5 bitcoins
• Current price $53,000 * 5 coins = $265,000 value
• Profit: $260,000
• Profit (after tax): $195,000

PS: As I write this article, the price has already risen above $54,000. Directly an update:

Profit in a few years:

• Buy for $5,000 at $1,000/ 5 bitcoins
• Current price $54,000 * 5 coins = $270,000 value
• Profit: $265,000
• Profit (after tax): $198,750

So during the article, my profit would have increased again by +$5,000.

Even 24 months ago, you would have made + 1,000%. Here, the price stood at exactly $5,000, with which you could have bought 1 Bitcoin. Today, you would immediately get $54,000 for it, + $49,000 profit.

Courses in the pandemic: analysis and evaluation

Here is a look at a few courses as examples. Did you know? There are now over 1,400 digital currencies. However, only a fraction have trading volumes over $1,000/day. These ones move hundreds of millions:

BitCoin (BTC)

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Price high immediately before / after Corona:

• Price high (beginning of 2020): 10,200
• Price high (beginning of 2021): 46,300
• Difference: +36,100
• Price level: 453.9%
• More about: Bitcoin

BitCoin (BTC) / USD

BitCoin (BTC) / EUR

Ethereum (ETH)

Price high immediately before / after Corona:

• Price high (early 2020): 311
• Price high (beginning of 2021): 1170
• Difference: +859
• Price level: 376.2%
• More about: Ethereum

Ethereum (ETH) / USD

Ethereum (ETH) / EUR

Binary Coin (BNB)

Price high immediately before / after Corona:

• Price high (beginning of 2020): 28
• Price high (beginning of 2021): 120
• Difference: +92
• Price level: 428.5

Binary Coin (BNB) / USD

Binary Coin (BNB) / EUR

EOS

Price high immediately before / after Corona:

• Price high (beginning of 2020): 5.4
• Price high (beginning of 2021): 4.3
• Difference: -0.9
• Price level: 79.6

EOS / USD

EOS / EUR

Trading: Reading Tips

1. Trading App: Recommendation
2. Trading strategies
3. Cryptocurrencies: List

Trading App: Recommendation

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Trading strategies

Whether it’s crytocurrency, currency trading, stocks, commodities or precious metals, these 3 strategies will help you understand the basic stock market game. I developed these 3 strategies to help beginners and novices understand the mechanics in a nutshell. Since I grew up with Bitcoin rather than stocks, here in particular a strong reference to digital currencies. But the mechanisms or strategies are the same for these 5 investment types: crytocurrency, currency trading, stocks, commodities or precious metals. I would exclude ETFs and index funds, as the risks and price fluctuations are significantly lower here.

• Trading strategies

Cryptocurrencies: List

BitCoin, BitCoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin, Dash, Ripple, Zcash or Binarcy Coin: They are considered the answer to traditional means of payment. Through the digitalization and decentralization of money, banks become superfluous. Only buyers and sellers are responsible for the control and security of their digital money. You want to invest in Bitcoin & Co. too? We have an overview of the most popular cryptocurrencies here.

• Cryptocurrencies: List

NFT: Digital Art / Crypto Art

Digital art, a new phenomenon. Here you’ll learn everything: What is an NFT? How do you buy NFTs? What marketplaces are there and how is the art market developing for investors. Meanwhile, higher prices are being achieved in the digital art market than in the physical one. Collections like “CryptoPunks” , “Bored Ape Yacht Club” are just two of the most famous works of digital art. The work “5,000 Days” made the artist overnight the 3rd richest living artist (sold at the price of $69 million at Christies). Buy, sell, collections and picture frames of digital art.

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