EKIP– Expert Club for Economics and Politics A Different Opinion
0:22 – Introduction to the topics in the episode and special guest Georgi Demirev, founder of ocenime.bg, a site for analyzing the real estate market in Bulgaria.
02:27 – Financial news from Bulgaria
13:26 – Macro and Markets
22:25 – Fintech and alternative investments
31:27 – Interview with Georgi Demirev
31:41 - Tell us briefly about yourself, what did you study and work on before becoming a co-founder of ocenime? How did you decide to create this project?
33:37 - Tell us briefly about ocenime.bg, what services do you offer, what problem in the real estate market do you solve?
35:34 - How exactly does ocenime work - what algorithm does the site use and where does it collect the data from?
39:30 – What is the traffic on the site?
40:40 - In your opinion, what are the most common mistakes people make when selling/buying property and how does using your product prevent them?
43:05 – Have you analyzed whether the valuation you gave for a property corresponds to the subsequent sales price?
44:33 - How does the ocenime team manage to weed out fake ads and what advice can you give our listeners to deal with these types of ads?
45:38 – Do you have alternative products? For example, for business clients?
47:36 - The term proptech has recently started to be used more and more, addressing the need for technological solutions in the real estate sector. What do you think is the reason for the slower penetration of technology in this sector?
52:55 - What technological innovations on the market can we expect in the next 10 years?
59:38 - What are your plans for the development of ocenime for the next 10 years? In which cities (countries?) do you plan to expand? What additional services/features do you plan to launch?
61:44 - Do you have any expectations for the development of the real estate market in our country, most analysts expect there to be no serious correction in prices this year? Is there a bubble in the market in your opinion?
64:05 – Have you considered developing a big data algorithm that could be used to "predict" prices in the real estate market?
65:35 – Final words
Links:
Bulgarian news:
Revolut for Business launches company accounts with no monthly fees
Dividends are the small consolation for stock market investors
What did the ECB stress test show about the state of banks in our country?
Macro and Markets:
Fed cuts rates in what Powell calls a ‘mid-cycle adjustment’
Wall Street’s Trading Desks Endure Worst First Half in a Decade
Quantitative Tightening to End as Central Banks Sound Retreat
ECB purchases of equity would be a dangerous step
Chart of the episode:
FinTech/Alternative investment:
Revolut launches commission-free share trading + The new free broker
Amundi’s new fund and why everyone should care about inequality + World’s first vegan ETF prepares to hit markets
Lower fees weigh on asset management powerhouse BlackRock
US passive-active funds split to reach parity by 2025
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