You want to sell your real estate company? Then it's good to know what the takeover market in terms of real estate companies looks like. This industry is actually booming because the demand for real estate is unimaginably high. The supply is not nearly sufficient enough, causing prices to spike.
The real estate world is experiencing a consolidation storm, which is not expected to subside for a long time.
There are many ways to value a business. A common method of expressing the value of a business is "a factor x gross annual profit." This factor is also called multiple and another designation for gross annual profit is EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortization).
In the business services sector, which includes a real estate company, an indicative range of EBITDA multiple of 4.6 to 5.5 is currently used, according to the Brookz Takeover Barometer. The average EBITDA multiple across all SME sectors is 4.90.
The valuation of a business is often the starting point for negotiations between buyer and seller. The outcome of these negotiations is the final sales price. So valuation and price are two different quantities. Besides valuation, the price is also determined by possible scarcity in the market, bargaining power of the parties, the strategic value of the business for the buyer and possible synergy effects for the buyer (cost savings, purchasing advantages).
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Do you want to buy a business or sell a business in the business services sector? With this Brookz Sector Monitor, we want to present buyers and sellers with facts, figures and an outlook that provide insight into the number of transactions, the value development of businesses and the latest trends and developments in the business services sector. Because in every buying or selling process, thorough preparation gives peace of mind, overview and structure.
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There are many small-scale organizations in the market, so the number of businesses with one person working is relatively high.
In figures, the number of real estate companies in 2024 looked as follows(CBS):
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A number of trends and developments will inevitably cause changes over the next few years, but also offer real estate companies many growth and acquisition opportunities:
Although currently the real estate market is booming, there is anything but certainty for the future, according to Rabobank. Investors, consumers, business parties and political gain: everyone wants to take advantage of this situation where demand exceeds supply. Which way real estate will go is still unclear, but what is certain is that many people are often up to their ears in mortgage payments, investors don't want to see too much regulation in the market and consumers want to "return" to a more livable model.
Working from home has once again reminded us of what we really need. A well-equipped workspace doesn't have to be 100 square meters; it can easily cover 20 square meters. Smaller offices, smaller living spaces and small stores is what's happening, according to ABN Amro.
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