The aFinance Group, a brand dedicated to real estate, financial and nautical services, closed last 2022 with a volume of transactions worth 989 million euros. This has been announced in a statement, in which it is defined as a "national benchmark" in its field.
With these data, the firm registers a growth of 52% in the volume of intermediation with respect to the previous year, "reaching record figures". The results respond to the expansion plan that the Group is carrying out and the consolidation of more than 650 professionals, adds aFinance.
By vertical of the Group, aProperties, "reference real estate consultancy in the high standing residential sector", obtained a volume of transactions of 432 million euros, which represents a growth of 44% in relation to the previous year; while aRetail, a firm specialized in the sale and rental of commercial premises, reached 270 million euros, which represents a growth of 23% compared to 2021.
For its part, aFinance, a financial consultant in the management and negotiation of mortgage loans and debt refinancing, reached a figure of 180 million euros, 150% more than the previous year; and aCapital, a consultancy focused on the brokerage of real estate assets, closed 2022 with a volume of transactions close to 100 million euros, 67% more. Likewise, aTemporal, an agency specialized in temporary rental of flats and apartments, exceeded 7 million euros in closed transactions, experiencing an expansion of 83% compared to the previous year.
Given these numbers, the president of Grupo aFinance, Armando Lasauca, has assured that they have reached "a record volume of intermediation, despite the macroeconomic context and the uncertainty that have marked the year 2022". "These results consolidate us as a benchmark in the real estate, financial and nautical sectors", he added.
He also wanted to highlight that, "after an unprecedented 2022 in the real estate sector", growth opportunities and a good return on investment "are still possible, but the equation of what constitutes success has changed". "It is crucial to provide services and solutions that meet the highest standards with each market niche", he stressed, and for this reason he stressed that they are facing the current year with optimism, since real estate "continues to be very attractive among investors, such as shelter value against inflation.
The same statement states that the aFinance Group is immersed "in an ambitious expansion plan." Thus, in 2022, the firm reinforced its presence in Spain with its arrival in Palma de Mallorca and the opening of a new office in Valdemarín, Madrid. This year, the firm has also opted for a new office in the Spanish capital, located on Calle Serrano, and for the expansion of the Barcelona headquarters in the middle of Passeig de Gràcia.
With these new openings, the company has five corporate headquarters "in the most important places in the Spanish market": Barcelona, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Madrid, Valencia and Palma de Mallorca. "The strong growth that the Group is experiencing" has allowed it to close in 2022 with 650 professionals and plans to reach 800 in 2023, the letter also says.
In the past financial year, the company made some notable appointments. Among them, Xavier Aguilar was named the new commercial director of aRetail; Pilar Tapia became the general manager of the aProperties office division; Carles Artigas is the new marketing director for aFinance, aRetail and aCapital; Ana Ordóñez became the new Marketing Director for aProperties, aTemporal and aYachts; Miguel Dalmau as managing director at aCapital; Ferran Mullor as director of human resources at aFinance, aRetail and aCapital; and Raquel Moreno is the new human resources director of aProperties, aTemporal and aYachts.
"With the aim of complementing the Group's value proposition", the firm has launched a new brand. This is aYachts, specialized in buying and selling yachts. Magín Roger, CEO of aYachts and with more than two decades of experience in the nautical sector, is the director of the company, "with a presence in the best ports of the Mediterranean Sea and which seeks to cover the needs arising from the development of the nautical sector in Spain ".
This new brand wants to provide "a comprehensive support service throughout the process of selling and chartering boats, providing 360º advice in all aspects, from valuation to formalizing the transaction." The services provided to clients cover legal, financial and technical aspects, "facilitating the potential success of operations", she has also stated.
Thus, the aFinance Group, founded in 2004, is currently made up of 6 companies -aProperties, aTemporal, aFinance, aCapital, aRetail and aYachts- "that offer comprehensive and personalized solutions in any operation related to the real estate, financial and nautical".
