Interview: Karina Schunker
E Karina Schunker was definitely not a stranger when she was appointed as the new managing director of EHL Wohnen GmbH this year. Having been with the EHL Group for nine years, the move to the top of the company
informative talks with experts and shares experienc- es from real estate practice. Most recently, for exam- ple, the topics of innovations in housing law, building certifications, real estate valuation, sustaina- ble construction, digitali-
was the logical next step in her career for the successful team lead of the owner-occupied flats and retire apartments busi- ness domain. "The real estate industry and here in particular the EHL was my professional home from the beginning", she comments on her close, almost family-like relationship with the EHL Group. Here she wants to determine the main points: "EHL Wohnen is excellently positioned with its 20 perfectly trained and ex- perienced employees, we have a strong market position and an excellent team, and we must also prepare ourselves for the future," emphasizes Schunker. "Changes in the legal frame- work and, above all, constantly new technical possibilities in customer communication, re-
sation in real estate mar- keting and living in times of home office were vividly presented. Schunker's second major top- ic is the ongoing optimisation and expansion of the array of services. The "comprehen- sive carefree package", which accompanies sellers from the planning stage to the suc- cessful sale or letting, is just as much a part of this as the transparent exchange of infor- mation and detailed reporting: “Within the EHL Group, we ob- viously have an enormous com- petitive advantage. For our clients, it is an impor- tant asset that, in addition to sales and letting, we can also offer valuation as well
Schunker’s Podcast „Reden wir übers Wohnen“ (Let’s talk about housing) provides up-to-date information.
as a strong investment team for exits from the same single source." Recently successfully brokered residen- tial properties include, for example, the MySky Hoch- haus (high-rising building), Heumarkt 25, Wildgarten and many more. Schunker also underlines the advantages of a wide range of services with regard to the wide-rang- ing array of services offered by EHL Wohnen itself: "I'm rather sceptical about specialising in niches, because every project is very multifaceted in itself. Only someone who is just as at home in the luxury sec- tor as in the affordable housing segment can guaran- tee his clients an optimal advisory service and a broad range of properties." And she will certainly never de- viate from this claim: "EHL Wohnen will always stand for individual and tailor-made advice, regardless of whether it is a small project or a large residential com- plex. Our customers are our most important partners and we want to live long-term and we want to live out successful business relationships with them in a sustainable way.”
quire continuous innovations in order to offer our cus- tomers faster communication channels and thus op- timal services." Karina Schunker is currently working intensively on the optimised use of digital marketing tools to reach customers even better: “Selling apart- ments in Vienna and, above all, renting them does not happen by itself. There is a competitive market envi- ronment and only those who act with the highest com- mitment and encompassing competence will be able
Behind every transaction are people with their values and needs.
KARINA SCHUNKER
to exploit projects successfully and safely.” The EHL podcast "Reden wir übers Wohnen (Let's talk about housing)”, initiated by Karina Schunker, provides reg- ular information on current topics relating to housing and property. Karina Schunker holds interesting and
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