Housing will rise over time

The graph shows the average development of European house prices from 1970 – 2022. Prices across Europe follow the same pattern, including Mediterranean countries such as Italy, France and Spain.

History shows that housing rises over time and even more than inflation. At the same time, history also shows that timing, and not least location, is important.

Compared to price development and pricing in Denmark, some areas are not growing to the same extent as others. The rest of Europe reacts in exactly the same way. When we select locations for our owner associations, we avoid areas that could potentially be too sensitive to ensure the most stable price development possible.

The investment aspect is by no means the most important aspect when you’re deciding whether to join a CASA12 homeowners’ association. However, it’s good to know that you will most likely experience an increase in value with a CASA12 vacation home share, both in the short and long term.

A good investment in the short term

In all its simplicity, it makes perfect sense for several families to join forces to own vacation rentals together, instead of each family buying their own vacation home. For some families, it’s important to be free from the hassle and responsibility that comes with owning the properties. For others, it’s the economy – when you share and invest together, you get more bricks and square meters for your money.

As a family, you can choose to invest in your own vacation home abroad. This could be for EUR 330.000 or you can choose to invest the same amount in a CASA12 association. Here you become co-owners of an exceptional vacation home in a selected, attractive location, for a total price of EUR 3.960.000.

At the other end of the scale, an owner will be able to enjoy a EUR 264.000 home for a 12th of the price, for the tidy sum of EUR 22.000. This is at the heart of why CASA12 makes sense for many families.

The vast majority of privately owned vacation homes that are not rented out are empty for most of the year. This means that many vacation homes are only used for a very few weeks each year. We believe this is a huge waste of resources. By having more families sharing more homes, the homes are much better utilized, which is not only good for the homes, but also for the local community – including local merchants – as it creates more local activity.

By sharing ownership, you get much more for your money. The sharing economy has become more prominent in recent years and it makes sense in many contexts, especially when it comes to vacation homes that are normally only used for a very small part of the year.

Whatever your approach to the CASA12 concept, it’s hard not to be captivated by the beautiful homes we find and create for our families. In a CASA12 community, you get much more for your money.

A good investment when reselling

How will the price of a vacation home share evolve?

When buying real estate, whether it’s a year-round or vacation home at home or abroad, most people think first and foremost about whether the property meets the needs they want to cover with the purchase.

The most important thing for most people is therefore the utility value, i.e. whether the home will provide the right setting for family vacations. However, the investment perspective is also a factor that most people consider when buying real estate. This is probably especially true when buying a vacation home abroad.

We have not designed our owner associations as investment objects, but it is of course important that you have a good feeling in advance that you can get rid of your share again – without losing money.

In the market for vacation rentals in associations, families are constantly selling their shares. Some may be getting divorced, others have new needs in terms of the size of the holiday home. The size of the vacation home, or something completely different. Most people who sell choose to move to another association with a larger or smaller home. We can see that the interest in resale is continuously high, and the waiting times are usually very short.