EMEA Entrepreneur. Jan Hase and Arkadi Jampolski, Founding Partners, Wunderflats. The Real Estate Industry worldwide plays a pivotal role in contributing significantly to the global economy. With housing and accommodations enhancing socio-economic trends and an individual’s quality of living and working, the real estate market covers a range of sectors from residential and commercial to industrial properties, each with its pros and cons. Let’s look into Europe, where the real estate and housing industry makes its mark in the sector through diversification, retaining some historical developments, improving economic conditions in line with the evolving demographic trends, and regulatory policies imposed by the government. This article shall delve into Germany’s housing ecosystem, where the Real Estate Industry is made unique and distinct for its stability, diversity, accessibility, and other characteristics that ensure peaceful and seamless real estate and housing solutions for both landlords, tenants, and Ukrainian refugees seeking temporary shelter in the country.
A Berlin-based company – Wunderflats was co-founded by Jan Hase and Arkadi Jampolski as CEO and Managing Director respectively, and has been looking towards “building the next-gen housing ecosystem” since 2015. Showcasing Germany’s strong rental market and its real estate landscape, Wunderflats offers a blend of modernism with innovation providing access to both landlords and tenants to find the best accommodations accordingly and mid-term housing solutions in the country. Extending its services to delivering fully furnished housing for tenants, Wunderflats is truly aimed and committed to providing safe, secure, and hassle-free connections in finding the best accommodation yet through its easily navigable online marketplace platform.
This article shall delve into exploring why founding partners – Jan Hase and Arkadi Jampolski established the Berlin-based company – Wunderflats in Germany, and how the company makes real estate and mid-term housing solutions seem smooth and easily achievable to fit tenants’ needs and requirements for a month or longer. We shall also explore Wunderflats’ property management solutions in its recent initiative of extending temporary housing for Ukrainian refugees.
Jan Hase and Arkadi Jampolski – Helping Shape the Future Way of Life and Work:
Jan Hase and Arkadi Jampolski are Wunderflats’ Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director respectively. The founders established Wunderflats in Berlin, Germany in 2015 with the commitment to enhance people’s housing solutions and the real estate industry by “building the next-gen housing ecosystem.”
“We are the writers of our own life stories. The chapters that really matter are the ones of meaningful relationships and memorable places.” – Jan Hase, CEO at Wunderflats.
Jan Hase, who has a Bachelor’s Degree in Technical Computer Science from the Free University of Berlin, has worked in many diverse but interconnected roles after his education, such as – Financial Consultant, Software Engineer, IT Consultant, Chief Technology Officer, Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Founder. Whereas, Arkadi Jampolski has a Bachelor’s Degree in the European Business Programme from FH Münster and a Bachelor’s Degree and Honors in Financial Management from the University of Hull. Arkadi has worked in HR, Sales and Marketing, and was the Founder of Stipendiata (an online specialized career network).
The founders empower people and their life journeys through the exceptional quality service and support provided through Wunderflats which enables both tenants and landlords to “experience the new and fresh challenges ahead without the common friction associated with moving to a new location.”
Through Wunderflats, the Jan and Arkadi are aimed at providing fast and easy access to mid-term accommodations for a month or longer, ensuring safety and security as well as empowering the individual’s journey and quality of living by providing quality real estate and housing solutions. The CEO understands and recognizes the problem faced today by people in securing an available house that is tailored more to their needs and requirements in their preferred location in the country. Therefore to address the “need to seek activities and challenges beyond ourselves and, as a result, sometimes need to travel to new cities and countries in pursuit,” the founders together established Wunderflats which answers the basic human need for housing.
Wunderflats – The Next-Gen Housing Ecosystem:
With a mission aimed at helping Landlords, Tenants, and Companies, Wunderflats delivers safe, secure, and fully furnished homes for a month or longer. The company strives to help its Landlords by verifying and renting out apartments to tenants who are mostly managers, job freshers, and IT freelancers.
Wunderflats helps tenants by helping them find, reserve, and book temporary housing in Germany as per their needs and requirements through their online marketplace platform, providing full support throughout the entire process from before initial check-ins to the duration of their stays.
“By truly enabling everyone to become a citizen of the world,” Wunderflats also extends its services to help companies and organizations outsource their travel management needs through a carefully designed and simplified process. It offers to manage travel logistics by providing a single point of contact and a unified contract thereby making travel arrangements efficient and cost-effective.
Wunderflats’ Housing Initiatives and Refugee Support in Germany:
Wunderflats, driven by its founders and team, is dedicated to providing secure housing and support for Ukrainian refugees. The company assists refugees in finding essential contact points and national helplines for emergencies and services. Following the German Department of the Interior and Home Country’s mandate on March 8, 2023, Wunderflats offers its online marketplace platform to help Ukrainian refugees secure temporary residence and accommodation in Germany amidst the ongoing conflict.
Wanting to provide shelter for Ukrainian refugees who wish to either seek temporary accommodations or secure housing solutions while considering employment in Germany, Wunderflats in association with Helfende Wände and co-funded by the European Union, provide free access to temporary housing.
With the company already having raised around €31 million in venture capital by the first quarter of 2024, is now looking forward to expanding its operations from across cities in Germany to international countries outside Europe as well. Therefore, with smart contracts, fully furnished housing and accommodations, a user-friendly and navigable online marketplace platform, verified apartment pre-check-ins, and personal support through the entire booking process and duration of stay, Wunderflats delivers room and spaces anywhere and anytime, improving the quality of life to live, work, and study – getting you closer to accomplishing your life goals with every step taken forward!