Topmakelaar Johan kijkt in de camera.
Topmakelaar Johan kijkt lachend in de camera.

Johan Krijgsman

Johan is known to everyone as someone who is ambitious, but within the ERA family he is also seen as a real motivator. Today, this forward-thinking self-made man is CEO of ERA. Get to know him better below.

Who is Topbroker Johan?

"I am Johan, 36 years old and from Berlare. I am married to Delfine, the mother of our two children, Cozette and Jérôme. I took my first steps in real estate when I was 19 years old within ERA in Sint-Niklaas.

I knew then that I wanted to have my own office, and today I am CEO of ERA HQ, ERA WONEN and managing director of other companies in architecture, syndic and development. So my days are well filled, but I keep Thursday evenings free to play football with friends."

Topmakelaar Johan zit op een bankje.

Why real estate?

"I first started with a course in commercial engineering, although at that time I was already in doubt about studying real estate in college. After a year, I still decided to quit this course and take my chance in real estate because I wanted to be sure it was 100% my thing.

And today I am still in real estate, not as a broker but as a CEO. I've been in the field for a long time and for me it's really about guiding people through what is, for me anyway, one of the most important moments of their lives. And for the rest of my life, together with my team and the entire ERA network, I want to be the partner of choice for people to make their (re)buying plans come true."

Expertise in the spotlight

What is the state of real estate in our country today? We have seen property prices soar in recent years, but today we see an initial cooling off. This may not mean we are facing a price drop. So what could affect prices? What about affordability? How is Belgium doing compared to the rest of Europe in terms of real estate? All questions that Johan Krijgsman, with his expertise, will answer during the Trends Talk.

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Johan's working area

That Johan is ambitious, we cannot doubt. He is CEO of ERA, but also founder and CEO of ERA WONEN which represents no less than 12 offices. At the head of the leading network in the real estate sector in Belgium, Johan also strives for a one-stop-shop model with the new location of the headquarters in Huis Myle: from surveying and stewardship to syndication, architecture and development.