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Property Investment Strategies: A Practical Overview

The present blogpost provides an overview of the most classic investment strategies for luxury property buyers. Investors in luxury residential real estate can always choose between two different investment strategies: Wealth Preservation and Wealth Generation. Photo Credit: europhotos / Shutterstock The wealth preservation approach focuses on purchasing the best real estate on the best roads or simply buying good properties [...]

How to Buy a Luxury Property in Italy – Part 4: The Stages of the Transaction

Once you have defined the luxury property in Italy that you wish to buy, the buying process consists of two or three key steps that we will describe below: The Offer to Buy If the buyer has found the property through an agency they will usually be asked to sign an Offer to Buy (so [...]

How to buy a luxury property in Paris and the Côte d’Azur – Part 3: Completing the transaction

Continuing our guide on how to buy a luxury property in Paris and the Côte d’Azur, we outline the final stage in the process: completing the transaction. 1. L’ Avant-Contrat (The Initial Sales Agreement) When buying a property it is common, although not obligatory, that the buyer and seller sign a preliminary contract before proceeding with the [...]

How to buy a luxury property in Paris and the Côte d’Azur– Part 2: Making an Offer

The Main Figures in the French Luxury Property Market   The Notaire Carrying out his duties as an independent professional , the notaire is a lawyer working within a public authority. The notaire is paid by clients (the seller and the buyer may have the same notary, or can select separate ones) according to a [...]