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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 Spain - Part 1: Introducing the Market

Anyone buying a luxury property in Spain should be aware that the long correction of house prices which started in 2008 and which, according to the main indexes, has seen average values dropping by almost 40% peak to date, is still under way. Property analysts believe that the overall market is not expected to truly [...]

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 Italy – Part 2: The selection process

Preliminary activities The process of buying a luxury property in Italy is rather articulated and is comprised of varies bureaucratic procedures. For this reason, to avoid some pitfalls along the way, we recommend that you carry out some preliminary activities before starting to view properties: Photo Credit: Galina Mikhalishina/ Shutterstock 1. Choosing a notary The notary [...]