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Why professional photography makes a difference in selling luxury real estate

When selling a luxury home, the obvious thing to do is to h ire a professional to shoot quality photos of that home.  Most home owners don´t realize that more than 90% of property searches begin in the internet .   For this reason, p rofessional photography is not considered a luxury anymore.  It is one of the most important aspects to consider when marketing luxury real estate. The reality i s that the inventor y of luxury real estate for sale in  Costa  Rica is high and the competition is harder than ever.  Buyers are hungry for quality of information when searching online, and they expect to be impressed by the photos.  Wh en the market is saturate d , property owners can´t take the chance of their property going unnoticed.   This is a fact. The first showing of a luxury home takes place online and in most cases, when the photos are not enticing, the buyer never makes it through the fr ont door. To make it...

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Update on sales price of house in the $3 million plus range

It is a fact that t he market in Costa Rica for houses above $3 million is very slow .  In some locations of the co untry we can even say that it is in-existent, because there is no demand at all for houses of that value. The recommendation to all owners that are motivated sellers, is to apply a drastic price review in light of the present market conditions, given the fact that properties in the upper side of the market are not selling.  Basically, serious buyers are paying attention to properties with discounted prices, so in order to give your property additional exposure it would call more attention if it is offered with a n attractive price reduction.  Obviously, for it to get enough attention it would have to be brought to another price range.   The price range that gets more inquiries is between $1 and $2 million , but properties above $3 million are moving super slowly.   Supply and demand have also to be taken into account, a...

The $5,000 difference - Staying One Step Ahead Of The Competition

When you are trying for years to sell a home just above the million dollar range but it would not sell, sometimes $5,000  can represent the difference between capturing a potential buyer or losing chances of getting that buyer's attention. Property owners of million dollar homes, who are urged to sell, tend to feel more attached to the idea of keeping their property above the million dollar range.  You might call it pride, I will call it " stubbornnes ", because keeping the property in the wrong price range can diminish the chances for the property to be found by buyers searching in the internet.  We all know that 90% of property buyers begin their research online, so why waste time and resources? The internet is the best ally to get a property out in the hands of multiple prospects from different countries and regions at the same time with the minimum investment, no other marketing tool offers such an amazing benefit.  But, if the property is ...

Pricing a million dollar property under the million dollar range

I recently shared with a property owner the following thoughts in regards to her concern with the right price for a property that has been in the market over a period of several years since the market crashed .   The property was originally listed at about $1.5 million and had suffered several discounts.   But now, it was time to review if it was appropriate to move it to another price range.   I hope this helps other property owners define the course of action in regards to pricing their property in a price range that is more realistic to the actual market conditions. In a slow market, bringing a million plus property under the million dollar range would definitely be more appealing to a prospect buyer and would put the property ahead of the competition.   It is a fact that serious buyers with cash on hand are mostly focusing their searches on properties with large discounts.   A large discount can also be used to give the property additional exposure, b...

Costa Rica became closer to European customers

Better service! Direct customer care! Native language!   Costa Rica Luxury Estates www.costaricaluxuryestates.com and www.costaricamilliondollarhomes.com is proud to announce about the new possibilities in Europe. Since the 1st of March 2013 o ur European clients can be served in West and East Europa throw our cooperation partner - the agency Latin America Estate www.laestate.ru . The Latin America Estate (LA Estate) is situated in Moscow, Russian Federation. The staff is highly educated in business, real estate and legal areas. The agency is headed and owned by MaksimMishchenko. The main communication-languages are English, German and Russian. Moscow lies in max. 3 flight-hours from each European capital. “We see better possibilities for our clients. Now they can get the necessary information about our listings, locations and country more easily and frequently – using native languages, at least English, German and Russian.  Also, we can be more variable in leg...