Overseas Connection is Crucial for Area Businesses
Posted by briank | Premier Sotheby's International Realty Rentals, Real Estate Market, SWFL News, The Lutgert Companies | Posted on March 16th, 2009
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Christie’s Great Estates, a division of the famous auction company, chose Naples-based Premier Properties to represent high-end real estate to the world. That means Premier sells Christie’s luxury Southwest Florida properties to buyers from throughout the United States and also from England, France, Spain, Ireland and Germany.
Christie’s market includes nearly 500 real-estate brokerage offices and 14,000 real-estate agents worldwide. “These are targeted brokerage companies that primarily focus on affluent buyers and affluent individuals
looking for luxury real estate,” Tom Bringardner, president of Premier, says.
Another way Premier attracts foreign clients is through rental properties. Premier’s largest source of overseas renters is the United Kingdom, followed by Germany and Canada. “The international market has always been one of our focuses for rentals,” says Hilary Young, Premier’s rental division manager. “When they come to our area, we hope they see good values and want to purchase here.”
As some affluent homebuyers pick up a second or third home in Naples, they often tell their friends about the area, Mr. Bringardner says. Falling home prices have made the area more attractive to them than ever.
“People have enjoyed the fine climate and amenities that Southwest Florida and Naples has to offer and as a result draw others, their friends, as well,” he says. “That’s really how the whole community has grown. Prices are a little bit softer today, and that allows people to consider this a better opportunity than it was a couple of years ago. I think buyers who have a time horizon that is three to five years out will be very happy they made those decisions.”
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