With ListGlobally’s access to listing portals around the globe and our user-friendly interface, our agents and clients have the tools in place to start selling to foreign buyers.
If you are one of those who prepared in advance, then it is time to reap the benefits! And sorry, not the 'spreading your towel on the sand and enjoying the sun' type of perks, but work related ones!
Earlier this month, with the help of Diane from Keyes.com, we talked about how to sell beachfront property. We discussed the fact that it’s a dream for many people to own beachfront property because summer awakens thoughts of basking in the sun and frolicking with family in paradise. It is also the busiest season when selling or leasing real estate along the water.
In this article, we offer some practical advice when dealing with beachfront buyers. Here you will find tips from an on-the-frontline agent in coastal North America, Diane from Keyes.com, to glean some insights on being an agent during this unique time.
There are many reasons a person might leave his country: work, studies or even the prospect of a better life. The fact is that with global mobility, many people and companies are exploring the option to work and/or live abroad. Global connectivity reinforces the perception that it is possible to manage your life and career regardless of your location in the world, thanks to modern technology and the recent pandemic which has shifted the definition of working remotely.
Summer vacation is the perfect time for foreign buyers to scope out the area where they have found a potential property to buy. It is common practice to visit the selected property as the final step before buyer’s seal the deal. Add this to an appetite for summer vacation plans and it is a well-balanced serving of business and pleasure.
We get it. All over the globe today, businesses are deciding where to make cutbacks until the economy gets back on track. Business owners can’t afford to dilly-dally around with initiatives that offer little or no return on investment. You put cash upfront in order to get a positive return. Well, we’re not interested in wasting your time - keep reading!
There is no doubt that the pandemic continues to affect our way of living. We can also be sure that after the economy reopens, we won’t be as eager to meet with a customer in a face-to-face scenario and we can forget about handshakes and other friendly greetings.
Since the COVID-19 outbreak started, we started analyzing the impact this crisis is having on the Foreign Buyers market. Two months ago, we noticed a strong increase in properties enquiries coming from China (x3). At the time, 81% of buyers told us they were still actively looking.
Several months ago, when China was in a lock down, our enquiries spiked quite significantly. As mentioned previously, there are a few reasons for this.
In a typical year, the real estate would begin its Spring boom right about now; however, 2020 will be no typical year. The Coronavirus pandemic has undeniably impacted the spring schedule, making it likely that real estate market activity is going to be pushed further into the spring and possibly into the summer months. With many people postponing (or cancelling) summer holidays and hundreds of millions being placed on lock down, buyers and sellers have been looking at properties online, even more so than they usually do. When society resumes its normal rhythm, and it will, pent-up demand will likely yield a surge of activity in the market. As a real estate professional, you’ll want to capitalize on this interest and hit the ground running. Make sure you are positioned properly through ListGlobally’s global listing coverage and integrated platforms to help you secure new business.
The coronavirus crisis has now reached Europe, causing a considerable slowdown in everyone's daily routine. But what are the consequences of the ‘stuck-at-home’ scenario for potential buyers and users of the ListGlobally real estate portals?
The continual spread of coronavirus has caused a huge global economic impact across all industries. As every nation, and every individual is working their best to contain this spread and protect the economy, we would like to do our part to share some insights of the international real estate market to help agents’ weather through this crisis.
Your listings are published on ListGlobally’s Network? Congratulations, you are now reaching a large audience of international property buyers!
Real estate is one of the most challenging industries in recent times. But thanks to various innovative strategies and solutions, the industry continues to improve with each passing day. This is why marketing and advertising strategies for the sector continue to evolve as agents strive to be noticed.
At ListGlobally, we believe data is really important for your business development. As such, we often publish our data results and make them available to real estate professionals globally. As we track consumer interest and the performance of listings, we are capable of detecting trends when it comes to foreign buyers worldwide.
If in the beginning of 2019, and after years of steady growth and low interest rates, many real estate and financial gurus expected a correction, and new opportunities to arise fuelled by technology, demographic changes, and the continued winding-down of traditional retail. But what will happen in 2020?
This will be a year where the high demand and lower mortgage rates will likely continue. However property prices will increase because there are a few listings coming into the market when compared to the demand. As such, some may focus on investing on expensive and higher-profit houses than low inventories of entry-level homes.
The economic diversity and a high quality of life will especially impact this year’s top ten markets for real estate investors and developers.
The inventory of homes for sale has been falling steadily for several years and that led to price increase, leading to an affordability issue. As demand increases, due to the growing number of millennials entering the market, the supply of homes for sale could hit its lowest in history. The situation will only be exacerbated by the baby boom generation. According to Realtors 2020 forecast, Millennials will dominate the housing market, accounting for 50% of all mortgages by spring, according to the forecast.
Even though there's a strong US economy that has driven the unemployment rate to record low levels, and even though sellers are motivated, they are likely to get fewer offers in total due to more buyers being priced out of the market as we can see on the graphic below.
One other proof of that is the Case Shiller Home Price Index in the US. This index reached an all-time high of 218.43 Index Points in October of 2019, making it difficult for first-time home-buyers to afford a home.
However, there's "mean-inversion," which can raise the probability of a market correction after years of a big run.
Technology will continue reshaping the real estate sector, and it will take a greater role in the financial ecosystem, moving into the space left by banks.
If in 2019, billions of dollars were already spend in new business models as us iBuyer platforms and in some Proptech Unicorns like WeWork and Katerra, in 2020 we might expect venture capitalists to be more cautious about their investments in real estate. Proptech money will probably follow big data start-ups that use artificial intelligence to automate various components of the real estate experience, from AI leasing assistants to mobile buying platforms.
Note that there will be also space for companies that develop virtual and self-guided tours.
During 2020, urban areas will become more populated and priority will be given to use the space more carefully. There will be smaller apartments and developers will become more innovative about how they design and build real estate. They will be looking on how to use space more efficiently, but what will be the hot cities in 2020 ?
Austin is in the first position when it comes to the cities to keep an eye on during 2020. Rising from sixth place to first in overall real estate prospects and from fourth to first place in local expectation of investor demand this is a city full of talent. It is considered to have a popular lifestyle and ambitious commitment to business and real estate expansion.
On the second position we find Raleigh-Durham. This city has been seeing impressive investment in its suburban office and multifamily sectors. Moreover, this metro market topped the rankings for homebuilding prospects. The region’s concentration of educational institutions—Duke University, the University of North Carolina, North Carolina State University, and several smaller colleges—coupled with the Research Triangle Park, has branded the area as a technology mecca, and it now has more than 89,000 tech jobs.
To finish the Top 3, we find Nashville, the 18-hour city. This is a city has a strong potential for continued investment and development.
On the Botton of the top 5 cities, we find Charlotte, that is attracting technology and manufacturing firms, and the well known Boston.
To stay in the forefront of real estate, you must work with a foreign audience. You need to take the best tools available on the market to optimize time (for you and your customers).
ListGlobally is the world’s largest network of property portals (+100 portals in +60 countries). One click, and your property is promoted all over the globe reaching an international audience. We offer real estate agents international exposure, and we translate their listings details into 25 idiomas.
One of the common goals foreign investors have is acquiring a house. Of course, a home is an essential commodity that we should have. This is why this kind of investments play an important role for this kind of investors.
According to the Texas Association of Realtors’ 2019 Texas International Homebuyers Report, Texas currently represents 10% of ALL international sales of homes in the US, with 18,310 Texas homes sold to foreign buyers between April 2018 and March 2019.
We started the year with good news. The 28% growth on foreign buyers during 2018, was shaking, in a positive way, the markets and making us believe that 2019 was going to be a great year!
The University of Miami continues to rise as one of the top research universities in the US, attracting students and staff across the nation and from around the world. With a strong reputation in academics, the university strives to promote a secure, comfortable environment for their students.
As we are coming to our real estate season that starts October to April - Sales are setting record numbers, and the available inventory of existing properties for sale is experiencing a decline. But there are several area indicators that all point to significant growth patterns as sales are soaring and average sales prices are climbing steadily.
9th September 2019 / South China Morning Post
The trade war is driving rich Chinese people to drop their plans to emigrate to the US and seek alternative destinations in Europe, particularly the UK, the latest data suggests. Applications for so-called tier-1 investor visas to the UK by ultra-wealthy Chinese jumped by more than half to 83 – including 10 from Hong Kong – in the first quarter of 2019 from 54 in the preceding three months, according to Growthdeck.
Consumer traffic data recorded from listing performance across the ListGlobally network has shown that in 2018, Foreign consumers that displayed the greatest level of interest in U.S. properties were Chinese consumers at seven percent (7%). French consumers accounted for five percent (5%) of total consumer interest, and UK citizens made up one percent (1%) of total consumer interest.
As tourism grows every year, Thailand, especially Phuket, becomes a more popular location for property investment.
The U.S. is one of the countries where foreign buyers inquire the most. The economy in on the rise, and even though we have a Trade War going on, the truth is that "the land of the free" still looks appealing for foreign buyers.
