Luxury Real Estate in the Dominican Republic
‘Charter yachts on a transit from South Florida to the Caribbean’s Leewards often pass the Dominican Republic without so much as a second glance as they head for the more obvious delights of the BVIs and Antigua. And that’s a shame, because the Dominican Republic is a bit of a hidden jewel.’ ‘Speaking personally it’s…
Luxury TIMELINE 10 DEFINING MOMENTS 759 AD HOT TUB Japanese Culture The Japanese are credited with the first personal soaking tubs—wooden ofuros that were used exclusively for meditating and soaking. Folkore suggests that they believed elders infused their wisdom into the waters to the benefit of younger generations.27 Today luxury homes boast the full…
The weekend is upon us, and I think many of you will appreciate a quick and short report about the Dominican Republic after the visit of Hurricane Irma. In the Dominican Republic, before the storm officials evacuated some areas near beachfront towns on the north coast, though some residents chose to stay boarded up in…
As reported last year, the display of art in the home continued as a major pri- ority for luxury homeowners, whether that is dedicated gallery space or integrating art in a home’s primary living spaces. That begged the question: Is there a style of architecture best suited to a particular medium or genre of art?…
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An analysis of the world’s top markets for luxury property prices as ranked by prices per square foot not surprisingly reveals a remarkable price variation worldwide. When evaluating this metric in the world’s top ranking global economic hubs, the average price per square foot for luxury sales at the end of 2016 ranged from $685 in…
For the past five years, the Christie’s International Real Estate Index has categorized and ranked the world’s top performing luxury property markets by assessing and synthesizing several quantitative market dynamics on an annualized basis. In 2015, we expanded our Index rankings to measure not only the top 10 most “luxurious” cities for real estate (Luxury…
BY KELLIE TINNIN Key Takeaways Employ a basic principle of respect. Do not touch what does not belong to you. Save the confidential discussions about the home for the car ride or the office. A seller’s property is not a glorified hotel. Turn off the lights when leaving. Watch for the cat. Please reset…
Ten Ways to Tell If Your Home is Overpriced By Maximum Real Estate Exposure If you’re selling your home, you need to understand that pricing your home correctly from the beginning is absolutely critical. The most common reason a home doesn’t sell is because it is overpriced. Overpricing a home can create damaging effects, period. The…
PROVALTUR International Inc., Christie’s Real Estate Luxury Specialist in the Dominican Republic and GREEN PLANET ARCHITECTS, the first global network of sustainable architects, were destined to align one day. This meeting of minds has finally happened! Luxury Real Estate respecting the environment and Sustainable Architecture are inseparable and one cannot exist without the other. The…
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