They
are up around 10% year on year and the trend is set to continue, according
Samantha Gore, sales manager for Brazil based estate agents uv10.
‘Whilst
the volume of sales has slowed a little since the onset of global economic
crisis, those prices keep rising. Two strong factors underpin this resilience.
The first is that most of Floripa is set on an island which cannot be expanded,
so property is a finite resource, a rare commodity. The second is that most of the island’s
luxury homes were bought outright without mortgages, before finance was even
available, and vendors have always been able to sit tight until they achieved
their full asking price,’ she explained.
Some
450 miles southwest of Rio de Janeiro, Floripa is regarded as a safe, modern,
clean city with a fast growing population now numbering almost half a million.
It is a favourite with affluent Brazilians and those foreign tourists who are
in the know and as a result has some of the most expensive properties in the
whole of Brazil.
It
is described as having a landscape like Hawaii and an Ibiza style vibe with
beach bars and nightclubs spread along the island’s 33 mile length to create a
year round party atmosphere. Meanwhile
many of its 42 white sand beaches provide hotspots for year round surfing and
kite surfing.
Gore
gives as an example the Marine Home and Resort, a frontline beach complex set
in the north of the Island in and up and coming area just seven kilometers form
the world famous party zone Jurere International.
It
has 2,400m square meters of swimming pools and the apartments and penthouses
range between 131 and 488 square meters with access to a range of onsite
facilities such as tennis courts, a pool bar and lounge, games room, cinema,
sauna, spa, gymnasium, children’s indoor playground and party area plus outdoor
children’s pools and play areas.
There
is also a mini beach, wet deck and footbridge access to the main beach which is
very calm with warm waters and ideal for families as well as area that can be
used for holding parties and events.
Despite
the architects, Renee Goncalves and Robson Nascimento, being the very same who
built many mansions in Jurere, prices at Marine Home and Resort compare
favourably. The average price at Jurere
is 10,750 Reais per square meter while on the other side at Praia Brava, the
average price is 7,500 Reais per square meter.
Prices
start from 940,400 Reais, around £288,000, for a two bedroom two bathroom
apartment. From December to February in particular, rental potential is high,
up to 1,250 Reais per day (£384) for a four bedroom home.
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