Toronto has always been a place for the rich to enjoy their spoils by buying up luxury condo's that even a King would envy. But in the last two quarters of the previous year the market for luxury condos has flat lined. The number of new condominiums sold in the last quarter was a full 18% lower than the previous year. In fact, even the number of condos built was considerably lower (at least 1,000 less) than last year. But what is fueling this loss of growth, and what does it mean for the real estate market in general?

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The great thing about working only with your ideal clients is that they usually hang out with people like themselves. That means when it comes to referring their friends and family to you chances real estate in Marbella. are their referrals are going to be ideal clients too.

When you sell your house fast to a real estate development. estate investor they will buy your house as is. You do not have to spend money on fixing up your house to create curb appeal. You don't have to leave your house every evening so people can walk through your home critiquing your home decorations. A home buyer will quickly wall through your home, ask you a few questions about the homes history and give you an offer then next day.

Sugarloaf Foreclosures - The latest Foreclosure report shows 9 Sugarloaf homes that were given "notices of foreclosure" for the January 6th auction. Yes, there palacetes de banus are a couple of well-known names on that list. This level of foreclosures is significantly higher than the 2-3 per month that we have seen throughout the year. In addition there are major builders of new homes in real estate company or service. Sugarloaf that had construction loans foreclosed upon by their banks. In 2008, there have been over 40 properties that have been given notices of foreclosure. There are currently 23 properties that are in some active form of foreclosure (from pre-foreclosure to bank-owned status).

Hotels and condos - One cannot predict the capability of cash flows, sales prices or rental values from these investments. It represents the worst case of investment. They bring along themselves the risk of reselling.

What may be most surprising to some is perception vs. reality in several price categories for luxury homes. From $500,000 to $600,000 there are less than 5 months of inventory and between $800,000 and $900,000, there is 4.7 months of inventory. While the news makes many feel that sellers of luxury homes will have to wait eons to sell their real estate, the numbers in these price points suggest otherwise.

If you want your luxury real estate personal or company brand to stand for something, make sure it is something that your competition cannot also stand for or own. Then, get your messaging on target. Otherwise, you will defeat the entire purpose of branding: "Top of Mind" in a specific category or niche.