A recent article from the Daily Telegraph featuring properties from around the world with beautiful bathrooms.
The article includes a stunning vineyard property currently for sale by Home Hunts in Provence
Read the article here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/propertypicturegalleries/10031490/Homes-for-sale-with-beautiful-bathrooms.html?frame=2551909
Full details of the property can be found here: http://www.home-hunts.com/en/component/ocrm_property/?task=SingleProperty&propertyid=5299845
HH Directors - Tim Swannie and Francois-Xavier de Vial
Home Hunts directors, Tim Swannie and Francois-Xavier de Vial and other members of our team are regularly contacted for comments and information regarding the property market in France, London, Monaco, Geneva and New York.
This section of our site shows a small selection of articles to which we have contributed. International newspapers and magazines such as the Financial Times, Country Life, The Sunday Times, Wall Street Journal, Daily Telegraph, New York Times, South China Morning Post, International Property Magazine, A Place in the Sun and many more contact us on a regular basis for our input and often include our luxury properties as part of a feature.
This is an interesting article from Country Life regarding the French Property market in general as well as some specifics regarding the tax changes made by Francois Hollande and his government in 2012.
That article includes quotes from Home Hunts director, Tim Swannie as well as some of our partners and helps to explain how UK buyers specifically may be affected by the tax changes and how these changes have affected the property market in France.
The Popular Magazine, linked to the well known Channel 4 TV show, A Place in the Sun ran a great article in their Spring 2013 edition which announced Home Hunts launch into the New York property market and also featured two of our apartments for sale in Manhattan.
Home Hunts recent launch in New York follows the success of our London launch in 2012. As well as the huge selection beautiful country and coastal properties throughout France, we were keen to cater for our clients looking for city homes throughout the world. We currently cover Paris, Monaco, Geneva, London and New York as well as all of Southern France and the French Alps.
New York is an exciting step for us, we have seen a real demand for Condos in manhattan and properties in Brooklyn particularly over the past year or two and we felt that the time is right for us to offer our clients the best selection of properties throughout these areas.
You can see the article here: A Place In The Sun – NYC
To search through a selection of our New York Properties click here
International Estate Agent today is one of the most well respected news sites covering the International property market and provides regular breaking news regarding the property industry around the globe.
A recent article from them talked about Home Hunts launch into the exciting New York Real Estate market following our success in Europe.
Full article can be found here but here is a snippet:
Home Hunts, which specialises in finding top end luxury properties for sale throughout the South of France, Paris, Monaco, the French Alps, Geneva and recently London, has announced that it is launching into New York.
The company says that this launch has arisen out of popular demand from existing high net worth clients and Home Hunts has been considering New York due to its investment potential for some time. With the real estate industry currently booming it is now an ideal time for Home Hunts to be extending its service into the big apple.
Tim Swannie, co-founder and director of Home Hunts, says: “We are very excited about our new venture across the pond especially as New York is one of the hottest destinations at the moment for investors to buy property. Similarly to London and Paris, property prices in popular parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn are currently on the rise and US lending rates are very interesting which has led to a healthy growth in the property market. Home Hunt’s international buyers are always looking for low risk property markets to invest their money into and the major cities and financial hubs around the world are always towards the top of their wish list.”
An interesting article from 2012 by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council regarding the interest in French Property (particularly vineyards) from Asian buyers.
A statutory body established in 1966 the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is the international marketing arm for Hong Kong-based traders, manufacturers and service providers.
The feature focuses on the level of interest being shown by Chinese Investors in Property for sale in France. Chinese buyers are particularly in buying vineyards as well as properties in Paris and French Riviera Property.
The article features some input from Home Hunts Director, Tim Swannie:
The two most popular types of property which Chinese buyers are chasing are apartments in Paris and vineyards, particularly around Bordeaux, said Tim Swannie, Managing Director of Homehunts, based on the Riviera.
The company specialises in luxury homes and investment properties throughout the entire south of France, as well as in Paris, the Alps, Monaco, Geneva and London, generally at prices beginning at Euros1 million.
Paris has been popular for the past three to four years with the company’s Chinese clientele, while over the past two years vineyards have seen a real increase in demand from Chinese clients heading for the Riviera, Swannie explained. “We have two Chinese ladies within our French team now so that we can specifically help those clients.”
Click here for more details on Vineyards for sale in France
This is a great article from The Financial Times which focusses on the stunning bay of Villefranche sur Mer on the French Riviera.
As they have put it - The small Côte d’Azur fishing port of Villefranche-sur-Mer, near Nice, is an unassuming enclave of period and modern villas that has, after more than a century of patronage by the rich and famous, become one of the world’s most expensive real estate markets.
They go on to cover some of the history of this stunning area which is located between Nice and Monaco in the South of France and is home to some of the worlds most beautiful and most expensive properties.
The article mentions some of the luxury homes for sale with Home Hunts as well as some of our partners. To browse through a selection of properties for sale in Villefranche and Cap Ferrat, click here
The full article can be read here
A recent article from Country Life international focussing on the hotspots for buying property in 2013. Country Life have interviewed industry experts and some of the leading agents in Europe for their input including Home Hunts of course! and a number of our partners including Knight Frank, Savills, Winkworth International, Sothebys, Christies and many more.
The full article can be found here - http://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/article/530695/International+property+hotspots+2013.html
But in summary, most of the experts has the French Riviera Property market towards the top of their list, being one of the worlds most sought after location and attracts wealthy buyers from around the globe.
Provence also features quite highly on the list, particularly The Alpilles and Luberon, Provence properties are favoured more by those looking for a slower pace of life or an idyllic hideaway.
The French Alps property market is also mentioned several times, particularly the Haute Savoie region where buyers are looking for ski chalets as both holiday homes and also investments as the rent achievable in some of the resorts is extremely high.
French Vineyards are in high demand particularly by Asian, Russian and European buyers. Areas such as Bordeaux, Languedoc and Provence are particularly sought after according to Tim Swannie, Director of Home Hunts.
Other areas which get a mention are of course the major global cities such as London, New York and Paris which always seem to remain towards the top of the list of Property investment safe havens!
Anyway, as mentioned, full article can be read here
Interesting article from the latest A Place in the Sun magazine. The article features a selection of properties which could become a weekend retreat, where you could leave your desk on a Friday afternoon and be there within a couple of hours!
The article features a stunning, stone built property in the Dordogne for sale with Home Hunts. This characterful home has been completely renovated throughout by the current English owners and stands in over one hectare of land.
You can read through the article here - A Place In The Sun Spring 2013
And full details on this stunning Dordogne property can be found if you click here
Country Life recently interview Home Hunts director, Tim Swannie to ask for his thoughts on the property market in France for 2013.
Have a read of the article here which includes our thoughts on the best places to buy and it features some of our currently available french properties for sale. Including property on the French Riviera, Provence property and vineyards for sale in Bordeaux for example.
Here is the article – http://www.countrylife.co.uk/property_news/article/530640/France-Where-s-hot-for-2013.html
We hope you enjoy it