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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Real Estate Investments In Rio De Janeiro's Copacabana And Ipanema Beach Locations

By Arturo Vasco


You have traveled to Rio de Janeiro, enjoyed your holiday, looking to go back frequently and that means you are at present thinking about acquiring real estate property for both a great investment and a family home. Your strategy can't be any greater since Rio's properties has been on fire and in all likelihood will proceed through 2016.

For somebody not necessarily familiar to the region, the language or the customs, it is extremely encouraged that you use a real estate property agent. It won't cost you anything due to the fact the home owner pays the broker fee on the purchase. In Brazil, real estate brokers are part of a professional organization and need to be able to produce an identity card that includes their CRECI license number. Furthermore, it is highly recommended that you also use a real-estate lawyer to verify the legal proprietor of the property and that there are no outstanding liens.

To no surprise, acquiring a penthouse apartment in Rio de Janeiro's most affluent suburbs such as Leblon, Ipanema and Copacabana can be quite costly. Throughout the last five years, their values have drastically increased. Commonly, apartments in these areas go for R$6,000 to R$10,000 (R$=Reais) per square meter (M2). The higher of the rates belonging to apartments near the beaches. A 120 M2 unit which is around 1,300 sq ft can average R$960,000.

If you have 100% of the cash, there are bargains to be discovered. From auctions on foreclosed flats to apartments that are locked up because they are in the procedure of being willed (inventario), you may negotiate lower prices of as much as 25 to 30%. Nevertheless these scenarios are few and they are inclined to have more red tape. But if you can locate them, you will be able to acquire a fantastic penthouse price in Copacabana or Ipanema.

Should you prefer a mortgage, Brazil is a fairly effortless location to be eligible. Firstly you will require a CPF number. This would be the equivalent to a social security number in the United States. You can aquire this at your local Brazilian consulate or in the post office in Brazil. 2nd, you need to have a minimum down payment of 20%. The more you place down, the better for the reason that rate of interest in Brazil is 12%. The final ingredient is a Brazilian banking account along with proof of cash flow. The lender will usually need to view six months of deposits equaling your reported income. With all these elements in position, you are prepared to buy your dream vacation house in Rio de Janeiro.




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