New York
Experts working in the US market consider investments in luxury real estate in New York to be the most profitable and least risky. "The invested funds can at least be returned at any time by selling the house, or recoup the cost by renting," says Julia Sainz, vice president of marketing at Prodigy Network. In her opinion, the luxury real estate market in New York is the strongest and most reliable of all existing luxury housing regions in the United States.
Typical luxury real estate offers in New York are apartments in high-rise buildings. Despite the fact that as a result of the crisis, their prices have reached the lower limit, the cost is still high. For example, apartments with an area of 114 sq. m. apartments with stunning city views in the elite Soho Mews complex in Manhattan, in the prestigious Soho district, with a fitness center, 24-hour security and parking cost from $2.55 million.
Florida
The other pole of the American real estate market is Florida, the "sunniest state" on the ocean. The choice of apartments here is also wide, especially villas near the beaches are in high demand among foreign buyers.
Miami is the most famous and most attractive region of Florida for Russians. According to Andrey Kuchin, head of the foreign real estate department at Prime Time Realty, Miami is "the American Riviera, in fact the Cote d'Azur, but for a lower price." Prices are really attractive – over the two crisis years, housing in Miami has fallen in price by at least 30%.
However, facilities with a premium location remain expensive. A 733 sq. m villa with six bedrooms and eight bathrooms in Miami Beach is offered for $8.9 million. Two-storey villa with an area of 842 sq. m. A seven-bedroom, 11-bath apartment in the prestigious town of Ball Harbor will cost $13.99 million.
California
The Pacific beaches of the USA are known no less than the shores of the Atlantic, although you should not count on swimming in the sea all year round in California. Even in summer, the water temperature in the ocean does not rise above +20 here.
But prosperous California seems to be an ideal place to live. Among the advantages of the region are a warm climate, a high standard of living, good ecology, low crime rate, and developed infrastructure.
California offers include apartments in Los Angeles or its luxurious suburbs, as well as houses near golf courses and villas on the coast. Among the latter is a two–storey villa with an area of 1,431 sq. m. m on a plot of 5908 sq. m. m with nine bedrooms, 13 bathrooms and its own tennis court worth $23.75 million.
An even more expensive offer is a villa in West Palm Beach, built in 2003 in a modern style. The area of the seven–bedroom house is about 1,750 sq. m. It has all the luxurious attributes – a huge swimming pool and garage, spa, gym, garden with gazebos and ponds, its own marina. One of the architectural magazines devoted an article to architecture and interiors in 2005. The corresponding cost is about $32 million.
Hawaii
The Fiftieth State, located in the center of the Pacific Ocean, is one of the most prestigious vacation destinations. However, you can only fly here from Moscow with a transfer.
Unlike other regions where there is a sharp decline in prices, the cost of luxury real estate in Hawaii is quite stable. "However," explains Oleg Potemkin, a representative of Hawaii Realty International, "in case of an urgent sale, you can get a discount of up to 30% of the original price."
The average value of high-end real estate here is approximately $1.8 million for houses or villas and $800,000 for apartments. The objects directly on the ocean shore are 50-70% higher. A four–bedroom, five-bathroom villa in Honolulu costs about $3 million, while a two-bedroom, three-bathroom apartment in the elite Imperial Plaza complex starts at $998,000.
A six-bedroom villa on the island of Kauai with fantastic views of the ocean and the extinct Diamond Head volcano, a guest house and a garage for six cars will cost about $7 million.
Caribbean Islands
Due to the increased attention of movie stars and the richest people in the world, such islands of the Caribbean archipelago as St. Bart (full name - St. Barthelemy) and Barbados have been included in the list of the most prestigious places to buy a house in recent years. "But in a crisis," Andrei Kuchin notes, "few people can afford to waste such money."
Despite this, prices for luxury housing here are still sky-high, moreover, over the past few years luxury properties have become more expensive by 15% per year. Today, the cost of luxury real estate in Barbados ranges from $2 million to $40 million, which is noticeably higher than in Florida and even in California. There are also objects on the island for $ 75 million. And if in Barbados, in addition to million-dollar offers, you can find apartments up to $ 500,000, then the island of St. Bart is completely focused on very wealthy investors.
A five-bedroom villa on the prestigious west coast of Barbados, at the Royal Westmoreland Golf Resort, can be purchased for $5 million. On a plot of about 8000 sq. m. m – long outdoor wooden terrace, infinity pool with bar, Jacuzzi, summer gazebo and tropical garden.
A little further north, in the Holetown area, a newly built villa on the first line is for sale for $16 million. From her living room you can get to the outdoor dining terrace, and from there you can go down to the sandy beach.
The price order is about the same on the island of St. Bart. Villa Wicki has an area of over 1000 sq. m. m near the capital Gustavia is for sale for $24 million. One of the island's best architects has created a real gem, impeccable in everything from the more than spacious terraces and mosaic pool to the elegant interiors. The view from the windows – the ocean and sunsets - gives the villa an enduring value.
