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Financial Times’ Hot Property

Sandy — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:21:16 +0000

A Beira Lago luxury villa for sale by Quinta Properties, the Savills International Associate in Quinta do Lago, has been named one of the best residences in the world with a home gym by the Financial Times´ House & Home supplement.

Visit FT.com for the full story and click here for more details on our fabulous lakeside property.

Portugal Golf Masters 2011

Sandy — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:37:40 +0000

The Algarve welcomes some of the world greatest golfers to the region this week to compete in the Portugal Masters 2011.

Considered one of the leading European golf tournaments, the Masters will be held in Portugal for the fifth consecutive year offering a prize fund of €3 million.

The event further cements the Algarve as a premier golfing location, with resorts such as Quinta do Lago, Vale do Lobo and Vilamoura attracting golfers year-round.

Quinta do Lago is a residential golfing resort just 15 minutes from Faro International Airport. It has five championship golf courses and is consistently rated among Europe’s top 20 golfing destinations. Its Laranjal Golf Course was just voted Best Golf Course in the 2011 Portugal Travel Awards.

Visit our property search page at http://www.quintaproperty.com/algarve/ for the latest golfing properties in Quinta do Lago, Vale do Lobo and Vilamoura’s exclusive Pinhal Velho.

The Portugal Masters will be held at Vilamoura’s Oceanico Victoria Golf Course from October 13 – 16.

Portugal Heatwave

Sandy — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:49:06 +0000

Portugal experienced a heatwave this week, with temperatures soaring above 30 degrees celsius. According to the national meteorological office, the hot, dry conditions were due to anticyclonic weather north of the Iberian Peninsula.

The Indian summer in Portugal is expected to continue throughout the month of October – ideal for the Algarve’s visiting golfers and holidaymakers!

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Clube do Golfe da Quinta do Lago Gala Week

Sandy — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:18:15 +0000

Quinta Properties was proud to be sponsors of the Club do Golfe da Quinta do Lago Gala Week recently, which attracted 160 participants.

We sponsored the AM-AM Stableford competition on day four of the Gala Week, the winners of which were: Cliff Saunders, Geoff Garbutt, Dermot Merry and Wendy Menzies. The team won with a score of 83 points. Meanwhile, Bob Jones was the overall men’s winner of the Gala Week and the lady’s winner was Gloria Hafemann. Congratulations to all involved!

Quinta Properties provided a fresh breakfast, prepared by Bistro des Artes, champagne, salmon and orange juice, and goodie bags for all players. Thank you very much to Mark Foot, General Manager of the Members’ Golf Club, who made our involvement in this fantastic event possible.

We look forward to be involved in another exciting event in 2012!

Pictured below: (from left) Bob Jones, Diane Evans, Frank Prust, Kerstin Buechner Dias and Robert Swannell.

Pictured below: (from left) Judith Greenhalgh (Lady Captain), Brian Hubbard (Captain),
Kerstin Buechner Dias, Cliff Saunders, Geoff Garbutt, Alison Buechner Hojbjerg, Wendy Menzies and Dermot Merry.

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Investment opportunities – August

debbie — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 12:36:28 +0000

Here is a small selection of properties, which we consider to be particularly good investment opportunities. These are located within Quinta do Lago and the general area, and will most probably be the next properties that will sell.

Click the images below to view these properties and for more information contact us at info@quintaproperty.com or on +351 289 396 073.

Area Spotlight…Fazenda Santiago

Sandy — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 08:43:58 +0000

Fazenda Santiago: A tranquil haven bordering Vale do Lobo, Fazenda Santiago is a secure and intimate development of luxury villas and townhouses, many of which benefit from sea views. A peaceful and private oasis with beautiful landscaping and some resort facilities. View below a selection of properties currently for sale in Fazenda Santiago by Quinta Properties.

BA launches London City Airport Flights to Faro

Sandy — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:10:03 +0000

British Airways has increased the number of UK routes it flies to the Algarve with the launch this week of a Faro-London City Airport route.

BA City Flyer will fly four times per week from the London Docklands to Faro International Airport, making the Algarve’s premier resorts of Quinta do Lago and Vale do Lobo even more accessible for overseas home buyers in London and England’s wider South East.

Quinta Properties Vila Joya Team Event

Sandy — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:32:48 +0000

Savills Quinta Properties was this week treated to a fabulous team outing to Vila Joya, thanks to the generosity of Directors, Alison Buechner Hojbjerg and Kerstin Buechner Dias.

Everyone enjoyed a gorgeous sunset cruise of the Algarve coast, prior to settling in for the evening for a beachfront dinner at the two Michelin star restaurant in Gale.

Beautiful Algarve beach properties

Sandy — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:51:19 +0000

With summer just around the corner, what better time to secure a beachside property in the Algarve for enjoying the fabulous weather and white sands of the Ria Formosa!

Quinta Properties’ latest property showcase: Beautiful Algarve beach properties reveals just a small selection of our premier beachfront estates, villas and apartments in the Quinta do Lago, Vale do Lobo and surrounding areas.

For more information on these, or any other of our beachfront properties please email us at info@quintaproperty.com or call on +351 289 396 073.

Quinta Properties Market Report – Spring 2011

Sandy — Fri, 27 May 2011 14:38:30 +0000

Welcome to our latest Quinta Properties Market Report. As the dust settles on the numerous news headlines regarding Portugal’s economy, we felt the time was now right to provide you with an update on our business and our view of the local property market.

The Market

Well, we have been busy. Alison and Kerstin handle new offers and try to negotiate sales almost on a daily basis. There are plenty of cash rich buyers looking to invest but they are very specific in what they are looking for.

Many buyers insist on buying only the best properties in the best locations, which always achieve top prices. Others are looking to buy only what they would consider to be “a good deal”. From our point of view, buyers are still keen to invest in what is seen as a good and safe investment – namely Quinta do Lago, Vale do Lobo and the areas in-between. At present, inquiries for other areas are much rarer.

The good news for buyers is that there is a great deal on the market and there is more choice of beautiful, quality property than in recent history. The downside is that not all vendors are as keen to negotiate as they may expect.

Analysing our sales over the past three years, if only looking at our bottom line, not much has changed. Average yearly sales for the past few years have been remarkably similar. To date, we have done about as many sales as previous years, and average prices have also not changed significantly. Some exceptions have balanced out our averages; a few properties have sold at low prices as vendors were keen to move on, however, at the same time, some properties have sold at top prices because as always, prime locations achieve a premium.

There is frustration in the market but this is a result of the large number of properties that are available for sale, and not because properties are not selling – because they are. Vendors do need to look closely at their asking prices and take the advice of their agents. We are not suggesting to drop prices, but to price realistically.

Recent Quinta Properties marketing efforts

During the Easter week, we launched the 8^th edition of our Buyers’ Guide Passion for Property, culminating in our biggest ever annual party. It was a huge success and we were absolutely delighted to see well over 300 Quinta Properties’ clients walk the red carpet at our James Bond themed event. Throughout the evening the champagne flowed and exquisite delicacies were prepared and expertly served by the talented team from the two Michelin star restaurant, Vila Joya. It was a wonderful evening – visit the Quinta Properties website to see a selection of photographs of our clients looking fabulous.

We are in the process of sending the Guide out to all of you – should you not receive it in the next week or so, please do let us know!

The new billboards are up. On the day of our James Bond launch party, new billboards were erected around town featuring Quinta Properties as Special Agents and replacing the Best Sellers signs. This campaign has successfully put a smile on people’s faces.

Furthermore, and just in time for our annual party, we renovated our offices and hope to have achieved a fresh look in which our clients will feel welcome and well looked after. Please do pop in when you are next here – the coffee is still as good as ever!

Next on our busy to do list is the launch of our new Quinta Properties website and branded email marketing. We are working hard on designs and improving technical capabilities to help buyers find and navigate the website easily; and importantly we aim to make the website even more attractive and interesting so that we can continue to drive inquiries to our professional sales team.

In Summary

We are confident in our market. Our area remains in demand and our success is reflected in the fact that we continue to be Savills’ Number 1 International Associate for the 4^th year running.

As a result, we will continue to invest in marketing, our team and our business so that we can provide both our vendors and buyers with the very best service. We are incredibly grateful to all of our clients for their continued support and loyalty and we are exceptionally proud of the fact that more than 65% of our buyers continue to come through referrals and repeat business.

If you would like to contact us with any feedback on this newsletter, we would welcome that. If you would like to discuss your own property needs, please do call or email us.

Alison and Kerstin