Vina del Mar Chile | |
Vina del Mar is a bit of enigma on the Central Chile coast. |
It started as a rather to live, industrial, to study, |
to work, to visit this community to the larger city |
of Valparaiso (10 mins away), and in recent years |
has exploded in to the THE place to live and vacation |
in the central region and work in others cities like |
Casablanca, Santiago. It is a bit reminiscent of |
Cannes or Montecarlo, mediterranean Coast j |
ust with more apartment buildings. Like everywhere |
in the World, when a small beach town explodes |
with development so also does the real estate prices |
(or is that the other way around), but so cheap than |
in Europe exclusives cities (Marbella, Spain; Nize, |
France; etc). Regardless, Vina del Mar has |
grown from a weekend destination for the rich of |
Santiago, in to its own city complete with malls |
and a subway train that connects Valparaiso-Viña |
del Mar-Quilpué (Zoo)-Villa Alemana (artesanal beer i |
ndustries)-Limache. It still only sports a pollution |
of around 350,000 people. |
Expat or Foreign community in Vina del Mar |
There has likely always been some sort of |
Expat or Foreign community in Vina del Mar. |
The port of Valparaiso has been a stop on the |
shipping lanes around South America for hundreds |
of years. |
Only now however has the Vina del Mar real |
estate market started drawing large scale |
international attention from the Expat community |
as a nice alternative to the more noisy and |
crowed Santiago. The selection of bars and restaurants |
along the boardwalk of Vina are starting to reflect |
this influx of foreigners to Chile. There are an important |
population likes foreigners University students that are |
living in this city all the year. |
Shopping in Vina Del Mar |
Every major store chain in Chile has at least one |
franchise in Vina del Mar. In fact, you can |
found in any city in Chile. |
The real estate market in Vina Del Mar |
A middle of the road apartment across the |
street from the ocean with a view will start |
at around 100 to 500 million Chilean pesos |
(about $200,000 to $1,350,000 US). There |
are cheaper options available in Vina |
del Mar, if we think in the mediterranean |
casinos cities with properties value from |
(1,000,000 USD to 5,000,000 USD till 140 sq mts) |
but you will likely also walk a bit more |
to get to the ocean. Some new buildings |
are springing up along the coast, this does |
not seem to be taking any wind out of |
the sales of the local real estate prices. |
Much of the best locations have already |
been built on directly in front of the ocean, |
and ocean frontage is limited in Viña del Mar. |
Now the race is on to build even better |
and more luxurious buildings, slightly back |
from the front line buildings, but slightly |
above the existing buildings in hope of |
convincing new buyers that the second line |
buildings are just as desirable. In truth, they |
are only one block furtherer away and the view |
is perhaps even better from most. |
Buying Real Estate in Vina Del Mar, Chile |
The Vina del Mar real estate market is an |
extremely mature market by Chilean |
standards. Prices are competitive from |
building to building, and within the same |
building. Real estate agents for the most |
part are extremely professional as the |
competition is fierce. Many of the new |
apartments in Vina are simply sold direct |
from the companies building them, and |
issues of commission are not an issue. |
A walk around Vina will yield more than a |
few billboards advertising new projects, |
and at the base of most building sites you |
will find sales office. |
Some Tips for Buying property in Vina Del Mar, Chile |
Trust but verify in the Chilean real estate |
market. The nature of the market is |
such that you should apply the basic |
rules of real estate. Essentially, trust but |
verify. Just because a sales rep or real |
estate agent tells you something, does |
not mean it is true. Agents telling you |
what you want to hear in Latin America |
is a serious problem of Latin culture for |
the Expat or Foreigner shopping for real |
estate, and Vina del Mar is no different. |
Have a title search conducted, checking |
carefully any leans, restrictions on the |
sale of the property, issues with common |
expenses for the building and maintenance. |
Contracts should for the most part be |
very stock boiler plate sales / purchase |
agreements that must be signed in |
front of a Chilean Notary Public, but |
when buying in to a building or more |
importantly buying direct from an |
owner make sure you have an attorney |
examine the contracts as with any property |
in Chile. The same real estate laws of Chile |
apply to apartments, regardless if a big company |
is selling it. |
The Future of Vina Del Mar, Chile |
The big move in the real estate market |
in Vina is really related to the way |
the town has transformed from a weekend |
or summer resort destination in to |
a year around destination. Ten years |
ago it would be common for a building |
to be completely empty during the |
week. Now, expect to find most |
buildings to be occupied by more |
permanent residents at around 50% |
or better year around. The summer |
months have about a 100% occupancy |
rate, especially around the new year |
celebration that has grown in to a |
Chilean tradition of synchronized fireworks |
between the cities up and down the |
Central Chile coast (Vina is in the middle). |
When looking to buy or rent, plan for |
winter months when people from Santiago |
are more inclined to let that expensive second |
summer home go for a better price. |
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+56 9 779 268 78 |
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