Fortaleza Real Estate
Advice and tips on
buying
Fortaleza Real Estate
By
Fabricia Teixeira
Fortaleza
Ceara, with its near perfect climate, spectacular beaches and
low cost of
living is still one of South America's best kept secrets. The Europeans
are catching on while most North Americans and the rest of
the world
remain clueless!

According
to a recent US State Department press release.
This is all
about to change with direct flights to Fortaleza from the United
States coming soon. Miami-Fortaleza in less than 6 hours!
Investing in Fortaleza real
estate is a tempting proposition regardless of
whether
you plan to
live, retire or just spend a few months of the year here!
There are new
construction sites going up through out the
metropolitan area.
The city is growing faster than ever in recent years.
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The drawing above is part
of The "Aquiraz Riviera"
tourist complex. Already
underway and considered the largest construction project ever in South
America. Includes 9 hotels, a shopping mall, apartments,
condominiums and an 18 hole golf course (the first in the
state
of Ceara)!
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Brazilian
investors buy early in the planning
stages from a reputable builder. Selling the properties only a
few years later for as much as a 40
percent mark up.
This makes perfect sense for the
foreign investor as well. Who may
be eligible for financing
with the builder.
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For
example, an apartment or condominium that was
worth R$
150,000 in 2002 is
now worth between $250,000 and R$ 300,000 in 2009.

So even
with the Dollar falling against the Real; Investing in
Fortaleza real estate would still be considered a winning
proposition
when compared to many other
markets
in the recent past.
If
you
are seriously considering buying Fortaleza real estate the
best advice
is choosing your
agent carefully.
The first mistake a foreigner can make is
assuming that buying real estate in Brazil will
follow along the same guidelines
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Another
is making direct contact with a third party representing a property
over the
internet before choosing a qualified agent. By doing
so including them in the buying process and lowering ones
bargaining power. An honest real estate
broker can be difficult
to come by and there are many tricks for getting the buyer to
spend more than is necessary and not enough space on
this page to list
them all.
 Above all your
real estate agent should be trustworthy and
concerned with
finding what the right property is for you. Knowing that as a satisfied
customer you will surely
require or recomend their services in the future!
No contract is required between the client and
agent and they
should not make you feel pressured to buy a property under
any circumstances!
 Author -
Fabricia Teixeira is a
licensed real estate agent for the Caixa
Economica Federal, presently
studying Law at the University of Fortaleza at Unifor
and has completed
college level English courses in
North America.
For more information she can be contacted at the Caixa
Economica Federal / Shopping Iguatami or the following
e-mail address: INVEST.FORTALEZA@GMAIL.COM
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