The exchange of luxury houses

The exchange of luxury houses

Exchanging luxury houses has become a trend in the high standing real estate sector as it allows to travel and to know new places throughout the world whilst staying in exclusive properties. Thanks to this mode of holiday residence, the owners of top properties in different countries get in touch to exchange their houses and so avoid the costs of accommodation. In this way, one can travel around the world enjoying luxurious properties for a very reasonable amount of money. It is just that, contrary to what one may think, exclusive property owners also adjust their budgets before going on holiday: so undoubtedly, the exchange of luxury property is an interesting option. In Spain, this mode of accommodation has gone from being a practically unknown situation to becoming a more and more practised one. So much so that there are companies which already offer this kind of service. In order to undestand this, we can say that these companies operate as a kind of high standing Airbnb where high level properties are offered to be exchanged among their owners. These companies, first of all, carry out a very careful selection of houses so as to offer only those that fully meet the standards required and correspond to those of a very high standing residence.

The exchange of luxury houses
The exchange of luxury properties allows travel and accommodation in exclusive houses without having to make large financial expenses

A CLUB WITH THE MOST SELECT PROPERTIES

In Spain, the platforms that offer the exchange of luxury housing are usually aimed at first and second residences, even though there are some exceptions, which we will now specify. As we have already said, first and foremost a meticulous study of the house is carried out in order to verify if it meets the requirements that are expected of a top-level property. In order to do this, the size of the house is analyzed as well as its location, the quality of the materials, its facilities, its design and its market value. The houses that make the cut to be offered for an exchange are usually those above a million and a half euros. If the requirements are satisfied, the platform will accept the house and will put the owner in touch with other top-level property owners. Actually, it is as if a select club is created where only its own members can contact other members of the club to carry out a housing exchange. Let us imagine the most exotic and most sought-after properties: abbeys, castles, centuries-old properties, penthouses in the most demanded cities in the world, residences with a private beach…… Everything is possible if the house that will be exchanged fulfills the characteristics that satisfies the person who will carry out the exchange.

The exchange of luxury houses
The companies that work in the exchange of luxury housing, analyze the size of the property, its location, the quality of the materials, its facilities, its design and its market value

MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION

In general, the platforms that provide luxury housing exchange have an annual fee that must be paid as a membership subscription (this fee is usually between 850 and 900 euros depending on the company). There are some platforms that are only specialized in second residences, therefore, these houses that are offered are not occupied as the owners do not live in them. If we think about this, it is a fabulous opportunity to make a property profitable which otherwise would probably not be used. This type of platforms have exactly the same procedure and method of the offers of first residences: a minimum market value of the property is set, then it must be confirmed that the house offers all the services that are demanded and lastly, an annual membership fee is established.

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