Real Estate Price Per Meter Hold Firm
By MARY TRINY ZEA for La Prensa - La Prensa consulted with the promoters of twelve real estate projects, whose prices vary from $120,000 to $300,000 dollars, and confirmed that only one of these has openly dropped their asking price and that four others were prepared to negotiate possible price reductions. The Pine Hills apartments in Albrook were being offered for $295,800 in April 2009, and now they are being offered for $275,000. According to Procasa, the prices were lowered because "we only have a few units left and we wish to promote their sale.” The apartments of the Quartier tower, in San Francisco, were being sold for $132,500 dollars and the lowest offer accepted was for $130,000 from one client who only had to finance 50% of the purchase price and who included appliances. “There have been some lower assessments, but nothing radical," said Raul Machado, the director of May House, a company that does assessments. “There is an over supply, the apartments valued at more than $200,000 must come down," he said. For Bolivar Alvarez, the manager of HL Developers, the price per meter has come down for the cost of production, but now the tendency is to go up. “Everything is connected to the price of the barrel of petroleum," he said. Osvaldo Lau, a real estate consultant, said “the promoters are prepared to lower their prices, but not to say it publicly.” FECTOS DE LA CRISIS ECONÓMICA
Precio del metro se mantiene
Bajas de precios del sector inmobiliario se limitan a casos muy específicos. Pine Hills es uno de los pocos que admite haberse abaratado.
Los apartamentos de más de $200 mil deben abaratarse. LA PRENSA/Gabriel Rodríguez
MARY TRINY ZEA mzea@prensa.com
La Prensa consultó a los promotores de 12 proyectos inmobiliarios, cuyas viviendas tienen precios que oscilan entre $120 mil y $300 mil, y corroboró que solo un proyecto disminuyó su precio abiertamente y que solo cuatro se mostraban dispuestos a negociar rebajas.
Los apartamentos Pine Hills en Albrook se vendían en abril desde $295 mil 800. Actualmente se ofrecen desde $275 mil 800. Según Procasa, esa disminución se hizo porque “les quedan pocos y desean impulsar la venta”.
Los apartamentos de la torre Quartier, en San Francisco, se vendían desde $132 mil 500 y la mayor rebaja aceptada fue a $130 mil, a un cliente que solo financió 50% y al que se le incluyó línea blanca.
“Se han dado avalúos a la baja, pero no es algo radical”, dijo Raúl Machado, director de May House, empresa de avalúos. “Hay sobreoferta, los apartamentos de más de $200 mil deben bajar”.
Para Bolívar Álvarez, gerente de HL Developers, el precio del metro sí bajó por el costo de producción y ahora la tendencia es al alza. “Todo se rige por el barril de petróleo”, comentó.
Osvaldo Lau, consultor inmobiliario, destacó que “los promotores están dispuestos a bajar el precio, pero no a decirlo públicamente”.
