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US investors look for luxury properties in Latin America, says developer

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We Best property developer in Lahore meet him to discuss the possibilities in Latin America, the importance of restoring heritage sites and much more. Mansion Global:  Describe your dream property . Alexandre Allard: I have a lot of them. But I would say that my dream property is a small boat where I can go anywhere in the world alone. I long for that, for the absence of people. G:  Do you have any property that has escaped you? AA:  There are two of them. Both were absolutely incredible. One was on Qianmen Street in China, right near Tiananmen Square. It was a Chinese mansion for which I managed to obtain the support of UNESCO. We worked on it for four years, trying to renew it and it was not finished. At that time, nobody wanted the property, but it is the most central property in Beijing, which is also the center of the world. The other property was in France, Hotel de La Marine in Paris. It's in Place de La Concorde. He had convinced the French presiden...

What does luxury mean to you?

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AA: It's something that is between high creativity and high quality. It's art. But luxury has become easier to buy, so it has somehow lost its value. The worst are the five-star hotels, which are called "luxury". MG: What will be the next luxury property center in your opinion? AA: The  United States remains a rich market and Americans will travel further north and south instead of east and west. We will see them buying houses in Canada, the Caribbean (places like San Bartolomé and Santo Domingo) and South America. The next big real estate boom will be along the vertical axis, from Greenland to Ushuaia in Argentina. There is a lot of room for growth in Latin America in terms of prices. In S ã o Paulo, a place with 79 billionaires, you can buy an apartment for the price of a dip in Manhattan. Life there is amazing and there are a lot of opportunities. MG:  What is the main surprise of the luxury real estate market today ? AA:  The physical concentration of...

MG: Where are the best luxury properties in the world and why?

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AA:   The luxury homes are in places with history and culture  . Salman developers Lahore . Honestly, it is impossible to overcome a house on the coast of Italy or France. It has everything: the landscape, the architecture, the culture that surrounds it. And all this elevates the owner. Sure, it's good to have a contemporary house in the desert somewhere, but at the end of the day it's about communion with human nature. MG:  What is your favorite part of your house? AA: My bed. It's the only place where I can sit still, open my eyes and see what's in front of me. If I'm in an apartment, I put my bed in front of the living room. If it's a house by the sea, I want to see the view. I like to see everything in front of me. MG:  What is the most valuable comfort of a house today? AA: The light. We have discovered that light makes us happy. Living in dark places depresses us. If you buy a smaller apartment, you have to make sure it is facing south. MG: ...