Words: Ashley Rigg
Published: 7th October 2009
Russian property show bucks industry trends
The Moscow International Investment Show is reporting visitor numbers are on a par with previous events, bucking the general decline in visitors seen at other overseas property shows this year.
The organizers report that 6,021 visitors passed through the doors of Moscow’s T-Module exhibition hall over the two days. 170 exhibitors took part representing 33 countries. The largest representation was from Bulgaria where exhibitors were housed in a specially constructed pavilion.
On-site research showed the most popular countries with visitors were Bulgaria, Spain, Cyprus, Montenegro and Turkey. See also our Top 50 Russian overseas buyer destinations.
The recession has resulted in a decline in the number of overseas property exhibitions held across the globe. However, many of the shows that remain seem to be providing reasonable value for money. A Place in the Sun Live in Birmingham last week for example reported their highest ever visitor-to-exhibitor ratio, despite numbers being down year-on-year.
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Russian international property buyers are very active in Florida for the last 6 months. I have hundreds of e-mails and listing requests from Russian buyers on my website http://www.naplesrealestateseller.com
What really works though is area and property videos in Russian. It's quite unbelievable but my Naples area and community videos done in Russian have three times more visitors than those in English! And they are marketed exactly the same way on internet.
However, forget extravagance and bravado accompanying wealthy Russian investors. These days the most popular price range is $200 - 400 thousand.
Sal Antsipenka,
Independent Brokers Realty