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recent
report
released
by Savills shows that ski
properties have increasingly
in demand amongst wealthy
investors with both viewings and
transactions up by 200% in January
and February of this year compared to
that of 2013.
Here we take a look at some of the Prime
Ski Resorts:

Switzerland
Switzerland’s position outside the EU
cements is appeal as a safe haven for
wealth and as such resorts carry a
price premium. In the case of Verbier,
values can reach €22,400 per sqm
or 80% more than the average. It’s
therefore no surprise that five Swiss
resorts, Gstaad, St Moritz, Zermatt,
Verbier and Crans Montana, appear
in the Savills Top 10 Ultra-Prime
Resorts Index. 

Gstaad

The family friendly resort of Saas Fee
stands out as offering a long season
with good quality snow but with
comparatively lower priced property at
averages of between €4,000 and €8,000
per sqm.
Jeremy Rollason, comments, “Verbier
and The Four Valleys remains ever
popular and is the destination of choice
for many international buyers.
Supply restrictions with the new Lex
Weber law (limiting the number of second
homes to no more than 20% of the total)
will begin to bite in the next one to two
years, once existing supply is absorbed.
Upwards price pressure in the leading
Swiss resorts is inevitable, although
there are still deals in the resale market
for those that shop around.“

St. Moritz

Zermatt
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