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SEA OPERA LUXURY BEACHFRONT REAL ESTATE TO BE MARKETED ONLINE BY SALEMGLOBAL INTERNET |
New York, NY (PRWEB) September 13, 2006--
Sea Opera, developer of oceanfront luxury residential apartment complex in Netanya, Israel, has engaged Salem Global Internet Website Marketing of New York, NY, to promote its apartments via the Internet.
Sea Opera is currently completing its second tower, and approximately 70% of the units are under contract. SalemGlobal will be utilizing its web marketing experience to generate leads for the remaining units.
As the owner of dozens of marketing directories and websites related to Israeli real estate, Salem Global has at its disposal a wide variety of internet-based strategies to achieve Sea Opera's lead generation requirements. They will be implementing a Search Engine Optimization program to place Sea Opera in a favorable position with the search engines. And having built over 200 websites, they have the experience to quickly develop a site to attract both investors and those seeking vacation or second homes.
SalemGlobal's program is being implemented immediately with the goal of immediate lead generation.
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WITH INVESTORS LIKE DONALD TRUMP, ISRAEL IS NO LONGER A MARKET FOR APPRENTICES |
PUBLISHED IN INTERNATIONAL HOMES, July – August, 2006 issue.
The Israeli real estate market is on the verge of an amazing transformation. After local real estate industry statistics showed that investors from North America, the United Kingdom and elsewhere in Europe purchased nearly $1.8 billion of property in Israel in 2005, New York’s most maverick building magnet – Donald Trump – ascertained that Israeli real estate developers weren’t apprentices after all.
Trump recently announced plans to build an upscale apartment tower near Tel Aviv and develop a mega-hotel and residential complex along Netanya’s picturesque seacoast.
“In places like Netanya and Jerusalem, there are no more so-called ‘pioneers’” a prominent real estate developer said. “There are growing and well-organized expatriate Anglo [English speaking] communities in Netanya and Jerusalem. In fact, in some places like Nitza Boulevard in Netanya or Ben Yehuda street in Jerusalem, the English language is so prevalent you’d think you’re in downtown Manhattan or in the middle of Trafalgar Square”.
After nearly a decade of stagnation, there is no doubt that the market is once again looking up. During 2005, the price of the average Israeli property rose by ten percent and most experts expect this upward trend will continue in the coming years with a premium rise to seafront properties, making an Israeli home an excellent investment. Experts have a broad range of explanations for the stagnation of the Israeli property market between 1997 and 2004. From the establishment of Israel in 1948, property had always been considered the most reliable investment for Israelis who had money to spare and home prices consistently rose. But in 1997, the economy was liberalized and suddenly Israelis were able to invest abroad rather than in second homes in Israel, while the high-tech boom made the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange an attractive investment arena for the first time.
In 1995, 70,000 new homes were built, and with the wave of new immigrants from the former Soviet Union tapering off, it was becoming difficult to sell many of them. In 2005, only 20,000 new homes were built and many of the new immigrants from the early 90s are now looking to upgrade into bigger homes. In addition, the improved security situation and high rate of growth in the Israeli economy [a major mile-stone for this growth is the $4.2 billion investment made by Warren Buffett who purchased an Industrial Israeli company 3 months ago] as additional factors fuelling property prices rises.
Netanya is emerging as the prime location for overseas buyers who are looking for an oceanfront property. Being less than 30 minutes from downtown Tel Aviv, it boasts many attractive properties that are being built along or near the seaside beautiful promenade. The developers of the Sea Opera apartment complex have received kudos from the local real estate industry for designing a project that was specifically tailored for the Anglo communities in North America and the UK.
Industry pundits already have designated Sea Opera as one of the top three beachfront locales in Israel. It is located in the northwestern part of Netanya, opposite the seashore.
Sea Opera, built on a 12,000 square-meters plot of land, will have 186 apartments in two towers. One of the Towers has been completed and is occupied. Tower 2 will be completed next year. Three-four-five and six-bedroom apartments and suites are offered
Ranging from 1,500sq.ft to 3,060sq.ft in addition to breathtaking Penthouses. The Estate will also contain a 67,000sq.ft park, a swimming pool, a gym & spa area and 24 hours security doorman services. As one would expect, underground parking is plentiful.
Sea Opera is being built by one of Israel’s leading construction firms, Danya Cebus, a member of the Africa Israel group of companies and one of the largest private business groups in the country. The self-contained development, expected to be one of the most prestigious in Israel, features a striking architectural design and state-of-the-art technology. The exterior design provides the estate with an ultra-modern appearance. The singular design of the roof – a fan-like metallic structure – blends with the solid tower and its granite facade. The approach to the towers is enhanced by a pleasant promenade that features impeccably maintained gardens. Guests enter a spacious lobby with marble floors and walls.
Most of the residents are citizens of the USA, the UK, and South-Africa. The appreciation forecasted by experts indicates some 75%-100% in the next four to five years.
2005 showed an increase in property sales to overseas buyers. Some 6,000 homes were sold in total, out of which 31% were purchased by Americans and 28% acquired by British. It is expected that Israeli property sales to foreign residents will be strong in the coming years
The bottom line is that buying an Israeli property now, whether it is meant to be a holiday home, or for a future planned retirement, is bound to be an excellent investment.
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ISRAEL – WAKING TO THE SOUND OF WAVES |
Published in the Jewish Chronicle on January 2005, By JEFF SMITH
The Sea Opera estate is an exciting real-estate development in the northwestern part of Netanya opposite the seashore. It offers gracious living at its best. Residents enjoy an apartment building constructed to the highest standard with the most modern amenities, graced with a touch of nature. Tenants have panoramic vistas of the coastline to the north and south, as well as scenic views of the surrounding verdant countryside.
Sea Opera is built on a 12,000-square-meter plot of land. When completed in 2007, it will have two towers with some 180 apartments in all. There are three-, four-, and five -bedroom apartments, as well as spacious penthouses with spectacular views. The estate will also contain a 6,500 sq. m. park, a swimming pool, and a well-equipped gym and spa area. As can be expected from such a quality development, there will be sufficient underground parking space for all its residents.
Sea Opera is a prestigious real-estate development, and no expense has been spared in the design and quality of the materials used. The estate is being built by one of Israel's leading construction firms, Danya Cebus, a member of the Africa Israel group of companies and one of the largest private business groups in Israel. They are constructing what will be a self-contained estate of world-class apartments with a striking architectural design. When completed, it will be one of the leading residential estates in Netanya and one of the most prestigious in the country. The designers and builders have gone to great lengths to incorporate state-of-the-art technologies to make living in these apartments as comfortable and pleasant as possible. These include the latest IT communication infrastructure to make it easy to connect with the Internet and cable or satellite TV. The IT infrastructure will ensure that the estate's many overseas residents can communicate with people abroad whenever they like.
Besides all the conveniences associated with upscale 21st-century residences, the exterior design of the Sea Opera tower blocks gives the estate a very modern look. The singular design of the roof – a fan-like metallic structure – blends with the solid tower and its granite facade. The approach to the towers is enhanced by a park, a pleasant promenade through exquisitely planned and beautifully maintained gardens. From there, one enters a spacious lobby with marble floors and walls with silent elevators. On Shabbat and Jewish holidays, one elevator is programmed to become a Shabbat Lift.
The builders will make every effort to design the apartment interiors to the wishes of the residents. Modern kitchens and bathrooms have double-glazed windows as well as the entire apartment to keep out the glare and heat of the sun. And each apartment has a terrace with a view of the sea.
The Sea Opera residence will be administered by a specially appointed maintenance and management company that will clean all public areas, maintain 24-hour surveillance and concierge services, take care of the garden and the swimming pool, the gym and spa
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Well known in many Jewish communities around the world, the Sea Opera estate is selling briskly. Tower 1 has been completed and occupied. Tower 2 will be completed in 2007. Most of the residents are citizens of the US, the UK, South Africa, and France. As befitting such a quality residence, the apartment owners are professionals – lawyers, doctors, CPAs, industrialists and hi-tech executives.
Living in the Sea Opera Tower Estate is indeed a quality experience. It is waking to the sound of the waves; sitting on the terrace in the evening to feel the sea breeze on your skin; taking a morning swim in the pool or the sea; or jogging on the Netanya esplanade just opposite your doorstep. That is what living in the Sea Opera estate is all about.
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THE FRENCH RIVIERA - IN NETANYA |
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Last update - 09:25 03/01/2005
Local luxury apartments are not concentrated solely in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Herzliya Pituah, Caesarea and the Sharon region. Foreigners find their favorites among less popular cities, particularly coastal cities like Ashkelon, Ashdod, Bat Yam and Netanya.
By Arik Merovski
Foreigners are better acquainted with Netanya's Nitza Boulevard than are Israelis. The small street with a view of the sea from the northern part of the city is one of the hottest locations for foreigners purchasing Israeli properties. Apartments in high-rise buildings there, in both old and new projects, are selling for prices not much lower than those of similar apartments in Tel Aviv.
It seems that local luxury apartments are not concentrated solely in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Herzliya Pituah, Caesarea and the Sharon region. Foreigners find their favorites among less popular cities, particularly coastal cities like Ashkelon, Ashdod, Bat Yam and Netanya.
One prominent example is the Opera Towers on the Sea, which is located on Nitza Boulevard in Netanya. The project was built by Aharon Tavivian the Netanya-based developer Nahum Ezra. Ezra also is a partner in an 80,000-sqare-meter project in southern Netanya and in the Microsoft, Amdocs and Nice buildings in Ra'anana.
The Opera Towers on the Sea complex contains 196 apartments. So far, all apartments in the first tower, which have been completed, have been sold, as have about one third of the apartments in the second tower - all to foreign residents. The prices ranged from $3,000-4,000 per square meter, which is considered to be the most expensive price for this type of project in Netanya.
In several deals in the towers, two apartments were joined into one unit at a cost of about $1.5 million. According to the marketing arm of the project, apartments with a full view of the sea are on average $170,000 more expensive than those with only a partial sea view.
Market analyst and apartment price list editor Levi Yitzhak points out several recently concluded deals for apartments on Nitza Boulevard. An old, four-room apartment with a view of the sea sold for $290,000, a 4.5-room apartment went for $330,000, and an apartment on the rear side of the building sold for $255,000.
Netanya's shorefront has an abundance of luxury apartments, and that is also the case on the more southerly part. The Remax franchise holder in Netanya, Dudu Makhlouf, cites as an example Beit Alexander on Pierre Koenig Street, where a penthouse owned by an Austrian Jewish family - 350 square meters with a 150-square-meter balcony and a high level of finish - is available for $1.6 million. The owners of a seven-room detached house on Hatzavim Street in the older Ramat Poleg section are asking $750,000, while along the cliff overlooking the sea, there are two villas on Hatehila Street with a starting price of $1 million.
How is it possible that there is such a large gap between Netanya's image among Israelis, who are not drawn to it, and foreigners, who flock to the city? "The city's image doesn't interest foreigners," Yitzhak says. "They're used to larger distances than the distance between Netanya and Tel Aviv, and sometimes Jews from abroad don't actually immigrate to Israel, but purchase an apartment as a base, which they use during vacations."
Netanya is the most prominent place in this category, because of its considerable advantages: the proximity to Tel Aviv and its beachfront cliff, which provides impressive sea views, even from low floors. Another prominent city is Ashdod, where the marina is popular among Jews from abroad, especially immigrants from the former Soviet Union.
The Eshdar Company, for example, is building the two-structure Eshdar Project in the Ashdod marina. So far, 80 apartments have been sold to foreign residents, primarily French individuals, for prices ranging up to $315,000. In the Avisror Moshe & Sons project, penthouse apartments with a sea view are selling for $280,000-350,000.
Bat Yam is another city where one can find sought-after apartments whose advantage, of course, is the sea view. A three-room apartment on the eighth floor in a building on Haatzmaut Street sold for $175,000, a three-room penthouse apartment on the sixth floor of a building on Hakomemiyut Street sold for $250,000, and a five-room apartment on Schindler Street sold for $302,000.
Farther away from the sea
Foreign residents are buying luxury apartments in coastal cities that lack prestige. Meanwhile, there are several areas that are not considered prestigious and do not include coastal cities where Israelis are paying high prices for properties. Usually these include penthouses in projects considered standard.
Some examples include a Ra'anana couple looking to upgrade who bought a penthouse for $535,000 in the Manrav project in Kiryat Ono; a five-room apartment built by Bonei Hatichon in Petah Tikvah's Kfar Ganim neighborhood sold for $358,000; at a nearby project built by Maoz Daniel, six-room penthouses start at $380,000; Prizet Hason's Orange Trail project in Hod Hasharon will sell penthouse apartments for $240,000, and another company project, also planned for Hod Hasharon, will include the construction of a 17-story high-rise building, where the penthouse will be offered for $550,000. |
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