The world's oldest ski resorts are located in France and Switzerland, and annually attract over 80 million visitors - more than a third of the total number of visitors to ski resorts around the world.
Demand for property in the Alps is not so influences as flat markets - it is consistently high, and growing every year, with a different rate from year to year. In light of the weakening of the euro in 2015, foreign investors, in particular the British, have intensified, considering Alpine property in France, Austria and Italy as an investment.
The leaders of a prices rise and the cost per square meter are luxury resorts and first of them, of course, is Courchevel 1850. Prices per square meter here starts at € 25 000, an increase for the first quarter 2015 was 2.1%. Gstaad, Switzerland is not inferior in the cost - CHF 30 000, but the strong Swiss franc makes it less attractive for foreign investments (-2%).
French ski resort of Val d'Isere and Meribel on the results of the first half of 2015 are leaders of growth - 5.8% and 4.5%, respectively.
The popularity of Val d'Isere is understandable - it is one of the few resorts in the Alps, where snow is guaranteed to hold up to Christmas and till Easter, providing a constant flow of tourists.
The length of the season is attracting investors, especially the resort is popular among British buyers.
Méribel, located in the heart of the Three Valleys, attracts by its prices and location.
The average price range in which the bulk of transactions in the French Alps was accomplished over the last year is from € 1,5 mln to € 2,5 mln.
As for the prospects of the ski resorts property market, the experts point out that the Balkans are already causing interest among skiers from different countries, and will soon be on the market as a serious player.
According to the materials of propertyshowrooms.com and knightfrankblog.com
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