Philip Harvey is a senior partner at Property Vision, a buying agency that only works for buyers and has looked at about 149,000 high-end homes over 43 years. We talk about why Americans and other Westerners are buying abroad now, why Italy's tax regime is drawing so many of them, and why so many buyers have no idea which country they want. Philip also explains how his team covers 13 countries across Europe and the Caribbean.
Show notes
- 00:00 Intro. Who's buying abroad and why
- 00:49 Philip Harvey and Property Vision: buy side only, data driven
- 02:26 Why so many international property firms are based in the UK
- 04:22 North America's property obsession and net worth tied up in the family home
- 05:30 How Philip sizes up what a buyer actually needs
- 08:35 What's driving Americans to buy overseas
- 11:47 Where buyers are looking. Italy, lifestyle, and the flat tax going from €100,000 to €200,000 and then €300,000
- 12:49 Buyers who could live anywhere: Spain, France, Italy, or a Greek island
- 15:10 Covering many markets, languages, and tax systems
- 17:32 Messy property data and the limits of AI
- 19:12 The skills a buying agent needs
- 21:12 Property Vision's 13 markets, from Scotland and Ireland to the Caribbean
- 24:04 Where to find Philip
- 24:13 The Monet analogy, and why you should get advice before buying a home
- 26:02 Wrap
Guest links
- Property Vision: https://www.propertyvision.com
- Philip Harvey, Senior Partner, Property Vision
