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Colao International Partners understands how complicated it is to navigate international real estate markets and transactions, as such, we aim to take that stress off of our clients and their teams., allowing them to enjoy their search for their dream property. Our goal is to make luxury real estate purchasing more fluid and transparent for high net worth individuals, while ensuring their objectives are met.

We do this by first understanding our clients goals, and then use our years of industry knowledge and expertise to research the individual market, the available offerings and identify specific matches that will meet or exceed expectations. Through our extensive international network, we interview and team with the best local vendors to ensure strict adherence to the search parameters and client goals.

Joseph A Colao III

Managing Partner

Mr. Colao is a French/American dual national who has spent extensive time on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as, Asia, Australia and Africa. He developed and sold one of the premier luxury architecture and construction firms in Washington DC, working on projects that ranged from low seven to high eight figures. He has consulted on many real estate transaction and large luxury construction projects. Mr. Colao holds Class A construction licenses and real estate license and manages his own high net worth real estate portfolio. With 25 years in the luxury space, he understands exceptionally well the residential luxury real estate industry and buyers needs. As a frequent visitor to his home country, he also understands the French real estate market and can pair buyers requirements with on the ground supply and services.

Core Competencies

Transparency: With so many players involved in luxury relationship transactions, it is hard to know who to trust, We aim to bring as much transparency to the process as possible.

Professionalism: From our team members, to our domestic and international partners, we expect the highest level of discretion, professionalism and competency.

Client First: Seeing ourselves as an extension of our clients, our purpose is to always place ourselves in their shoes and deliver results that meet their needs and no-one else’s.

Detail Oriented: The devil being in the details, we strive to meet the high level of expectations for the subject property search but also in the multitude of steps during and after the acquisition.

Enjoy the Process: Finding an extraordinary property is serious business but it has to be above all FUN. We aim to create a work environment that our team members enjoy every day and that our clients look forward to being a part of in an effort in realizing their dream of the perfect property.

Our Pricing Model

With our comprehensive pricing model, we offer five distinct packages in our service portfolio designed to meet each clients specific needs. Each package is designed with a customer profile in mind, ensuring a tailored experience to best fit our clients requirements.

** Packages can be altered or customized based on client needs.

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Why Colao International Partners

Time. Time is the most valuable commodity we have. Why spend countless hours trying to understand real estate markets, financing regulations, ownership structures, visit countless properties that may or may not correspond to your criteria and finally find the right professionals to assist you pre and post closing?

Expertise. Most real estate transactions come with a need for both pre and post closing support; including, but not limited to finding the subject property, financial and legal assistance, and contracting with the right architectural design service and construction experts. As a professional firm with a background in architecture and construction, not only do we partner with the right team upfront to ensure a smooth transaction but we also can interview and help negotiate contractual services for our clients. This ensures that the right professionals, including architects, interior designers, and construction contractors are selected for the project and that they aren’t being pushed by on the ground individuals who benefit from their use.

Discretion. Our clients are often in the public eye. We understand their need for their personal lives to be private. As an extension of them, and their office, we create a shield of privacy and discretion in the process.

Transparency. With everyone trying to get their “share” of larger financial transactions, we try to identify properly all the players, their roll and their financial benefit in order to create greater clarity in the process to both facilitate the transaction but also ensure, as best as we can, the most fair outcome for our clients.

Examples

Example 1

A family wants to purchase their dream apartment in Paris. The French real estate market does not have a buying and selling agent. To properly identify an apartment that meets their needs, they have to go through public listings, all of which have individual agent representing the properties. Often these listings have very incomplete photos and descriptions. Furthermore, most kitchen, and bathrooms are not up to standards of American buyers. We can not only do the heavy lifting but identify the properties that can be renovated and help locate the proper partners to work with to do so.
Example 2

A very high net worth individual wanted to purchase an exceptional, once in a lifetime property. The individual, known in the financial world, made a generous offer on the private listing that was close but under the price desired by the current owner. The owner, learning who the individual was by a lack of discretion, decided he could largely afford more and increased his “private” listing price by 30% to maximize his profits on the transaction. By creating a veil of privacy we can shield our clients and ensure a fair process in the acquisition.
Example 3

A couple bought their dream retreat by the beach which needed renovation to bring to today’s standards. They trusted their real estate agent that handled the transaction and used the suggested architects and contracting firm to do the renovation work. Both had rarely worked with foreign purchasers and were not accustomed do their needs, nor were up to the standards of the project. As they decided to find other firms to work with, they not only lost time and money but they discovered the real estate agent financially benefited by the original recommendations they gave to the purchasers.
Example 4

A client finds their dream plot of land and plans to build their dream home. Having never constructed before, they know they need to hire an architect and general contractor to build their project but feel they don’t have the expertise alone to choose the right partners for them. With our background in architecture and construction we were able to help advise, interview, and tour the projects of the professionals being considered. We can also verify pricing to ensure a competitive price for the service and help determine which partners are right to follow them through their journey.

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Competitive Advantage

With a strongly rooted international networks, our ability to facilitate real estate transaction is extensive. We have have partners in all regions of France that are well equipped to handle our clients’ needs, including financial and legal advice, capital assistance, real estate professionals and property management experts, with both public and private listings, as well as designers and contractors for post closing needs.