From buildings with hanging pools to homes for $50,000, the Key Housing Fair in Quito has a diverse offering

Buildings with hanging pools, construction of houses with new materials in fifteen days, ecological projects, building on the beaches, there are several proposals that are Key Housing Fair, which was inaugurated on April 19 and will be open until this Sunday, April 23, at the Quito Exhibition Center.

The fair gathers 80 developers real estate, which, as a whole, will offer more than 200 different projects of houses, apartments, land, offices and vacation homes, in different locations in the city district of Quito and on the beaches of the country.

it is in place Rodrigo Andrade, from Diamond Developers, which offers four projects at the fair in different parts of the city and on Tonsupa beach. The real estate executive explains that the project is under construction Diamond design which will be the first with an 80-meter glass pool suspended between two towers, on the fifth floor. It is located in the sector Grand Centeno, in Quito.

The project, with 52 apartments and 25,000 m², has spectacular common areas such as a white sandy beach, professional gym, pet area, VIP rooms, among others, he assures. The price of apartments varies between 140,000 and 400,000 dollars. The first phase ends in September this year, and the second in September 2025.

Other projects include Diamond Signature (in Jardines de El Batán); Diamond Garden, in Cumbayá and finally Grand Diamond Beach, building 32 floors with a height of 126 meters, on the paradise beach of Tonsupa. The latter with costs of $200,000 and $300,000.

Andrade believes that the fair is a good place to promote his products, and he hopes that he will be able to invest. Andrade says the construction and real estate sectors are slowly reactivating, but he’s looking for help with paperwork.

Another stand that attracted attention was i from Dynhause. Gabriel del Hierro, which offers prefabricated houses, resistant to earthquakes, which are injected with polyurethane. Del Hierro explained that this alternative modality of construction has sparked the interest of citizens.

He explained that he has been working on this technology for 23 years, but for the mining and oil industry that requires the mobility of homes. However, they now offer an architecturally attractive product that is perfect for extreme climates, as it does not let in heat or cold.

“We just set up the house Cayambe to -7 degrees, and the owner is happy,” he said. This product is also often used for the beach, and many people buy it for ARBNB, he said.

The houses are produced in the plant, but then they are transported to the place where they will be assembled and assembled in about fifteen days: “The foundation of the house is already ready, nothing needs to be poured”, he assures. . He also says that the houses are earthquake resistant. They can have rainwater harvesting systems, solar panels and water biodigester systems at an additional cost. The standard price is USD 650 per square meter.

Nantar from KSA real estate, a company that has been on the market for 17 years, explained that their offer is diverse: “we offer housing solutions from $50,000 to $300,000”.

He commented that for this they have specialized teams for each of the sectors in which they sell their products. So, for example, the Prados Club, in Calderón, offers houses of 50,000 with innovative distributions, the latest color trends. But there’s also an offering in Chillos Valley, with homes starting at $72,000. Or higher priced homes in the Tumbaco and Cumbayá valleys.

For example, in El Pedregal de Churolomba, in Tumbaco, Steel Framing construction systems are made. This is a pure industrialized system based on the use of light steel structural profiles. “Now people care about the environment,” he explains.

According to the organizers, All projects prioritized security, artificial intelligence and home automation in their proposals. In addition, customers prefer projects that have included environmentally friendly elements in their construction process and that have implemented sustainability concepts for everyday life: energy saving, water saving, rainwater recycling, garbage recycling, etc.

In addition, they pointed out that the housing offer is at the Fair It is aimed at all socioeconomic strata, from low-income apartments and priority apartments to attractive offers in exclusive locations. The organizers of the event also pointed out that the most important financial institutions in the country are participating in the fair: Banco Pichincha, Banco Guayaquil, Banco del Pacífico and Biess, which will prequalify credit requests for visitors.

Therefore, IESS Bank plans to provide 764 million dollars in mortgage loans. This was announced by Alfredo Ortega, president of Biess, at the opening of the fair.

He stressed the importance of the joint, harmonious and coordinated work of the public and private sectors. “When the private and public sectors work hand in hand, it is possible to build a land of opportunities,” he said. El Biess has mortgage loans for the purchase of ready-made apartments, construction, purchase of land, offices, business premises, offices and mortgage replacement, with interest rates of 5.99% for up to 25 years.

Miduvi also has its own information stand on registered projects with an offer of social interest housing (up to USD 80,000) and priority apartments (up to USD 103,000), the purchase of which is financed at a preferential rate of 4.99%, for 25 years, with a 5% deposit . Such favorable mortgage lending conditions do not exist in any other country in the region.

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