After visiting with Craig and I, you understood our requirements and quickly set up appointments to for us to view apartments. Each of the apartment we visited had been prescreened by you to ensure it met our requirements. On just the second day of viewing properties, you found us the perfect apartment!
Neil, the service we received was always prompt. I can also say that your service exceeded the customer service levels we have experienced in the United States.
Thank you again Neil for all your help. Please share with your boss we are very happy with your service and our apartment. Craig and I would not hesitate to recommend others use Newport if they are looking for a property in Shanghai.
We wish you much success in the future!
My partner and I had only a week to find a suitable apartment due to work transfers.
We were both living in Puxi (Xujiahui) and with the assistance and professionalism from Newport they found us a lovely apartment in a great area that was close to my partners work, transportation, amenities were all in close proximity also.
Newport arranged the Removals, Transportation, Negotiations and even every small detail that we required for the apartment. Their Customer Service - before/after is great. Quick response and attentive.
So thanks to Newport and their wonderful staff, we are now living comfortably, happy and have made the apartment our home at last!
Thank you!
My little family of three moved to Shanghai four months ago. We were desperate to find something quickly so had various agencies on the go. Newport Real Estate actually took our needs into account and we went with the fist property they showed us, a beautiful duplex in a peaceful part of the French Concession.
Our compound, Xing Guo Garden, is made up of various low rise buildings, each housing a maximum of six families. The construction is new but the architecture is classic and elegant. Beautiful buildings with modern facilities, the best of both worlds!
The grounds and garden are impeccably kept and the guard men at the door provide an irreproachable service; I am simply not allowed to go and get myself a taxi in the rain, they will keep me indoors and bring the "chu zu che" to my door.
After 24 glorious years of living in Singapore I had to pack up and move to China where I knew I would have trouble communicating. Singapore was so easy as everyone speaks English and furthermore I was so much younger when I moved there and my sense of adventure led me. Now I am older and think more of comfort than adventure. I was lucky enough to come across NewPort Real Estate on the Internet. Alex Chua and his team made all the difference in the world. We could communicate with ease and they knew what was important to me. Talk about hand-holding, these people practically picked me up and carried me. From pick-ups at the airport, to storage and deliveries pre-moving in, NewPort was at my side. No one expects a real estate agent to do all that. And that wasn’t all! They helped me find a wonderful helper who is also my interpreter and life went from trials and tribulations to smooth sailing. All this was done simply as their normal service with no charge at all. They helped me with whatever came up in my moving in. And once I saw Shanghai Garden Plaza my fears of living in a polluted hectic city were laid to rest. Can you imagine that Alex even came to my apartment in Singapore and helped carry some items to Shanghai that we could not.
I appreciate the help that Alex, Andy, Cindy, Martin and the rest of the team at Newport gave me. It was more like a friendship than a business relationship.
My husband was so pleased that he is using NewPort for all of his staff that will move to Shanghai.
Making the decision to move to Shanghai was not an easy one. My wife had never been to Shanghai before and it was important to me for her to feel comfortable during our visit. Alex made us feel right at home during our City Orientation. He understands what it's like to be an expat and thus can relate more to our questions and concerns. Alex's knowledge of the local market and the living conditions in Shanghai coupled with his understanding of the issues we face as expats, was a major factor in helping my wife and I understand what it would be like to live in Shanghai. Alex understands the importance of building long term relationships and this is evident in the way he works with people.
Newport Real Estate assisted us in finding our apartment, negotiated with the landlord and assisted us on moving day. The after move service has been exemplarary.
Newport helped us make the move with the minimum disruption. With their experience in Shanghai we would recommend Newport to anyone contemplating a move to or in Shanghai.
Newport's service is very personal and detailed, unlike the other PRC parties involved in the deal. Many unforeseen obstacles occurred but due to Newport's efforts, solutions were found. I will say that Newport's assistance has been critical to the completion of my real estate transaction.
I was impressed with Newport’s prompt and efficient recovery action to my problem of not having hot water in my bathroom, my leaking pipe and defective washing machine (all water related!). They were persistent in dealing with the contractors and ensured a satisfactory outcome. Cindy deserves special mention for her attention to professionalism.
I have been newly transferred from Hong Kong to work in Shanghai in September 2006. Through my colleague, I have been introduced to NewPort Real Estate two weeks into my new job. Within two weeks, NewPort Real Estate has found a apartment which my wife and I are prepared to move in. During those two weeks of flat hunting, NewPort Real Estate has been very accommodating, efficient and patient to chauffeur us around different locations to view the properties. That have eased us a great deal of trouble since we were new to the city and unfamiliar with different custom.
My wife and I will recommend unreservedly to any of our friends who may happen to be in Shanghai and search for a property to settle down in Shanghai.
Many thanks to NewPort Real Estate for their kind help.
The best services I ever had in Shanghai. I really like the way NewPort's consultant and after sales team resolved all the wear and tear issues associated with my home thoroughly and accurately within 24 hours of receiving my call, and they did the follow up until closing. You clearly won my endorsement!
Schanghai ist geografisch durch den Huangpu Fluss in den westlichen Bezirk Puxi und den östlichen Bezirk Pudong geteilt.
Standort
Früher bevorzugten die meisten Expats, wegen der Nähe zu den vielen Bürohochhäusern und Geschäftsvierteln, den Restaurants, Lebensmittelläden und Einkaufszentren, wegen dem Charm der alten Alleen und den alten historischen Bauwerken im europäischem Stil, in Puxi zu leben. Die beliebtesten Wohngegenden sind: die französische Konzession, das Gebiet um Xintiandi (Bezirk Luwan), das Gebiet um den Jing'an Tempel (Bezirk Jing'an), das Gebiet Gubei und Hongqiao (Bezirk Minhang) und das Gebiet um den XuHui Garten (Bezirk XuHui).
In jüngster Zeit gibt es jedoch eine wachsende Anzahl an Expats die in Pudong leben. Vor allem diejenigen, die in dem Lujiazui oder Jinqiao Geschäftsviertel arbeiten, Kinder haben, die einer der internationalen Schulen besuchen, oder die einfach den stockenden Verkehr zwischen Puxi und Pudong vermeiden wollen. Viele Multi-nationale Firmen haben ihren Hauptsitz in Pudong und weitere werden in den nächsten Jahren folgen. Ein anderer Reiz ist, dass die meisten Immobilien in Pudong neu und oft an den westlichen Lebensstiel angepasst sind. County Clubs, Sportanlagen, Restaurants und Einkaufszentren quellen in Pudong hervor, um die neue Gruppe an Expats zu beliefern, welche einen typischen westlichen Lebensstil bevorzugen und Anschluss an Gleichgesinnte suchen.
Immobilienarten
Wohnungen für Expats in Schanghai decken ein breites Spektrum an verschieden Gebäudestilen, Umgebungen und Preisklassen ab. Die meisten Immobilienarten sind gegliedert in Neubauten (neue Villen, neue Wohnungen, Service Apartments) und Altbauten (alte Häuser mit Garten, Reihenhäuser, alte Kolonialbauten). Die Neubauten in der Stadt haben im Allgemeinen 24 Stunden Kundendienst und Sicherheitsservice, mit modernen Klubanlagen vor Ort.
Die meisten historischen Bauten haben ihren originalen architektonischen Stil behalten und befinden sich versteckt entlang ruhigen Alleen.
Mieten
Es gibt im Wesentlichen drei Preisklassen für Expats. Die untere Preisklasse reicht von 1000€-2000€ pro Einheit pro Monat; die mittlere Preisklasse von 2100€-3500€ pro Einheit pro Monat und die in der Regel etwas höhere Preisklasse liegt zwischen 3500€-7000€ pro Einheit pro Monat. Die Mieten hängen sehr stark von der Lage, der Qualität, dem Kundendienst, den zusätzlichen Anlagen und Zusatzleistungen ab.
Bei NewPort Real Estate werden unsere Berater, welche umfangreiches Wissen und Erfahrungen im Immobilienmarkt in Schanghai haben, ihnen dabei helfen die perfekte Unterkunft zu finden.
