07/19/2010 12h45
Brazil Brokers expands operations in the interior of SP
O Estado de S. Paulo
The DelForte Frema, a subsidiary of the real estate broker Brazil Brokers, recently formed to operate in the São Paulo market, is with an eye on the interior. After starting operations in São Jose dos Campos, São Caetano do Sul and Alphaville, the DelForte Frema is coming to Ribeirão Preto, center of the region known as the Brazilian California. "Ribeirão is one of the most promising cities of the state" says José Roberto Federighi, DelForte Frema sales and operations vice president. According to him, in the last three years, 7 thousand housing units were released in Ribeirão Preto, a city with a population of 560 thousand inhabitants, compared to 30 thousand launched in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo, home of 19 million people. São Paulo accounts for 60% of Brazil Broker business, which is present in 14 Brazilian states and intermediated business of nearly R$ 3.1 billion (US$ 1.7 billion) in the first quarter of this year.
