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Market leader Christie’s International Real Estate Belgium settles in the coastal town of Knokke

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Our analysis of figures from the first half of the year from the FPS Economy shows that properties worth millions are in high demand in Knokke. We are therefore logically expanding the Christie's International Real Estate Belgium network with a physical presence in this fashionable and still popular coastal municipality. ‘For us, it is the next logical step to establish ourselves in Knokke through a solid partnership with local estate agent Liv'Immo,’  says our Managing Director Bart Van Delm.  

The province of West Flanders stands head and shoulders above the rest when it comes to luxury property transactions involving multi-million pound flats. It comes as no surprise that Knokke is the frontrunner in the coastal province. With almost 80 per cent of multi-million pound flats sold in the first half of the year, Knokke takes the crown.

Solid partnership

That is why we are moving to Knokke with Christie’s International Real Estate Belgium. To this end, we are joining forces with estate agency Liv’immo, which has been an established name in the Belgian coastal town for more than twelve years.

“Liv’immo was our preferred partner and from the very first meetings, we quickly felt that we clicked. We share the same DNA, which is extremely important to us as a group. This collaboration enables us to serve our clients with property or interests in Knokke from a permanent local base,” Bart Van Delm, Managing Director of Hillewaere Vastgoed and Christie’s International Real Estate Belgium.

In recent years, we have made a number of acquisitions with Hillewaere Group – through our insurance division – and as a result, we know better than anyone that local roots are crucial.

“The expertise and network of a family business such as Liv’immo, which is so strongly rooted in the local community, is invaluable. The partnership offers Liv’Immo the opportunity to strengthen its position at local and national level, but also to tap into the international market even more strongly.” Bart Van Delm, Managing Director of Hillewaere Real Estate and Christie’s International Real Estate Belgium.

Specifically, all luxury residential properties in the price range above €1 million will now also be offered under the Christie’s International Real Estate brand.

“With more than 2,000 local references under our belt, we have a better grasp of the property market in Knokke than anyone else. Over the past decades, we have built up a great deal of expertise in the market segment that Christie’s International Real Estate focuses on in particular. By joining forces with them now and bringing properties in this top segment to national and international attention, we are further expanding our presence and clout in this specific market,” says Julie Hemelaer, manager of Liv’Immo and Christie’s International Real Estate Knokke.

The catch-up movement has begun

In the first half of this year, 767 million homes and 171 million flats were sold in our country, representing increases of 35 per cent and 12.5 per cent respectively compared to the first half of the previous year. Based on these latest figures from the FPS Economy, we can conclude that the luxury property market is catching up.

A few months ago, we expressed our expectation that the number of transactions involving multi-million pound flats would increase again in 2025. The official figures now confirm this national trend. We must not forget that Belgium remains attractive to an international target audience in the top segment of the property market. In addition to its central location in Europe, our country has many assets to offer this target audience: our quality of life, our healthcare, our education, the green and open character of our living environment and (economic) stability,” says Bart Van Delm, Managing Director of Hillewaere Vastgoed and Christie’s International Real Estate Belgium.

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