Resources on Luxury Beachfront Property

Luxury Beachfront Property

Beaches

Beaches are deposition landforms, and are the result of wave action by which waves or currents move sand or other loose sediments of which the beach is made as these particles are held in suspension. Alternatively, sand may be moved by saltation (a bouncing movement of large particles). Beach materials come from erosion of rocks offshore, as well as from headland erosion and slumping producing deposits of scree. A coral reef offshore is a significant source of sand particles.

The shape of a beach depends on whether or not the waves are constructive or destructive, and whether the material is sand or shingle. Constructive waves move material up the beach while destructive waves move the material down the beach. On sandy beaches, the backwash of the waves removes material forming a gently sloping beach. On shingle beaches the swash is dissipated because the large particle size allows percolation, so the backwash is not very powerful, and the beach remains steep. Cusps and horns form where incoming waves divide, depositing sand as horns and scouring out sand to form cusps. This forms the uneven face on some sand shorelines.

There are several beaches which are claimed to be the "World's longest", including Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh (120kms), Fraser Island beach, 90 Mile Beach in Australia and 90 Mile Beach in New Zealand and Long Beach, Washington (which is about 30km). Wasaga Beach, Ontario on Georgian Bay claims to have the world's longest freshwater beach.

Beaches and recreation
Beaches have long been a popular attraction for tourism and recreation. Especially popular are seaside resorts and large white sand beaches. Residents and tourists alike use beaches as a place for leisure and sport. The relatively soft formation of sand is comfortable to sit or lie on, and entering and exiting the water is far easier across a sand beach than a rocky shore. The waves present at beaches add to the enjoyment and make the sport of body surfing and related activities possible. One of the many attractions of a sand beach, especially for children, is playing with the sand, building sand castles and other constructs.

Excerpt from "Beach." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 27 Oct 2006, 00:17 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 30 Oct 2006 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beach&oldid=83952445

Luxury Property

Luxury real estate (American English) or luxury property (British English) describes a niche in the real estate market dealing with the highest socio-economic group of property buyers. Since real estate buyers in this group tend to own many homes, the terms vacation property and second home are inaccurate.
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Differences from ordinary real estate
In addition to simply defining and classifying a property, Luxury real estate also carries with it a much weightier responsibility for those who serve the luxury real estate buyer or seller and that is due to the buyer or seller's ability to pay for added services and their expectation for performance of service. For example, a luxury seller expects a real estate agent selling their home to advertise nationally and sometimes internationally in luxury print media whereas a non luxury seller is usually satisfied with very localized advertising and exposure in the local Multiple Listing Service. Many luxury buyers expects a real estate agent to understand how to work with attorneys, trusts and anonymity. They expect a luxury agent to have resources at their disposal when needed that non luxury buyers wouldn't expect. Frequently a luxury home buyer will take a home through multiple inspections (perhaps 10 to 15 if the property is truly an estate), whereas a non-luxury home will typically go through one inspection.

Excerpt from "Luxury real estate." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 13 Oct 2006, 18:21 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 29 Oct 2006 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luxury_real_estate&oldid=81252028