House Close

Who We Are

Our Real Estate Agency

House Close – Real Estate Mediation Company, Unip. Lda., opened its first office in the city of Ponta Delgada, on the island of São Miguel, in the Autonomous Region of the Azores, in April 2016.

House Close is a real estate agency that offers a personalized, close, and specially dedicated service to all its clients.

House Close was founded with the goal of providing a distinctive service to its clients and promoting unique properties with singular characteristics—whether as finished products or as properties with potential, subject to transformation.

Whether you are selling or buying real estate in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, or other islands of the Azores, House Close clients also benefit from exclusive advantages through our network of trusted partners in the fields of construction, architecture, design, commerce, leisure, and well-being.

We offer promotional plans with different commission options and special conditions for returning clients, whether buying or selling property in the Azores.

With the opening of House Close, a new period of opportunities began in the real estate market of the Autonomous Region of the Azores.

Access to a network of partnerships with benefits and discounts.

Advantages of the House Close Service


Although the service provided on a non-exclusive basis is already high quality, broad in scope, and effective, by granting House Close the exclusive right to market a property, the client benefits from several concrete advantages.

Advantages of the House Close Service
Exclusive Agreement
Commission Rate
5%
Professional Photography
Yes
High-quality, convenient, and effective service
Yes
Direct and personalized contact
Yes
Differentiated commission rates (exclusive vs non-exclusive)
Yes
Access to the Partnership Network (benefits and discounts) *1
Yes
Access to the House Close collaborator network *2
Yes
Second purchase/sale with House Close
- 0.5% of the commission amount
Incentive fee option *3
Yes
Possibility of personalized and discreet marketing
Yes
Extensive advertising and premium marketing *4
Yes
  1. Integration into our extensive partnership network with benefits and discounts—featuring the most prestigious entities in their respective areas related to construction, architecture, design, commerce and services, and leisure.
  2. Direct access to our collaborators providing: professional photography, 3D digital visualization, branding, legal advisory, architecture and engineering consulting (interior and exterior), drafting, surveying, energy and acoustic certification, property valuation with CMVM certification, among others—both to enhance your sale and to satisfy the buyer.
  3. Possibility of adjusting the base commission as an incentive to sell the property within a defined timeframe or at a price above the initial expectation, under mutually agreed terms.
  4. Advertising and marketing using House Close’s own customized channels and media—static and dynamic—namely: press/media, our storefront, our fully mobile-compatible website, social networks, our newsletter, other property listing domains, plus regular and special advertising and marketing campaigns.

Our Team

Dedicated professionals at your service


Luís Silva

Luís Silva

Managing Partner and Broker

Cláudio Alcino

Cláudio Alcino

Broker

Bárbara Ferreira

Bárbara Ferreira

Administrative Assistant

Our partnerships

Together, we add value


House Close has at its disposal a network of partners who work directly with us to provide our Clients with tools and techniques aimed at adding value to properties, namely through professional photography, 3D digital representation, branding, and architectural, interior, and exterior consulting—enhancing the property and satisfying the purchasing Client.

Additionally, some of our partners—among the most prestigious in their respective fields connected to construction / architecture / design / commerce and services / leisure—offer exclusive discounts to our Clients when acquiring their services and products.

Meet our partners network


M Arquitectos
N2X
SAL Arquitectos
Azores On
Habi Mudanças
Costa Pereira e Filhos Lda.
Canha & Filhos
A. Moniz
Jardim Campo
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