What mysterious geomantic tricks have foreign real estate agents used to sell their houses better?

Foreigners know: China people don't like the number "4"

The British Daily Mail, which loves gossip, recently published an article entitled "What happened to the 4th and 14th floors? It is reported that in a new apartment building in Sydney, Australia, the two numbers "4" and "14" on the elevator floor button panel mysteriously disappeared. They analyzed that the disappearance of these two figures was related to China people.

At this point, the story has not developed into a detective drama, but the reason is simple: in China's Putonghua, "4" is homophonic for "death", which means bad luck and death-and China people have invested billions of dollars in the Australian real estate market and become the largest overseas buyers in Australia.

Previously, an Australian real estate agent was responsible for selling a property in Vaucluse, Sydney, and the house number was changed due to the taboo of Chinese numbers. The original house number of this house was "4", but it was changed to "2B" in order to take care of the feelings of China buyers-well, they have to study it more deeply.

Foreigners know that "8" will definitely "get rich"

There are Americans who feel the magic of numbers. The Wall Street Journal reported that American developers began to pay attention to elements such as geomantic omen and lucky numbers to cater to China buyers.

for example, several full-floor apartments in "One 57", a high-rise building in Manhattan, new york, have been signed by China buyers. The price of each apartment is about 5 million US dollars (about 319 million yuan). In order to cater to the preference of China's "money owners" for the lucky number "8". The real estate agent arranged several sets of the most luxurious apartments on the 8th to 88th floors.

Malcolm, a real estate agent in Australia, said that the house number plays a key role in the promotion of selling houses. "If the house number is 8, it will attract many China people to look at the house, because this is a very good number." In addition, he said that they asked the famous Feng Shui master Wang Yunge to help decorate the Feng Shui in the office and the Feng Shui in the sales department. After all, Feng Shui is an advanced environmental science, isn't it? He told reporters.

Foreigners know that things in a house are well decorated.

Besides house numbers, foreigners need to learn a lot about Feng Shui.

For example, they have realized that China people don't like the innermost house in a dead end, the house with the front door facing the back door, the house with the stairs facing the door, etc. They also need to know that China people won't buy the bedroom with the foot of the bed facing the door. More and more real estate developers and brokers begin to pay attention to geomantic omen to ensure that houses have positive energy (so-called "gas field").

In Perth, a city in western Australia, a house that has been auctioned for 3 months and no one bought it can't be sold. The reason is that as soon as the house opened the door, it saw the trend of the stairs and felt that it was going down. For many Australians, the large and spacious American staircase symbolizes status, but in terms of etiquette in China, it will be defined as going down.

Later, according to the suggestion of the Australian geomantic master Wang Yunge, the Australian homeowner laid a red carpet under the stairs of this house, which means that the energy turns around and it is brilliant. A small fountain was built on the grass outside the house to balance the water element, and a big blessing pad was laid outside the front door-it was finally sold at a high price, which was almost an inspirational story.

Foreigners know that luxury houses pay attention to "hiding the wind and gathering the atmosphere"

When Jocheff Rand, the managing partner of American real estate company, and his wife planned to buy a new house, his Chinese wife insisted that the stairs of the house could not face the door, because in China's geomantic omen, this design would make all the luck at home slip away from the door. For this reason, he often told people this story when he emphasized the importance of understanding the cultural preferences of China buyers, especially the geomantic omen.

But these are just the skin. For high-end luxury houses, there are many doorways inside.

Architect Robert Heidi also has experience in designing many projects in China. He built community trunk roads along the north-south axis and ensured that every family had windows facing south, both of which were the key points of good feng shui.

The Ritz-Carlton apartment in Miami, USA, is more professional. They specially invited Feng Shui master Wang Yunge from Australia to guide the layout of the property. "Wangyunge" carefully selects garden plants to ensure that the buildings face the right direction, and all the houses "hide the wind and gather gas", which is in line with the theory of Yin-Yang and Five Elements. Although this residential area with 127 houses will not be completed until the end of 216, more than half of the units have been sold now.

"Tianjing Haoyuan" is an apartment building in Queens District, new york, and its roof garden integrates the five elements of Feng Shui. In order to resist "evil spirits", the entrance has specially chosen a feng shui level, and the layout of stones, plants, pools and wood products in the park is also very particular, creating a layered and patchwork feeling.

Foreigners know that China bosses pay more attention to the stars and "living water" than grapes.

Some rich people in China also like to go to France to buy wineries. In Bordeaux, China tycoons beat the Belgians and became the number one foreign owner and the largest buyer.

The local people describe China's boss as follows: A business car stopped at the gate of the manor, and a group of China people got off the car, with an intermediary, an interpreter and a wife (or husband). They buried themselves in studying the relationship between the "castle" and the operation of the stars, and were so busy taking pictures around the tapestry in the old house that they forgot to see the vineyard. Some buyers even offered to buy a manor with running water flowing through it, because it was related to Feng Shui.

Foreigners know that there are many taboos in China, such as "wearing a green hat"

Philip Rosington, the chief architect of an Australian architectural firm, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation: "Sometimes we will ask our special partner, the Feng Shui master of Wangyuntang, to review our design drawings to ensure that our design can meet the needs of China buyers on this issue."

"Green Home", the largest residential tower in China, designed by the architect's office of Roxington for a real estate developer in, won an international competition. To this end, Rosington also told an interesting story. He said that the original design of "Green Home" was to build a hanging garden on the roof, but after consulting the Feng Shui master of Wangyuntang, the hanging garden was moved to the third floor below the top floor. The reason for this is to prevent the whole building from being put on a cuckold, which is "meaningful" in China folk customs.

Good geomantic omen opens the purse

86% of the respondents believe that they will consider the quality of geomantic omen when buying a house;

79% of the respondents said that they are willing to pay more money for a house with good feng shui;

41% of the respondents said that they would definitely not buy a house if it had obvious feng shui taboos.

Three quarters of Chinese respondents said that they would not buy a house with bad feng shui.

on average, the respondents are willing to pay 16% more for a house with good feng shui, such as a kitchen decorated with complementary colors, a full-length mirror and plants in the bathroom, and proper furniture arrangement, plane layout and apartment design.