Major destination push as Simplyzigzag.com heads to America

Aug. 14, 2008 - PRLog -- Premium online property group, Simplyzigzag.com (www.simplyzigzag.com), today announced its expansion into the US market through two local partnerships in California and Florida – two of the biggest British second-home markets. These US partnerships come less than a month after launching and is a significant step in the development of the business and adds to its existing operations in the UK and mainland Europe.

In California, Simplyzigzag.com has teamed up with a leading independent real estate company, offering water-front properties in Orange County, Los Angeles and San Diego counties as well as top luxury apartments in these counties. On the east coast of America, Simplyzigzag.com has partnered with one of the top Realty agencies in the Sunshine State and who primarily covers the cities of Orlando and Sarasota.

All of their properties will be added to Simplyzigzag.com website’s and will mark a turning point within Simplyzigzag.com, as it looks to take its property offering from over a hundred to more than a thousand.

Achim Amann, Director at Simplyzigzag.com, says:
“The US market has always been a dream for many individuals and we at Simplyzigzag.com wanted to be the first direct sales and online estate agency to align ourselves with some of the leading realty agencies in the country. With a weak dollar and the credit crunch taking its toll on the US property market, we believe the time was right to offer our clients a means to buy and invest in the US. We look forward to tackling the US market and believe we have what it takes to succeed.”

Since its launch in June 2008, Simplyzigzag.com has already signed up exclusive agreements with well known developers to offer properties in France, Morocco and Germany whilst successfully co-marketing a £5million Fund. It will continue to look at expansion in Europe and the MENA region whilst bolstering its online presence in the UK market.

Simplyzigzag.com was founded by Achim Amann and Raya Mamarbachi, both recent MBA graduates from Henley Management College. Achim is in charge of new business development and all client relationship management activities, having previously worked at Le Roc (French golfing property company); whilst Raya is in charge of the online marketing, strategy and the ongoing development of the website, having worked for executivesontheweb.com and goldjobs.com (online recruitment companies) since 2003.

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*Properties on Offer

Simplyzigzag.com is currently offering the following properties in California:

Laguna Beach Condo – Table Rock, California
•   A Laguna Beach, ocean-fronted condominium with a rare 42 feet of ocean/beach frontage.
•   The property includes 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, an office and 6 separate sitting areas, with ocean views from most rooms.
•   Amenities on offer include a 2-person Jacuzzi and the use of the community pool, spa and fitness room.
•   Total area is 1,598 sq/f (including oceanfront balcony)
•   Price - £1,500,000 ($3,000,000)

Bixby Village – Long Beach, California
•   A newly updated, old-world interior finished home located in the exclusive Bixby Village Community Association.
•   The property includes 2 bedrooms and an open loft space, 2.5 bathrooms, 2 car garage and a large amount of entertaining space including formal dining room, wet bar and garden patio.
•   Amenities on offer include the use of the community club house, pools and spa.
•   Total area is 2,634 sq/f
•   Price - £476,000 ($950,000)

290 North Washington Drive – Sarasota, Florida
•   Property is situated in the exclusive St Armand’s Circle and includes 6,500sq/f living space, 5+ car garage, deep water dock, and fine finishes throughout
•   Walk to St. Armand's Circle for dinner or shopping and take off in your boat from your backyard or watch dolphin and manatee play from your dock.
•   Price: £4,750,000 ($9,300,000)

Simplyzigzag Limited
Launched in June 2008, Simplyzigzag.com is a premium online estate agency, offering homeowners a direct sales platform for home sales throughout the UK. The Directors are dedicated to providing a better way of selling your home, at a lower or fixed-cost, without the experience of being charged a large commission fee.

Simultaneously, Simplyzigzag.com is also a low-cost web-based estate agency, proposing properties, developments and investment opportunities in the UK and overseas, ranging from luxury villas in the south of France to developments in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt.