About Loba

What do we do?

We search, identify and evaluate properties on your behalf, whether you are looking to buy, rent or invest. Our aim is to make your life easier by taking over the searching process, advising you during negotiations and ultimately handling all contracts and legal documentation. For sellers and landlords we have built a curated marketplace that incentivises people to refer your property to their network of contacts. We believe this allows you to reach more potential buyers or tenants, for free. We also support the management of real estate with investment potential, such as old or vacant buildings primed for reconstruction and refurbishment.

Why do we exist?

Finding the ideal home at the right price is often a challenging proposition. In a fast-paced and constantly changing market this has become an even harder task, especially for those of us who lead a busy life. In recent years demand has far outstripped supply in the real estate markets of Lisbon and Porto making them difficult to navigate. Characterized by inaccurate information and uncertainty, as well as a lack of transparency and professionalism among mediators. We know that the sale prices of properties are influenced by the commissions of the local and international agencies who charge 5% to 7% + VAT. This a cost indirectly passed on to buyers who then pay IMT and stamp duty on these commissions hidden in the negotiated price.

LOBA has reversed the real estate brokerage model and created a distinctive and innovative service platform that increases transparency, reduces brokerage costs and eliminates the frustrations and insecurities that home buying, selling and leasing can cause everyone involved.

Through LOBA commissions are fixed and always known by the potential buyer or tenant rather than being decided by the owner, either in the house hunting service or in LOBA Selection.

How do we accomplish it?

We believe that the value of a network of contacts is not in its size but in the connections we make within it. That is why we built our platform to reflect this and help create these connections between homeowners and homebuyers. Our house hunting service similarly leverages excellent local contacts with agents, developers, landlords and owners to find the best properties out there for our clients.

“In every soul, as well as in all houses, there is a hidden interior.”

Raúl Brandão

Who are we?

Kind Heart, Fierce Mind, Brave Spirit

Sandra Viana

Founder

Sandra founded LOBA with the purpose of empowering people, helping them to buy or sell, with curatorship, at market prices and in an easy, agile and with integrity. Through the constant evolution of LOBA, she seeks to eliminate the operational inefficiencies of real estate brokerage and defend the interests of clients in an increasingly speculative and non-transparent environment, and allow consultants to find in LOBA a team with which they feel they are growing at a personal and professional level.

Contact

Careers

We are guided by our human instincts. If you have a kind heart, a fierce mind and a brave spirit, and you identify with our mission of helping people find their dream home write to [email protected] and tell us your story. Let us know what inspires you and how you can help LOBA create value for our clients.

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