The latest podcast in the Nubricks Property Podcast series tackles the US property market and the property investment hotspots that many real estate investors may have overlooked. In edition 29, Adam Samuel is joined by Robert Shemin, a real estate investor and best selling Business Book author of “How Come That Idiot’s Rich and I’m Not?” and Danny Silver, partner in Property Direct America, agents who specialise in US Go Zone Areas.

In the last year, the US property has been headline news with doom and gloom and the sub prime market being the feature of many a news story. The US has a diverse property market and should really be treated as 51 different countries with many sub markets within those. The real estate bashing has led to many property investors being put off this real estate giant, but as many savvy investors know when a market is in a downturn its often the right time to buy. It is going to be hard (not impossible) to make significant short term returns in the much talked about areas of California, Las Vegas, New York and Florida. Many investors buy in these areas because they are safe have been marketed well by many organisations, but if everyone buys in these places then supply will outstrip demand. Robert Shemin, an experienced investor who has made his fortune buying and selling real estate tells us that you have to find properties that cash flow and have a market where demand is high. Speculators have been burnt as the properties they buy do not cash flow and they rely solely on capital appreciation. Continue reading ‘US Property Podcast With Best Selling Real Estate Author Robert Shemin’

While sports tourism has long been recognized, with Ashes trips and Rugby World Cup tours major sporting draws, there can be few events where sports tourism has been achieved with greater success than the Bahrain Grand Prix which has morphed into the largest sporting event and social gathering in the Gulf, since it burst onto the F1 circuit back in 2004. Even though Bahrain does not have one single driver in the F1 championships, it seems that there is a massive appetite for perhaps the most glamorous of sporting events in the world today. The effect on the real estate fortunes of Bahrain has been two fold not only putting Bahrain firmly in the world spotlight but intrinsic to increasing tourism revenues to the kingdom . This April’s 2008 Bahrain F1 Grand Prix should be no exception. Continue reading ‘Bahrain Grand Prix Ticket To Real Estate Success’

As much as we hate to admit the truth, it seems that the change in the earth’s climate is well under way and there is little that we can do in the short term to stop it. While we have all seen the doomsday predictions of rising sea levels, extreme heat and lack of rain fall, is it really that bad?

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Same script, but possibly a different ending this time? Locals in Puerto Rico will be hoping that Donald Trump sees his latest project through to the end as his projects around the world have the potential to bring a much needed tourism boost to little known resort locations.

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Spain, top of the property hotspot charts ? Well think again, a new Travel and Tourism Competitiveness report outlines which countries are better positioned to attract tourists in 2008, making them not only attractive tourist hotspot but also a good overseas property bet.

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News that world renowned golf course designers Golfplan are set to start work on a Turkish golf development using their international golfing expertise in the creation of a golf resort in Bodrum, Turkey has not only caught the eye of local golfers but property market investors as well.
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Turkey is an up and coming overseas property destination and is popular amongst savvy property buyers looking for a bargain. Many estate agencies operate in Turkey itself but there are UK based operations too. We have listed below some popular estate agents in Turkey, if you know of any others or would like to recommend a company that you have worked with please feel free to leave a comment at the botttom of this post. Continue reading ‘Popular Estate Agents in Turkey’

As more and more Europeans look to areas such as Spain for their retirement and employment prospects, it seems that one of the sticking points for many is clarifying the actual cost of living in Spain. How does it compare to the UK? Are the services as good? What can you expect for your money?

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