Archive for February, 2009
Blog: Searching Beyond Marrakech Property Market
Mention Morocco to the property investor and Marrakech is the first (and perhaps only) destination that springs to mind. The imperial capital of Morocco with its world famous medina has been top of investment locations in Morocco for several years. However, Morocco is a large country – about the same size as France – and offers numerous investment opportunities beyond Marrakech.
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Blog: How to Play Brazil’s Emerging Property Market – Buy in a Boom Region
Brazil is a vast country boasting 7,400km of coastline so buyer beware that you don’t end up on an isolated beachfront with no nearby shops and restaurants. Or worse still, no subsequent end-users to sell on to or provide you with rental income. No such fears for the up-and-coming village of Maracajaú some 50km north of the city of Natal.
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Blog: Instability Adds To Thailands Real Estate Woes
November was not a good month for Thailand. Legions of protesters took over two commercial airports in the capital Bangkok for eight days practically shutting them down and the ongoing impact on tourism has been catastrophic…
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Blog: Attractively Priced Nottinghill Property Rentals
From the Hollywood Hills to Notting Hill – one landlord knew his luck was in when A-listers Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal turned up to rent his Victorian terraced home for a whopping £4,000 a week – but don’t let this sky high price fool you, as new research has found that renting is still cheaper than buying for many of us…
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Blog: Obama Stimulus To Jumpstart The USA Property Market
Obama’s announcement this week of US$275 billion in funds to help mortgage holders has been widely proclaimed as a much-needed boost to the US housing market. The massive financial injection will be made up of US$50 billion from the US financial bailout, US$25 billion from the federal mortgage companies, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, plus US$200 billion from the US Treasury.
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Blog: Uruguay Investment Property – One to Watch
Investment property in Uruguay, one of Latin America’s smaller countries, is often overlooked by those drawn to the brighter lights of Argentina, Uruguay’s flamboyant neighbour across the River Plate. However, while Argentina’s economy has floundered and shows little sign of recovery in 2009, Uruguay offers a completely different story.
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Blog: Country Life Magazine Votes Devon Englands Best County
Beautiful Devon in the West Country has been voted England’s best county, scoring the highest marks in Country Life Magazine’s survey for green policy, landscape, wildlife, heritage, local food and pubs…
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Blog: Balearic Island Property Enjoys Balanced Supply/Demand
The number of foreigners calling the Balearic Islands home rose dramatically last year, with reports that Majorca was one of the safest areas in invest in due to a balanced supply and demand situation – but now, Majorca is suffering huge drops in house sales, with the number of British buyers falling by 50 per cent…
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Blog: FDI Investment in Romania Continues to Grow
Statistics recently released from the Romania Central Bank show an impressive increase of foreign investment in the country during 2008. According to the Bank’s figures, foreign direct investment (FDI) totalled €9.02 billion in 2008 up from €7.25 billion in 2007, an increase of almost 25%.
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Blog: Caribbean Property Seminars Online
Some property investments can appear a little too good to be true. Affordable entry level pricing from £85,000, 100% finance with only a £1,000 deposit to pay, 10% rental guarantee, little or no tax, fully SIPP-able, world-class hotel management, the support of big names from Gary Player golf to a Pat Cash tennis academy – all set against a backdrop of Caribbean picture-postcard perfection. At times like this attending a seminar is a sensible option. Hear the facts, meet the developers, ask a multitude of questions and ...
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