Brazil
Brazil estate agent uv10.com takes top property award twice in three years
“For a small company, the level of expertise outpaces even the largest players” – this is what the judges had to say when they awarded Brazil specialists uv10.com “Best Small Agent” in the Association of International Property Professionals (AIPP) Awards 2012.
Go nuts for Brazil! Natal voted top beach in South America
Synonymous with bronzed bodies and itsy bitsy teenie weenie bikinis, Brazil undoubtedly has some of the finest beaches in the world with Natal, positioned on the nation's north eastern Atlantic coast voted as one of the best beach locations in South America according to the 2012 Traveler's Choice Awards, compiled by travel review site TripAdvisor.
Experts say Brazil property bubble will not burst
A side-effect of today’s precarious global economic climate is the expectation that if a real estate market grows rapidly, at some point prices will become unsustainable and crash.
Lonely Planet reviewers place Brazil’s Ponta Negra in number one spot
Users of independent travel guide website Lonely Planet have voted a visit to Ponta Negra number one out of a huge 654 “things to do in the northeast” of Brazil.
Brazil estate agent uv10 ends 2011 on a high
Another year and another set of silverware for uv10. Having taken Silver for Best Estate Agency 2011 in the OPP (Overseas Property Professional) Awards for Excellence in October, this month the Brazil estate agent scooped a top five star award for Best Estate Agency Website in the Americas Property Awards, in association with Bloomberg Television and Google.
World Cup announcement throws spotlight on Natal’s infrastructure
FIFA has this month announced its schedule of dates and venues for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Natal, capital of Rio Grande do Norte, will stage four matches in its new Arena das Dunas stadium including a high-profile ‘Group A’ game, the very Group that host nation Brazil will find itself in.
Eolic energy development saturates Brazilian rental market
The traditional northeast Brazilian fishing village of São Miguel do Gostoso has become an overnight tourist sensation thanks to year-round sunshine and kitesurf-friendly winds.
The ultimate Brazilian land investment opportunity
Landcorp International is currently introducing UK investors to an excellent pre-development land investment opportunity at Ecoland Brasil. One of the first developments at Ecocity Brasil, it is a 20,000 acre site which is expected to become the largest eco-friendly residential tourist resort in the country.
Brazil claims world’s fifth largest economy spot ahead of schedule
2016, the year of the Brazil Olympics, has long been cited as the time that Brazil will become the world’s fifth largest economy. However, on release of the 2010 GDP figures showing the highest economic growth in 25 years, some reports suggest that epic milestone may have come five years early.
Phase two of Minha Casa Minha Vida investment underway
Projects for the second phase of the largest investment in real estate in Brazil are set to start. With the publication of the rules and regulations for Minha Casa Minha Vida 2, pre-approval for the development of 860,000 homes should soon be underway.
Minha Casa Minha Vida enters second phase
The government has just announced the second phase of Minha Casa Minha Vida, currently the largest single investment in Brazilian real estate.
Why Brazilian real estate prices will keep going up?
It’s no secret that the Brazilian real estate market is booming. For many analysts, this is just the beginning of a long positive cycle for property in Brazil accompanied by steadily rising prices.
Ontario resident invests in Brazilian property
With a housing boom based on the local population getting richer rather than the banks getting more excessive in their lending, Brazil continues to attract high levels of investment from foreigners.
Brazil property also for holidays, not just investment
With the runaway optimism created by widespread Government social housing programmes and the hosting of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Olympics, Brazil is attracting an abundance of serious property investor attention.
Disillusioned with buying off plan?
In an age where off plan property investment has become par for the course for many investors, it is very refreshing to witness a resort that is already completed to a turnkey standard and not subject to years of further development.