Brazil
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.
The 9.1 million property waiting list - Brazil’s immense potential
At the end of 2010, more than 9.1 million Brazilian families announced their intention to purchase a new home within the next year.
Property on Brazil’s ‘Love Beach’ - The grandest of Valentine’s gestures
Ditch the red roses, Ferrero Rocher and Andrew Brownsword teddy bear this Valentine’s Day and instead give your special someone the keys, not only to your heart, but also to their very own piece of paradise in the shape of a love nest over looking Brazil’s stunning Praia do Amor – Love Beach.
Brazil and Britain ‘top’ and ‘bottom’ of international optimism poll
Hot on the heels of power and prosperity, it has been revealed that the world’s optimism is also now shifting to the emerging economic nations.
Brazilian developer praises ‘savvy’ British property investors
According to multi award-winning Brazilian developer Grup Immobiliari Natal Brasil, Britain produces some highly astute property investors. The Company, which works in partnership with specialist Brazil estate agent uv10.com, describes British buyers as being “more informed about property investment than other Europeans” - it seems we win top marks for our research skills.
More good news for Brazil
With excitement already building for FIFA World Cup Brazil in 2014, a new survey by tourism marketing experts, Pangaea Network, confirms that the South American nation has plenty to look forward to. Of the travel professionals polled, the majority agreed that hosting an international football tournament will do more to boost a nation than any other sporting event – four times more popular than motor racing which ranked in second place.
Election result keeps Brazil on the right track
After a second round of voting, Brazil now has its first female President - Dilma Rousseff. Hand-picked by her predecessor and fellow Workers’ Party member, Lula Inácio da Silva, Rousseff is expected to continue his immensely popular social policies and propel Brazil from the world’s eighth largest economy to an impressive fifth by the time the Olympic Games open in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
Brazil agent gets gold in OPP Awards for Excellence 2010
Barely six months since winning Best Small Agent 2010 in the Association of International Property Professionals (AIPP) Awards, uv10.com was once again top dog at the Overseas Property Professional (OPP) Awards for Excellence 2010 – this time scooping Best Estate Agent (Gold) in front of a prestigious London ExCeL audience.
Staged payments on wish list for Brazil property investors
With holiday home buyers mainly confined to the sidelines, foreign interest in Brazilian real estate is still booming thanks to a huge influx of pure investors eager to cash in on Brazil’s flourishing economy and growth in the domestic housing sector.
Brazil property market - Exponential bubble-free growth
In Brazil it’s actually both fun and rewarding to be an estate agent right now. Soaring economic growth (8.8% GDP for Q2 2010 – higher than anticipated) coupled with progressive government programmes aimed to give low-income families easier access to mortgages means that there are literally queues of people signing up for off-plan property.