Overseas Property

Buyers outside Euro Zone not affected by credit crunch

Countries outside the Euro Zone are not affected by the current credit crunch. Traditional countries such as Spain, and Portugal, where the British have bought in huge numbers over the years, are feeling the pinch, whereas other countries such as Turkey are not.

Albania property most popular in 2008 so far

The David Stanley Redfern Ltd sales team has revealed that Albania is the most popular location with investors in 2008 so far.

Flamenco to regenerate Jerez

The genteel southern Spanish city of Jerez is certainly known for its fortified wine, in fact we Anglicized the city’s name to come up with our own word for the tipple, ‘sherry’, however, few also realize it’s the cradle and spiritual home of the gypsy-Andalucian art of flamenco.

Titan Properties fixes exchange rate dilemma

June 2008 confirms a 17% drop in value for the pound against the euro versus this time last year. British investors are tapping at their calculators and talking themselves out of an overseas purchase.

GEM Estates enlarges dollar portfolio

The Great British pound is anything less than ‘great’ against the euro right now with a pound buying a paltry 1.25 euros at the time of writing. The euro has seen its largest ever year-on-year gain (17.26%) against the British currency and everything eurozone is looking expensive from piña coladas to property.

Immediate rental income in the Dominican Republic

As part of GEM Estates’ timely shift towards dollar markets, the Dominican Republic has emerged as a serious contender for overseas property investors.

Exclusive new golf development for eastern Algarve

Roxbury is currently marketing an exclusive new golf development in the Eastern Algarve. Monte Rei´s vision is simple – to create an unrivalled world class golf and leisure destination, offering a premium service both on and off the golf course and unlike anything ever seen before on the Iberian Peninsula.

Philippines property: Internal sales increase as external fall

According to a Reuters Real Estate report, the number of Philippines properties being bought by Filipinos based in the U.S. and other countries has began to fall because of U.S. economic woes, but development continues to grow, as the shortfall is picked up by increasing sales to Filipino's from within the country.

Overseas Exchange Bond: key to riding the credit crunch

According to experts at CM Real Estate, the Exchange Bond has become a lifeline for intermediaries and property advisers keen to help clients continue buying in spite of the gloomy financial climate.

Take a risk and reap the rewards

As Jim Bowen rather insensitively pulled back a screen to show losing Bullseye game show contestants “what they could have won” there are many shrewd property investors sitting on tidy profits whilst those who believed that claims of double digit capital appreciation were too good to be true rue missed opportunities.