Overseas Property
International investors will drive British Columbia market for years
Vancouver and the province of British Columbia, Canada, have the economic indicators, quality of life, and regulatory provisions in place to provide property investors with a safer environment for their money.
Dominican Republic property investment gets a boost
Thompsons, the travel giant have announced new routes in their premier range, the crème de la crème of package holiday experiences. One of the new packages is to Samana in the Dominican Republic, which is great news for the Caribbean Republic trying to emerge onto the global property scene.
UK buyers do not control the overseas property market
“UK buyers do not control the overseas property market and are not the governing body where the world’s property market is concerned”, says Serge Cowan, MD, Unique Living, London based agents working in niche property markets throughout the world.
Is Gordon Driving people to move overseas?
As record numbers of Britons leave the country permanently to live abroad, new research indicates that Gordon Brown might be responsible.
Brits prefer to gamble on volatile currency markets
UK investors would prefer to gamble their dreams of owning a property abroad on volatile currency markets rather than fix the exchange rates according to currency exchange specialists FC Exchange.
The views, a Moroccan alternative to saturated Spain
Aside from the six Plan Azur coastal resorts, the Moroccan Government has various other Action Plans on the go throughout the country, Tamuda Bay being one of them.
Isla Margarita – Investor-friendly overseas investment
As the air seeps out of many global property markets investors face the ever-toughening challenge of seeking out a safe yet lucrative investment opportunity.
Hurghada’s Pearl Vista - Top quality at rock-bottom prices
Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Hurghada enjoys enduring popularity with divers, golfers and beach-lovers all underpinned by the fact that winter sun can be reached in less than five hours from major European cities (London 4.5 hours, Munich 4 hours, Rome 3.5 hours). This is far from long-haul.
Natal Ocean Club – A designer collection
When investing in emerging markets, ‘cheap’ can truly be cheerful. Low entry prices of tens of thousands of euros can reap good returns and give you a pretty decent holiday bolt-hole to boot.
Due diligence in Bulgaria
Last month Bulgaria's Directorate for National Construction Supervision (DNCS) announced 193 demolition orders for illegally constructed property across its coastline.
Gibraltar – Costa Del Sol’s rock solid book-end
Gibraltar is a special case, less than 7km² in area with a population of just 29,000, but one of the most affluent communities on the planet.
Life's a beach and golf and... an underwater city?
Where do you get all three? And what is a city doing underwater anyway? Answer : The Sahl Hasheesh (meaning Green Valley) megaresort - A mystical and timeless spectacular new resort on Egypt's Red sea coast just half an hour South of Hurghada. Sahl Hasheesh will compare with just about any world class resort when completed.
Why investing in the GO Zone makes fiscal sense
According to leading real estate investors in America, now that the United States is entering the lowest point in its property market cycle and people are getting more and more serious about selling off their real estate stock no matter how low they have to go, there are more opportunities than ever for those who can buy in and who want to profit over the long-term.
Berlin property a safe harbour in financial storm
With the recent economic woes keeping many people awake at night, where can investors find a low-risk overseas investment property? In the midst of the financial storm, Berlin is a safe harbour.
Berlin hot for property investment
According to a major study into the Berlin housing market in the first quarter of 2008, rental rates are growing in every district in the city. It is 50/50; in 6 of the 12 districts rental rate growth is accelerating, and in the other 6 it is slowing, but in none are rents bottoming out or falling.