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Published on 08 May 2008 at 07:45 am
Filed in Property News for Brazil
There comes a time in every real estate writers life when you have to stop beating about the bush and that time at Amberlamb is now! Yes, it’s true, we believe in Brazil and what’s more, we believe in Brazilian property and here’s why…
For one thing, Standard and Poor’s have upgraded the nation’s credit rating to ‘investment grade’ – really at this point we need say no more…but we will! For another thing the rate at which the population is expanding in Brazil represents increasing demand. The population is also slowly but steadily enjoying an expansion of personal wealth. Then there’s the oil, the housing shortage, the booming tourism industry and the amazing economy…
Published on 07 May 2008 at 09:35 am
Filed in Property News for Croatia
Croatia has been given something of a hammering in the media of late because of its high property prices and the fact that the government seems to be doing less than a good job of protecting prime real estate from being sold off to overseas investors.
Added to these issues is the fact that internationally speaking, there is less money about to be ploughed into property just now and so is it worth buying property in Croatia now or has that bubble burst and is it a market that has emerged in terms of presenting all of its appeal?
Published on 28 April 2008 at 09:26 am
Filed in Property News for Brazil
The legendary US real estate investor and entrepreneur Sam Zell has intimated that Brazil is one of the few markets in the world where there is room for property investment speculation and success in the short term. His comments are backed up by positive economic data emerging from the nation, and by the fact that on the whole, business and foreign direct investment sentiment relating to Brazil is positive.
But rather than just head for the north-eastern coastline and the Natal province in particular and target the strong tourism market, there are more than enough opportunities to be had in Brazil if you align your investment approach with the strong emergence of housing demand in the middle to lower income brackets.
Published on 20 April 2008 at 10:11 am
Filed in Property News for Romania
The rest of the world is worried about the lack of credit available from mortgage lenders, the high levels of debt that many consumers and businesses have found themselves in, the gloomy economic prospects in the likes of the US and the UK and the fact that housing markets everywhere are starting to feel the pinch of all this negative financial energy…so why is the Romanian property market expanding?
Seriously – why?
Published on 17 April 2008 at 02:14 pm
Filed in Property News for Bulgaria
We’re tired, oh so tired of it all already – all the talk of an untenable global credit situation, all the talk of house prices crashing and consumer confidence failing. But I suppose we’d better get used to it as nothing is going to change for a good few months yet! The new jazzy tabloid style reporting that even the great BBC seems to have adopted will whine on about it all for months and months and yet, you know what, it’s not all doom and gloom for the globe’s property markets!
In this article we’d like to impart some wise words for the future of the Bulgarian property economy. A property economy that many might think will be one of the first to fail as British and Irish investor interest ebbs away.
Published on 10 April 2008 at 09:22 am
Filed in Property News for Montenegro
Well, with the news that Montenegro is to get direct scheduled flights from the UK finally, we couldn’t resist the corny title for this article! Yes folks, it’s the news that we’ve all been waiting for, Montenegro Airlines are starting a scheduled service from Gatwick from June – not Stansted or City airport as had been previously suggested, but good old Gatwick. This bodes positively for the country’s booming tourism industry and is of course fabulous news for property investors.
But the good news for Montenegro doesn’t stop there – this really is a nation with a healthy property market that is bucking the global downturn! There has been a massive upward pricing trend of 26% for prime property in Montenegro, and now the government says it is well on track with its ‘homework assignments’ for EU entry.
Published on 01 April 2008 at 09:01 am
Filed in Property News for Thailand
After the bloodless political turmoil that Thailand has encountered of late and which is hopefully resolved now that a democratically elected government has been returned to power, there are those who are coming out strongly in favour of property investment in Thailand.
So, we thought we’d revisit the investment property market in Thailand for our readers because we feel the picture is far more complicated than simply a political one! After all, the entire globe is on the cusp of a financial squeeze thanks to the adverse credit situation that probably really arose because of ignorant lending behaviour among banks that should’ve known better. You know we’re right!
Published on 31 March 2008 at 08:50 am
Filed in Property News for Malaysia
Despite the continued strength of the Malaysian economy which is predicted to enjoy growth in the region of 5.8% this year, and the popularity of the nation as a business hub in the still affluent Asian region, the recent ‘United Nations Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific’ report highlights the fact that the Malaysian property market is not immune to the global financial situation.
Whilst Malaysia is relatively well positioned to survive any pending global economic slowdown in many sectors of its economy thanks to the fact that it is an oil exporter and has managed to diversify its export base to include emerging markets, real estate is one area of the economy that could well be hit hard.
Published on 25 March 2008 at 08:06 am
Filed in Property News for Turkey
It’s official – no longer are the likes of Dublin, London, Barcelona or Budapest worthy of your real estate investment cash, Istanbul is the number one location for property investment money in 2008 according to the Urban Land Institute and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
In their excellent and fascinating ‘Emerging Trends in Real Estate Europe 2008’ report which focuses on both old and new Europe, Istanbul’s residential and commercial sectors were highly ranked as investment prospects and for developmental advancement. So, if you were looking where to expand your portfolio in 2008, look no further than Turkey’s developing property market.
Published on 18 March 2008 at 10:02 am
Filed in Property News for Panama
Ho him, the highly respected Homes Overseas magazine recently published a piece all about Panama and quoted Amberlamb. Which was nice.
The only trouble is, the world and his wife will now be looking at the investment prospects in this country and presenting themselves as prey to some of the less than scrupulous sales agents that exist in Panama. Not exclusively you understand, they exist everywhere, but in Panama there are a number of scams and tricks that are fairly unique to the country’s property market. So we thought we’d better add a bit of a addendum to the ‘Where to Lay Your Hat’ piece in Homes Overseas...namely, buying property in Panama safely and securely.
