Published on 14 January 2006 at 02:44 pm
Filed in Europe:- Estonia
Despite the fact that freehold ownership of real estate in Estonia has only been possible since the end of Soviet occupation, the property buying process in Estonia is well established, straightforward and inexpensive.
Published on 13 January 2006 at 12:25 pm
Filed in Middle East:- Egypt
As a foreign investor you have the right to own real estate and land in Egypt, but unfortunately the property registry in Egypt is out of date, incomplete and many believe only 10% of properties in Egypt are actually registered - naturally this creates a problem for the property investor.
Published on 11 January 2006 at 06:01 pm
Filed in Middle East:- Dubai
In direct contrast to the highly sophisticated sales process in Dubai which sees developers and estate agents presenting potential clients with superior show homes to view and lovely brochures to peruse, the property buying process in Dubai currently lacks some sophistication and transparency.
Published on 10 January 2006 at 06:27 pm
Filed in Europe:- Czech Republic
Since the Czech Republic joined the European Union in 2004 the property buying process and related rules and regulations for foreign freehold ownership of real estate in the Czech Republic have been streamlined and simplified.
Published on 09 January 2006 at 04:24 pm
Filed in Europe:- Romania
As Romania continues its progress towards EU accession with its entry date confirmed as January 2007, so the rules relating to foreign freehold ownership of land and property in Romania are changing to come in line with the European Union’s regulations.
Published on 06 January 2006 at 05:29 pm
Filed in Europe:- Cyprus
Since the Republic of Cyprus joined the EU back in 2004 the property buying process has become even simpler for EU based real estate investors.
Published on 05 January 2006 at 03:44 pm
Filed in Europe:- Croatia
Any foreign buyer considering purchasing investment property in Croatia should be aware that their right to own real estate in Croatia is based on the reciprocity principal whereby theoretically a Croatian has to be entitled to freehold ownership of property in the foreign purchaser’s country of origin.
Published on 04 January 2006 at 05:55 pm
Filed in South/Central America:- Costa Rica
The Costa Rican real estate purchase process is relatively simple, straightforward and well regulated and an investor contemplating making an investment into the property market in this stunning Central American country will benefit from a well developed title registration system as well.
Published on 03 January 2006 at 06:00 pm
Filed in Asia:- China
Because the Chinese real estate market is in its infancy having only truly been established in the mid 1990s, the official real estate buying process is relatively poorly documented and property investors can find it quite a struggle to get a definitive answer about how the purchase process will proceed.
Published on 02 January 2006 at 03:57 pm
Filed in South/Central America:- Caribbean
The region known as ‘the Caribbean’ comprises circa 7,000 islands and countries that are organized into twenty five territories and which either lie in or border the Caribbean Sea.