Say hello to another year of uncertainty. That’s the common sense prescription for real estate investing in 2011, and anyone who says things are just peachy is trying to sell you something. With high unemployment rates, tighter financing rules, and over speculation in the market, we can’t really expect anything other than a continued decline [...]

The UK is in recession, as is the US and most of Europe. However, not all countries in the world are suffering in the same way. Brazil, for example, is booming. Interest rates are low – yes, like they are in the US and the UK, but inflation is stable and employment levels are rising [...]

Property Frontiers, the international real estate investment group, has come up with a list of the top property investment hotspots around the world for 2009. Top of the pile is PANAMA. It has a strong economy, a favourable tax regime, and businesses are attracted by its offshore banking facilities. This makes it attractive for property [...]

In real estate, there is a saying, The only three things that matter in real estate are location, location and location. The fact is that a ten bedroom, eight bath home with cathedral ceilings and a swimming pool that is sitting next to a trash heap is nearly worthless. On the other hand a little [...]

Google Trends have produced more and more data for the real estate market. Let us study 2 search terms “Overseas Property” and “International Property“.  For “international property” Google Trends has been monitoring data since early 2004. For “overseas property” there is less data available, and the trends are only available with significant data since early [...]

Demand for long term rentals on Lanzarote is going through the roof. As a growing number of disaffected British and Irish residents seek to escape the growing economic gloom for a brighter future abroad. According to new figures just released by the leading Lanzarote Property portal, Lanzarote Guidebook. The websites second quarter analysis of the [...]

Where best to invest? The downturn could be ending in Florida – good exchange rates for foreign investors and a bounce in the market suggest Florida is worth investigating.