Your Guide to International Property

While many a property investor chase bargains in new markets around the world (which in cases such as Cape Verde and India may be very exciting indeed), the old favourites retain their appeal. Poll after poll in recent months has shown that, for all the new opportunities that are out there, France and Spain are still the most popular.

France’s popularity was noticed by property agents VEF. Remarking on this, Easier Property noted that already with the year a week old the company was reporting a 50 per cent rise on the equivalent seven days in 2007.

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The Munich Property fund consists of 3 mixed-use commercial properties in Munich, Germany. The 6,387 sqm portfolio investment offers investors the opportunity to diversify risk across both retail & office sectors in the appealing German commercial market.
 

Location:

The selected commercial properties are very well located with 2 of the properties located in an upmarket residential district 13km south of the city centre and the other close to the city centre.Munich is very well developed from a transportation point of view and includes a subway, local trains, bus service and 8 motorways. From an international perspective its airport is one of the busiest in Europe accommodating in excess of 30 million passengers annually while its is also served by a high speed train network that connects with leading German & European cities.

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Germany’s structure as a Federal state has ensured that its real estate market is characterised by a number of key cities rather than one dominant capital. Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich are seen as the Top 5 cities, however international investors are frequently attracted to locations other than these such as Cologne, Dresden, Leipzig or Stuttgart. The reasons for recent growth in German property prices have been a mixture of low borrowing costs, the prospects for economic and rental growth together with reasonably attractive yields. The previous East and West differentiation appears to be vanishing and the top purchase prices are being paid in Munich (the most expensive real estate market in Germany).

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The British press is having a field day with the story of a retired couple in Spain who watched their house bulldozed by the government last week.

Helen and Leonard Prior reportedly spent £570,000 to buy and fix up a villa in Vera, which they nicknamed “Tranquilidad.” A few days ago “Tranquilidad” was torn down, after the government declared the house was built without proper permits. As chronicled by the Telegraph and Daily Mail, Leonard Prior collapsed in anguish as his dream home was destroyed. [Read more →]

A property purchase in the Caribbean has many advantages for foreign property buyers and is ideal for holiday-let property investments.  Important consideration when purchasing any tourist based property investment is whether or not the tourism will continue to grow and whether there is a long rental period. 

The Caribbean is ideal and fits all the major requirements, yet there are even more added benefits. Areas in the Caribbean include: Trinidad and Tobago; Dominican Republic; Haiti; St. Vincent; Barbados; Martinique; St. Lucia; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Bermuda; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Colombia; Cuba; Dominica; Grenada; Dominican Republic; Honduras; Jamaica; Montserrat; Navassa Island; Netherlands Atilles; Nicaragua; Puerto Rico; St. Kitts and Nevas; St Vincenta and the Grenadines; Turks and Caicos; U.S Virgin Isles.

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