The top investment opportunities from around the world…
At Overseas Property Alert we understand that not everyone wants to live or retire overseas. Some of our readers are more interested in diversifying their investment portfolio to include overseas opportunities. This page is where we share the latest news about international projects and our personal picks for the top investments around the world.
Our team offers several decades of research and investing our own money, and we believe that real estate and agriculture are some of the most secure investments available. No investment is guaranteed of course, but in general, real estate defies most challenges and people will always need to eat.
Sometimes an exciting investment has a short window of opportunity or a small number of available units and potential investors need to act quickly. Other times, we have enticed the developers to create additional offers, exclusively for our followers to make sure everyone has the chance to participate.
Some of the top investments you’ll see featured here include real estate developments in locations such as Panama, Brazil, Northern Cyprus, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic. We’ll share stories about green living in Lisbon, Medellín, Ljubljana, Saint-Chinian, and the Cayo District. You can also learn how to establish a second residency or citizenship through real estate investment.
Since the real estate purchase process is different around the world, we strive to educate you about what to expect, the pitfalls to avoid, and how to protect your investment especially if you don’t live near the property you purchase. You’ll find insider information from other expats with their boots on the ground in many desirable locations and experts you can reach out to with questions.
Whether you are considering a beachfront property in a tourist destination for rental income returns, or a quiet place to visit occasionally and maybe use for full-time retirement down the road, or a quick turn on your investment dollar, we have you covered.
On the agricultural front, some of our top investment suggestions include solar-powered hydroponic farming in Thailand, fruit orchards in Central America, timber forestry projects in Colombia and Panama, truffles in France and Spain, and new opportunities arising from post-pandemic businesses.
We continue to cover the world, looking for more investment opportunities to meet your needs and diverse options to help you build a solid investment portfolio.
Athens is one of the world’s most iconic cities. Named after Athena, goddess of wisdom, it’s one of the oldest cities with a recorded history that stretches back 3,400 years. An ancient center for democracy, the arts, education, and philosophy, it’s considered the cradle of Western civilization. But Athens’s importance isn’t stuck in the past. […]
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Across the globe, many property markets face shortages of affordable housing—particularly for students, young professionals, and the working class. Supply struggles to keep pace with demand, creating challenges for communities and opportunities for investors. Large institutional firms have become active in this space… but you don’t need to be backed by billions to get involved.
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Panama is booming—both economically and demographically. Its middle class is expanding at an astonishing rate. In 2023, it grew to 60%, outpacing the U.S., where the middle class shrank to 51%. But there’s a catch: Panama faces a housing shortage of 100,000 middle-income homes. That’s where this investment opportunity in David, Panama, comes in… It’s
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Each year, we take an integrated snapshot of property prices in key markets around the world. These are markets that we follow internally because they have been a good source of opportunity over the years. Taking snapshots of what properties are selling for is a good way to monitor long-term trends in market performance… But
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In late 2022, I took a scouting trip to Montenegro. It wasn’t a new market for us at Live And Invest Overseas; we’d already been established here for a number of years. Still, Lief sent me to meet with our local contacts, vet the developments we recommend, and establish new connections. As I would on
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I just returned from David, Panama, where I traveled to see the progress at one of the most popular investment opportunities that Live And Invest Overseas has ever offered. The play is an investment in local housing. Panama has a growing middle class but a shortage of middle-income housing. This opportunity addresses that supply-versus-demand issue
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Panama’s property markets continue to hold opportunity for investors in the know. During 2023, the value of residential construction in Panama rose by over 18% to $747 million after rising by over 21% in 2022 and 83% in 2021. Demand is strong and continues to rise. Last year, home sales were up by 21%, and
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I’ve never been much into stocks. It’s not that I have any ideological objection to them or anything like that. I always just thought they took too much time and management. The market goes up and down all the time—I would have to be looking at my portfolio every day and judging when to buy
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Montenegro offers a welcoming environment to foreign companies, including a low corporate tax rate (9% to 15%), great economic freedom, and monetary stability.
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