The news in the United States says times are difficult for home buyers right now… for both first-time buyers and those moving to a new home. Prices are still strong in most markets (although they’re down by double-digit percentages in some markets like San Francisco), and mortgage rates are still high (although they’ve dropped below […]
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Top Takeaways From The 2023 Global Property Summit “Be in the market.” Lief Simon kicked off the 2023 Global Property Summit with this advice
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The Rules For Buying Off-Plan Real Estate Buying off-plan property has many advantages, but it also has many pitfalls. I bought an off-plan apartment in Leeds, U.K., 20 years ago. It was the third property I ever bought. I naively trusted someone whom I had known for years, and I lost my rear end to
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“Imagine yourself sitting on this veranda each afternoon,” said my real estate agent, “watching the sun sink into the horizon straight out there. The orientation of this unit couldn’t be better.” I glanced down at my compass—something I always carry when looking at real estate—and saw we were facing south. That doesn’t bode well for
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A number of years ago, I bought a terrific property in Vilcabamba, Ecuador, from a friend. It was a good-sized parcel of land with a simple home and a guest cottage… and over 150 feet of river frontage. With a bounty of tropical fruits, coffee plants, and surrounded by beautiful mountains, it was a real
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How To Avoid Losing Money When Buying Real Estate Overseas From vacation rentals to productive land, we talk a lot here about ways to make money in overseas property. But it’s equally important to understand how things can go wrong out there on the battlefield… so you can defend yourself. Today, OPA Senior Editor Lief
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Northern Cyprus is touted as “the Las Vegas of the Mediterranean”… With 20 casinos and a growing number of luxury resorts, it’s understandable how it picked up this tagline. But, in many ways, the mythical birthplace of both Aphrodite and Adonis is a world apart from Caesars Palace… The Population Density For starters, you have
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A new WhatsApp message dings from my sister in Dubai… “We camped in the desert last night. Got a new car and lots of camping gear, so we decided to trial it. We slept in a rooftop tent with a great big mattress and had a pop-up tent on the ground with a camping toilet.”
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My advice for you this week is… dream big! Picture yourself swinging in a hammock, sipping an icy beverage, and listening to the waves lapping the soft, sandy shore just steps away. Many people share this dream, especially during cold, blustery winters when warm temperatures seem so far away. Most dreamers limit their tropical-getaway scenario
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Buying a property overseas opens up an exciting new way of life. And it’s always a good way to diversify your geopolitical footprint as well as your financial holdings. But one of the biggest benefits of buying abroad is the possibility of obtaining residency in a foreign country. It gives us another place that, when
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