Overseas Property Investment

The most recent portugal property investment news from a variety of international property news sources.

The International property market has experienced a gloomy couple of years but it now seems that fresh optimism is spreading across the globe with an assurance that the market is back on track for growth in 2010 and beyond. New York and London properties markets have mirrored the continuous price increases in the East (Hong [...]

Where’s best to invest? Here’s our list of the best global locations where property prices dipped but are sure to bounce back. Published annually, the Knight Frank Prime International Residential Index gives a reliable insight into the state of worldwide property markets. It’s impossible to ignore the effects of the global recession on the international [...]

Coming off a record poor performance in 2009, Portugal’s commercial property market is poised for a turnaround as confidence returns. Momentum is building among investors, while cautious optimism marks the retail mood, only the office sector is still stagnant. See the following article from Property…

By now anyone who hasn’t been living under a stone for the last month has heard of the Greek financial crisis. Basically, Greek has a massive budget deficit and investors have grown concerned about the government’s ability to bring it back under control, which has subsequently weakened the EU and the euro — not least [...]

Members of Portugal’s real estate industry are firing back to correct an entrenched myth that puts them in an unflattering light. The common misconception being discussed is that additional charges routinely add up to 15% of the property’s purchase price. The true number, according to these advocates…

A worrying trend appears to be emerging in Ireland – overseas ‘property investors’ seem to be walking away from their foreign property investments in their droves. People who bought during the boom years are now finding the value of their properties has slumped to the point that they are having to simply hand their keys [...]

Back in September, we blogged about TweetLister a new and innovative real estate listing service that list properties for sale and rent via the micro-blogging platform – Twitter. Quite a lot has changed at TweetLister since our last feature. So we asked Lloyd Chrein (pictured on the right), a founding Partner at TweetLister.com to update [...]

With a temperate climate, medieval castles, beaches, olive groves, vineyards, wooded hilltops and a soon to be completed new airport, the Alentejo region of Portugal has much to offer foreigners seeking an attractive and quiet European getaway. With residential home prices in Evora ranging from 50,000…

Generous borrowing terms coupled with favorable interest rates and property prices are luring risk-averse British investors to the French real estate market. This is giving France an edge over previous leader Spain in business reported by overseas mortgage dealer Condi. Turkey, Portugal, and Italy are…

International Golf & Resort Management (IGRM) – the UK golf and hotel operator offering services to golf clubs, integrated resorts and residential developments around the world, has opened a new office in Marbella to assist owners and operators of golf clubs, hotels and resorts on the Costa del Sol manage their businesses through ‘La Crisis.’ [...]