Overseas Property Investment

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

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 [...]

An estimated five year surplus in Spanish real estate is hindering recovery in some regions, while prices are beginning to rebound in other parts of the country. Prime properties in areas of high demand continue to attract buyers, typically mid- to long-range cash purchases intended for the owner’s…

The number of real estate transactions grew for the first time in 13 months in Spain last quarter, but with volume still off 60% from the market’s peak, claiming recovery would be premature. An excess of supply, tight credit and hard economic times have hurt the holiday home sector, which has also been…

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The Gulf city state’s debt problems offer an important lesson – unpredictable, unsustainable and unclear policies are a no-no.
After two difficult years, most come away with the thought that financial markets the world over should have stabilised. Sure, the extraordinary steps taken to stop the panic resulted in flooding the global system with trillions of [...]

Setbacks for Spanish real estate in 2009 could be compounded by further losses in the year ahead, while the gulf between expectations and reality continues in bank inflation of property valuations. Devastating unemployment and recession have eroded home sales, forcing banks to provide debt relief or…

The Spanish real estate market continues to struggle, and housing and rental prices are falling steadily. With unemployment rising, and a new government tax hike anticipated, experts believe that 2010 will hold even more bad news for Spain’s real estate market. See the following article from Global…

The number of tenant defaults continues to rise in Spain, and many expat landlords are ill-prepared to deal with the legal and financial ramifications of eviction, or the loss of rental income. Expat landlords can reduce their financial exposure and risks by investing in rent protection and legal expense…

ISKANDAR Malaysia in Johor could surpass the US$13 billion (RM44 billion) foreign direct investment target for its first phase of development due to fresh investment interest from Hong Kong, South Korea and Europe.
To date, the economic zone has received 92 per cent, or US$11 billion, of the targeted amount in the first phase of investment.
“We [...]

The renewed optimism in worldwide economic recovery is playing out in the European commercial property market as investor demand has helped stabilize prime yield rates, and in many cases buoyed prices. As the market resurgence spreads, renewing investor interest from Spain to Paris, prime locations…

Recent reports of deceleration in price declines in Spanish real estate, especially in resales, are being met with guarded optimism by industry insiders who fear the actual situation is much worse. While some regions of Spain remain attractive to foreign investors, overall residential construction levels…