Overseas Property Investment

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

Madrid office rents have fallen 30% since the crisis began, but still rents have risen, which shows just how much prices of commercial property have been eroded in Spain. But still the consensus indicates that investors should be waiting for a little while yet before pouncing on the bottomed market.   77% of the 154 [...]

This one is bound to have sent a few shivers down the overseas property industry’s spine. South African President Jacob Zuma is thought to be coming nearer to banning foreign ownership of land in the country. However, the ban may not be as alarming as the headlines read. “Land reform will now be based on [...]

A few months ago, a report by the National Association of Realtors told us that Florida is by far the most popular region with foreign buyers with 22% of sales. The next closest was California with 12%, followed by Arizona with 11% and then Texas with 7%. Also dominant in the market was Canadians. Taking [...]

Despite lowered seller expectations, around a million properties are sitting on the Spanish market, threatening further price setbacks and keeping construction subdued. Bright spots in Spain were Madrid and the Balearic rental market, while island vacation home havens like Costa del Sol in Malaga have…

Despite lowered seller expectations, around a million properties are sitting on the Spanish market, threatening further price setbacks and keeping construction subdued. Bright spots in Spain were Madrid and the Balearic rental market, while island vacation home havens like Costa del Sol in Malaga have…

Down to earth property prices are driving foreign sales in Mallorca, the Spanish island already benefiting from its unique charm and balanced supply. Spain’s construction sector remains grim, but the appeal of Mallorca should fuel future development along with broader recovery for the hard-hit nation…

Still a favorite spot for vacation home buyers, Spain’s coastal regions suffered the most in the country’s year-long price slump. Recent months have seen sharper price decline, along with record repossessions, despite more robust activity -jeopardizing the real estate market’s recovery in Spain. See…

Spain’s property market is a mixed picture, complicated by contradicting statistics, however, the overall outlook for prospective buyers is positive. Barcelona and the Balearic Coast are a couple of standouts, but Spanish real estate sales remain well below the 2007-08 levels, and asking prices appear…

Further evidence has emerged that the Chinese government’s efforts to cool the housing market are finally bearing fruit. According to the government index of 70 cities, house prices fell 0.1% in June compared to May, the first month on month decline since March last year according to experts. Experts believe that this is the first [...]

One thing that this global recession and accompanying housing crash has shown us is that the ultimate in prime property will hold its value, and in fact grow during such times. We recently profiled the most expensive homes in the world, and compared it to a similar list we compiled in 2008. Not only did [...]