Overseas Property Investment

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

Investing in real estate can be tricky. For a start, those who intend to make a quick buck by “flipping” property within a few months will find that it is risky, especially in a property market less buoyant than in Hong Kong or Singapore. The alternative is hard work, that is, managing residential properties (and [...]

PETALING JAYA: Sunway REIT, which made its debut on Bursa Malaysia on July 8, has set a new industry benchmark in the local real estate investment trust (REIT) market (M-REIT) by adopting best practices in its business model, market disclosure and corporate governance practices. Sunway REIT is the largest in the country in terms of [...]

Nicaragua is an original Member of the WTO, and attaches considerable importance to its participation in the multilateral trading system. Since the beginning of 1990s, Nicaragua has engaged in multilateral negotiations, regional and bilateral negotiations (Free Trade Agreements). Preferential agreements have become an important component of trade liberalization in Nicaragua. The country offers: 48 universities [...]

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 [...]

The Canadian Real Estate Association has downgraded its growth forecast. This is no shock in the current climate, but what is shocking is that the CREA is now predicting that Canadian property prices will be falling again in 2011. The Canadian property market shocked the many people who thought it would be infected by the [...]

The Global Peace Index 2010 (GPI) revealed recently that Nicaragua remains the second safest country in Central America. The study conducted by GPI evaluates over 149 countries and includes indicators such as the levels of military expenditure, its relations with neighboring countries, number of homicides, level of organized conflict and the level of respect for [...]

SHANGHAI: Malaysian conglomerate Hong Leong Group(HLG) is to create a luxury hotel chain in China, with at least ten Guoman Hotels over the next five years. Violet Lee, Group Managing Director of Guocoland China, HLG’s property investment arm here, told reporters at a special interview, the company would bring the unique English hospitality to the [...]

PETALING JAYA: IGB Corp Bhd is ready to take on bigger challenges after having built a substantial portfolio of properties in the retail, hospitality and high-end residential sectors. »Our Mid Valley Megamall that is parked under KrisAssets Holdings Bhd is doing very well« ROBERT TAN CHUNG MENG With the stronger ringgit and the company’s low [...]

Marc Talon of Puertobahiavillas.com is an accomplished executive in one of the most competitive real estate markets in the world who has created both image and brand for some of the most sought after residential communities in the Western United States. He established himself as one of the best performers of sell outs for numerous [...]

GELANG PATAH: UEM Land Holdings Bhd is targeting more international investors to participate in the development of Nusajaya this year. »Nusajaya will have enough content to attract investors and residents« DATUK WAN ABDULLAH WAN IBRAHIM Its managing director Datuk Wan Abdullah Wan Ibrahim said the company was eyeing investors from China, India, Europe, Singapore, South [...]