Blogcritics Author: LiamBaileyDSR

Investing in Property: Established or Emerging Market?

LiamBaileyDSR — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 13:47:30 EST

Which market is better? It depends on the type of buyer you are and the type of purchase you are making.
There is currently a lot of doubt over the future of the emerging property market. A while back when talk of the credit crunch first began, there were reports that people were increasingly investing in established markets like Germany. Currently some people who are knowledgeable in the field are advising that most of the money invested in the...

Canada Property Market Unaffected by U.S. Woes

LiamBaileyDSR — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:40:37 EST

Canada's economy continues to grow, even as the U.S. struggles. A cheap property in Quebec is a shrewd investment.
As the U.S. property market continues to make the news for all the wrong reasons, Canada continues to grow into one of the best places in the world to make an overseas property investment. Advantages include low total transaction costs of between 4.7% to 11%, a moderate capital gains tax equivalent to 12.5%, no inheritance tax, and manageable...

The Two Faces of Thailand's Property Market

LiamBaileyDSR — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:35:43 EST

Badly affected by political turmoil, there's fight in Thailand's property market yet.
Potential investors who are currently considering an overseas property purchase in Asia will probably have Thailand on their short list at the outset. Upon looking into it, they will find property investment in Thailand is currently a two-sided coin. On the one hand Bangkok has recently been listed among the top 20 tourism destinations in the...

The Big Attraction of Costa Rican Investment Property

LiamBaileyDSR — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 15:41:04 EST

Costa Rica is one of the hottest emerging markets. Find out what all the fuss is about.
As part of the phenomenon that Latin American real estate markets have become, and like so many of its neighbours, Costa Rica is amid an unprecedented real estate boom. What sets Costa Rica apart from its neighbours, and in fact the world, is its incredibly stable and peaceful democracy and society as a whole. The Costa Rican army was disbanded in...

The Explosion of Panama's Property Market - Who Lit the Fuse?

LiamBaileyDSR — Sun, 6 Jan 2008 06:43:45 EST

The factors possibly contributing to the unprecendented boom in Panama's property market.
Simply incredible. That's the only way to describe the property boom in Panama. About 30,000 units were built between July 2006 and July 2007, another 40,000 announced and/or being built, and rental yields are going through the roof. Tourism and business are equally attracted. Global corporations like Hilton are building skyscraping hotel complexes...