Top 10 non-eu property buying spots

[robh]

Originally Posted by The Iain Stewart

Your right Dubai has slowed down for the Brits, but it is still booming for other international clients, we get hundreds of enquiries every day for people wanting to buy in Dubai, mainly from Pakistan, India, Japan, USA, Africa and Australia.

I have heard way too many horror stories about Brazil, especially the coastal resorts, I know some people who have been ripped off big time there.

I understand that Rio and Sao Paulo are booming though. Do you have anything in the cities?

Iain

Wow, if you are getting hundreds of enquiries a day, then you are doing much better than the major property portals who aren't getting anywhere near that about Dubai nor anywhere else at the moment.

I am sorry to hear about your friends, but I can easily dig up the lots of horror stories about the UAE. Last I heard you couldn't even swim in the sea in Dubai becuase there is nowhere for the sewerage to go except into the sea.

As for Brazil we don't do the cities, we only do certain areas on the N/E coast where we know the area very well and know the developer.

Rob.

[robh]

Originally Posted by The Iain Stewart

Thanks for the feedback Rob, let me know if you get anything in the cities of Sao Paulo or Rio in the future, I am sure we will have clients for those areas.

Iain

Iain,

I just had a look at your site and it seems like you have listings located on the coastal areas of Brazil, how come you do if you don't like the area?

Rob

[robh]

Originally Posted by The Iain Stewart

Hi Rob,

We let some of our sub brokers promote theri properties on our site.

Iain

Looks like you are using luxuryrealestate for your listings? What are they like as an MLS?

[Property in Italy]

And what about Italy? There are still many areas in Italy where prices are very low, such us Basilicata, Calabria, Molise, etc.... also well known region as Tuscany have areas such us Lunigiana and Garfagnana where is possible to find very good investments starting from €70/80K, not bad for a house in Tuscany....! And you can be sure that the Italian property market is not gonna blast like a bubble as is happening in Spain or other markets...!

[robh]

Originally Posted by Property in Italy

And what about Italy? There are still many areas in Italy where prices are very low, such us Basilicata, Calabria, Molise, etc.... also well known region as Tuscany have areas such us Lunigiana and Garfagnana where is possible to find very good investments starting from €70/80K, not bad for a house in Tuscany....! And you can be sure that the Italian property market is not gonna blast like a bubble as is happening in Spain or other markets...!

Has Italy been thrown out of the EU? .

[FJCOM]

Originally Posted by The Iain Stewart

I cannot believe that Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Ajman are not on this list!

I am surprised too that nothing else in the gulf is there.

Not that I'm recommending it, just surprised.

[allayar_khan]

Why isnt UAE there???
- while the whole world is facing crisis, bankrupt,Stocks falling,property prices lower than ever.

Uae is still booming, if people want to make money do invest in uae especially in Ajman because the time is very close for Ajman to boom. !!

[Property in Italy]

ops.... i didn't notice it was about non-EU countries....

Therefore I confirm that Italy has NOT been thrown out of the EU.......

[mickthepropertyguru]

Originally Posted by allayar_khan

Why isnt UAE there???
- while the whole world is facing crisis, bankrupt,Stocks falling,property prices lower than ever.

UAE is still booming, if people want to make money do invest in uae especially in Ajman because the time is very close for Ajman to boom. !!

Ya it is definitely booming. The growth has slowed a lot but it is probably one of the best places for rental return as long as proper research is carried out. There are tens of thousands of apartments about to be released this year and tens of thousands next year. An incredible amount close to the entrance of the Palm Island and many more in different parts of the city. As long as you identify the parts of the city that wont be as badly congested from 5-9pm Sunday to Thursday or/and within walking distance in the heat of summer to the Metro.
The metro is coming along but parking hasn't been sorted yet for the metro. This will be a huge details as people wont walk 200m in the middle of summer.
There is a good rental return to be had in Dubai as long as the correct area is found. Rental form 10% +.
The downside is that it is an expensive market to get into now, It will be a lot harder to sell in the future as supply is excessive.
And if Russian hits a recession than prices could indeed come down but Dubai has such a luxury appeal that the top end of the market may not be affected as much. Speculation speculation....... but with risk comes reward, if the correct area is found than it could be very profitable, not for the novice investor anymore though.
I wouldn't be buying here if i wanted appreciation, it would be a more long term strategy.
by the way what are the main reasons for investing in Ajman ?
Also the new law is starting to be enforced w.r.t. more than one family living in a dwelling. This could have a great advantage for the studio one bed market.

[dave_in_OZ]

[B]WHAT ABOUT THE LAND DOWNUNDER - AUSTRALIA! [B]
I'm relatively new to the forum, and read many posts of fear where investing.
I will be very interested to hear your thoughts about Australia and in particular one of the best places in the world, State of Queensland and the Gold Coast - Surfers Paradise.