OPP Weekly Newsletter: 15 May 2013
Experts back plans for Spain's 'Golden Visa' on home purchases of €500,000 - three times as much as suggested previously and prices of luxury homes in Asia rise one-third in a year
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Description : Experts back plans for Spain's 'Golden Visa' on home purchases of €500,000 - three times as much as suggested previously and prices of luxury homes in Asia rise one-third in a year
Description : The value of prime property worth over £10million is to go on rising - up 27% over the next five years. The number of ultra high net worth individuals will also rise 20%. Meanwhile, Singapore owners are profiting on quick property turnarounds.
Description : China's investment in offshore commercial property could keep growing for 20 years, says one leading global real estate services firm. In the UK, industry association AIPP is looking for a new managing director
Description : A top overseas property investment expert says he has never seen the market so buoyant. In Singapore, there have been a record number of overseas property events in one weekend. Don't miss entering the OPP Awards for Excellence
Description : A Singapore bungalow has a record S$300million(US$242million/£195million) price tag and publishers of a new European Sustainability Guide say property investors should take eco-friendly measures into account
Description : Homes for sale at just $1 in Detroit, USA, may not be the bargain they seem, say investment experts. While home sales in China may halve next month, the UK and New Zealand are hitting record highs
Description : As exclusively revealed by OPP Connect, agents in Algarve, Portugal, believe the market has hit the bottom and confidence is growing. There is more good news in Florida, USA, and Val d'Isere, France, where significant new build properties are being launched.
Description : Find out exactly where the world's property hotspots are and by how much prices have risen globally. Meanwhile, there are fears that the property market in China is showing the same signs that led to the US housing crash.
Description : Pakistan's first island city has been given the go ahead in a $20 billion agreement, with gargantuan building projects planned. Global property investment is tipped to top US$1 trillion this year and we see the effects of Singapore's cooling measure
Description : Investors are reportedly "overreacting" to the situation in China, but those in Europe are positive about the future. Indonesian property prices jump to staggering heights while Madrid's appear to have hit rock bottom.
Description : Registration to a Dubai development closes in less than an hour after record interest, while the Chinese foreign exchange has been spending huge sums on UK property. Mexico looks set for a boost and the US sees more healthy figures
Description : Stamp duty hits Hong Kong hard. The Far East looks to the UK for student accomodation and Brazil makes changes to benefit foreign investors
Description : Check out the first major alternative investment report in this week's newsletter. Big bucks hit the headlines as a Thai condo sells for a record price and a company receives staggering investment in Singapore.
Description : Get up to date on the big news from Cyprus – gloomy but well worth a read. Singapore looks to expand its cache of affordable housing, while the US has seen a sharp drop in foreclosure.
Description : Portugal's 'golden visa' has been catching the eye of Chinese investors. Property transactions in Dubai seem to be on the upswing, while Poland looks forward to a brighter 2014. On a more bizarre note, it would seem that some property buyers will go a long way to keep their pets happy...
Description : South East Asian investors look to Spain in light of proposed residency changes. India's stability seems sound, while the Australian home sector is facing worries.
Description : Property investors in the US hope to strike it rich alongside liquid gold, while experts are optimistic about European investment in 2013. New Zealand has seen rises and Italy is expecting a dip
Description : Spain's government is taken to court, while Singapore may finally cool. Investment in Canada and Cyprus looks good – Colordarcy tells us where to avoid
Description : Happy New Year! China's prices continue to rise, while Spain's are down a full third from peak levels. Foreign investors put trust in the US, and India's IT sector drives sales in its emerging cities.
Description : Dubai's on top of the world, but Spain's looking like it's going to have a long recovery process. Sales up in New Zealand and a 'new area' of Thailand real estate is making news...
Description : The US is predicted to be next year's hot-spot, while foreign investors flock to Spain before the VAT change. Chinese prices are up and Italy hears some potentially controversial tax proposals
Description : Investors look interested in the US, Brazil and Thailand next year, Indian property is boosted by Diwali and Malta's market is looking up after the new budget. Singaporean and Australian prices continue to soar
Description : Exciting developments from Antigua and Barbuda; Singapore are please with their agents while the Australians would rather go to France! India investors are seeing high returns and Russia goes increasingly online
Description : The Spanish 'Property for Residency' scheme has been announced, but we're still wanting for the fine details... Sales in China and Dubai are up, though prices in China have slipped year-on-year. Rents continue to rise in the UK and new developments abound
Description : The OPP China tour is nearly upon us! Low-cost, student and green accomodation are in the news this week, while Spanish developers are concerned about the 'Bad Bank'
Description : Is Tokyo starting to recover? Price hikes in China and Dubai, while Hong Kong's new taxes are having an effect on sales
Description : Hong Kong tries to cool down, while the US is going up with housing starts. A French property law is halted and we see some cautiously optimistic news from Hungary
Description : Spain's rental market changes in a bid to attract foreign landlords. Dubai rents, New Zealand prices and Singapore sales are up - and Zillow predicts an "uneven" recovery for the US
Description : Sales in Canada are down, but are expected to rise in India and have positively shot up in the Balearics. New regulations knock Taiwan and experts call for an end to flipping Malaysian property
Description : While rich businessmen flee French tax, UK agents need to be aware of AML regulations. Investment is down in Central Europe but Bulgaria has seen a rise in prices
Description : Spanish banks look to draw in foreign investors, while those with bad experiences in Cyprus protest. Learn how to sell successfully in China and what's going on with the French budget
Description : Read the seminar programme for the unmissable show of the year. Chinese officials deny chance of rebound, Spain sees sales go up and Thailand looks fit to benefit from AEC
Description : Property prices fall globally. The US market is still showing good signs, but neighbour Canada is struggling. Malaysian investors are heading south to Australia, where prices are predicted to plummet...
Description : Estate agents are tapping into the Chinese market linguistically while, down under, New Zealand's house prices are on the uptick. We also take a look at the seven best housing markets in the world – and some good news from Turkey.
Description : Portugal have opened the doors to non-EU residents with new laws, the usually inpenetrable Russian market has had some valuable information extracted and the Dutch housing market is showing worrying similarities to Spain's...
Description : OPP announces its latest massive project, overseas investors pour money into Dubai and the Eurozone is challenged by emerging markets...
Description : The EU's ambitious plans for the construction sector have been revealed. Australia's market seems grim, but there's more good news from the US. Controversy in India and a welcome price rise in Israel
Description : Real estate regulations in India -- and prices in the country are predicted to keep rising. UK and Portugal prices fall, Dubai still going strong
Description : Good tidings from a large part of the world! Germany's investment total predicted to top €10 billion, while Global Prime Property sees a strong growth. Mixed messages from the UAE, as Dubai prices go up and Abu Dhabi rents fall
Description : Has the US really hit the bottom? We look at the figures. Home sales fall in much of the world, but good news in London
Description : US foreclosure numbers rise above 1 million - though other figures show signs of a positive turnaround. The Australian market is struggling but there's good news from Dubai and China.
Description : Prices fall in Cyprus and France, while they rise to record highs in Singapore. Germany sees astounding sales volumes and Thailand drafts a controversial new law.
Description : OPP's 8 top news stories this week
Description : OPP's 8 top news stories this week
Description : OPP's 8 top news stories this week
Description : OPP's 8 top news stories this week
Description : OPP's 8 top news stories this week
Description : South Korean overseas property buyers almost doubled their spend on real estate abroad in the first quarter of 2012 according to government figures. See link: http://oppmedia.org/H9C-T51U-993Z359O2F/cr.aspx.
Description : A leading finance group is seeing a surge in business from the distressed property sector, where more and more property owners need help in re-financing their loans. See link: http://oppmedia.org/t/H9C-SIJ0-382P8TYC76/cr.aspx
Description : Chinese overseas property investors flooding into US cities such as New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco have rocketed up their spend by 24% in 12 months. See link: http://oppmedia.org/t/H9C-RMA2-382P8TYC76/cr.aspx
Description : From May 1 2012, OPP will have a new editorial director when John Howell takes over the reins from Geoff Hadwick. Please see link: http://oppmedia.org/t/H9C-RF3C-382P8TYC76/cr.aspx
Description : Dubai, Cape Verde and Florida's property markets saw steady improvement towards the end of last year according with their popularity with overseas buyers increasing, according to new figures. See link: http://oppmedia.org/t/H9C-R4L7-382P8TYC76/cr.aspx
Description : The Swiss voted in favour of a ban on the development of new second homes this week. At a national referendum on Sunday, 50.6% voted in favour of a popular initiative from environmentalists to strictly limit the number of new second homes being constructed. See link here:
Description : Developers and agents can get easier access to Asian clients after portal operator iProperty Group Limited, the owner and operator of property portals in Malaysia, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Singapore, launched a new international property channel to connect Asian property buyers with international sellers. See link: http://oppmedia.org/H9C-Q6SZ-993Z359O2F/cr.aspx
Description : Fractional overseas property has an "exciting" future of "opportunity", but is still being hit by a lack of confidence according to experts at this year's Fractional Summit in London. Link here: http://oppmedia.org/H9C-PVSR-764AO3L594/cr.aspx
Description : A new kitemark-style approval scheme for investments capable of being held in self-invested personal pension schemes (SIPPs) has been launched by SIPP Investment Platform Limited, a company set up by UK-based consultancy firms Intelligent Partnership and Enhance Support Solutions. Link here: http://oppmedia.org/H9C-PK9O-912EVNOLC5/cr.aspx
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