Malaysia property has been relatively unscathed in the global investment property according to the independent Global Property Guide for 2009 which shows the region is 9th out of 91 territories, currently yielding average rental incomes of over nine per cent. Described as Malaysia’s best kept secret, Langkawi is the largest of 99 archipelago islands situated [...]
From January-May 2008 foreign arrivals to Costa Rica increased 16 percent from the same period in 2007, according to the Ministry of Tourism in San José. The upswing represented an additional 133,000 foreign visitors over the period, taking the total to 987,000 arrivals. The US remains the main country of origin, accounting for 54 percent [...]
A new trend is currently sweeping Asia’s property investment scene: branded condo-hotels, where investors are paying more than the market value for the safety and marketing power of global corporation branding. David Stanley Redfern have not been left behind, having just added two such developments in the Philippines to their books, but with one key [...]
This is the final part of the revelation of David Stanley Redfern research into global property markets. This will follow on from part III which revealed the top 2 long-term destinations, by revealing places 3rd-5th. You can read earlier parts of the series at the property investment research articles section of the DSR site. 3 [...]
Despite the global credit crunch, 2007 was a record high for global property investment, with cross-border flows rising steeply and more money crossing between the main regions of Europe, Asia and the Americas. And although the credit crunch took its toll in North America and Europe, pushing down global transaction value by 8 percent in [...]
Visitor numbers to the Dominican Republic grew by 84,000 in the first four months of 2008 compared to the same period last year. The total number of visitors was 1.6million in four months – very impressive. People who have long been avid lovers of the Dominican Republic referred to it as the Caribbean’s best kept [...]
This is the third part in a four part series, parts I and II revealed the top 5 locations for short-term investment based on David Stanley Redfern research since the beginning of 2008, namely, the Philippines, Koh Samui (Thai island), Isla Margarita, Fiji and Cambodia, in that order, and this and part IIII will reveal [...]
Forget the horror stories of unfinished buildings and unseen returns; off-plan property is now safe and commonplace. No longer an innovative or complicated procedure, buying off-plan property through a trusted agent can be completely stress-free. It may seem off-putting to pay for something that does not physically exist, but off-plan purchases are escalating in popularity [...]
Capital appreciation is around 8-10 percent in the Canary Islands, not bad for an established tourist destination where rental yields can reach up to 12 percent and will always be above the 6 percent mark. The Islands economy is primarily based on tourism; around 10 million tourists visit the Canaries each year and tourism makes [...]
News on the UK housing market has become a familiar story: Prices are falling; mortgage rates are rising; the whole market is in decline and shows no signs of recovery. On Friday, Halifax published figures confirming the value of a UK home fell by 2.4 percent in May, the seventh month in the past eight [...]