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To understand Singapore as an investment possibility, one must know the following facts. Singapore is really a city, a state as well as well as an island, all in one. Formerly part of the British Empire, it merged with Malaysia in 1963 and became a fully independent state in 1965. There are 5 million people living in Singapore, created from three major ethnic groups: Chinese, Indian and Malay. Mandarin-speaking Chinese are the largest, making up about 77% of the total population. Singapore is a developed economy with a very wealthy population. In fact, according to the IMF , last year it was the third wealthiest country in the world, after Luxembourg and Qatar, in terms of per capita. This places it ahead of Norway, Switzerland and the U.S.
January 31st, 2011 | Posted in Global Finance,Headlines,International Real Estate,Real Estate News | Read More »
China has attained yet another milestone, as it is just announced that it took a leadership position in the World of real estate transactions this last year, with $197 Billion in the 2010 set of Global transactions. China had $197.1 billion of purchases this past year, 23 percent more than in 2009, a major New [...]
January 30th, 2011 | Posted in Global Finance,Headlines,International Real Estate,Real Estate News | Read More »
According to Boston-based Fidelity Investments, which surveyed 11 million individuals, the average 401(k) for Americans is $66,9000. Many baby boomers who are nearing retirement are doing the math and quickly finding out that they will not have enough funds to comfortably live on that amount for the remainder of their lives. The cost of living [...]
January 29th, 2011 | Posted in International Real Estate,Real Estate News | Read More »
City planners in south China have laid out an ambitious strategy to combine collectively the nine urban centers that lie around the Pearl River Delta. The “Turn The Pearl River Delta Into One” scheme will create a 16,000 sq mile urban area that is 26 times larger geographically than Greater London, or twice the scale Wales. The revolutionary mega-city will cover a sizable section of China’s manufacturing heartland, extending from Guangzhou to Shenzhen and including Foshan, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Zhuhai, Jiangmen, Huizhou and Zhaoqing. Together, they account for almost a tenth of the Chinese economy.
January 28th, 2011 | Posted in Global Finance,Headlines,International Real Estate,Real Estate News | Read More »
The $524 billion Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global received government approval last year to invest as much as 5 percent of its assets in real estate, or about $26 billion. Its first announced purchase was the stake in London’s busiest shopping district for 452 million pounds ($712 million). Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, which is buying a quarter of London’s Regent Street, hopes to obtain additional property in the U.K. and France in the next six months, according to its head of real estate. “We are in active dialogues both in the U.K. and in France,” Karsten Kallevig, head of the real estate team for Norges Bank Investment Management, which manages the fund, said in an interview in London today. “One of the two probably would be a good bet” for an investment in the next six months, he said.
January 25th, 2011 | Posted in Global Finance,Headlines,International Real Estate,Real Estate News | Read More »
Finding a dream home can appear as an unattainable accomplishment, however for many surfers all it takes is a tour along the Ecuadorian coast to find the location for a dream ocean view home. Located on the crest of a hill with ocean views to the west and lush jungle and mountain views to the East, such dream homes have been planned, with construction of surf homes that will be completed in 2011.
January 24th, 2011 | Posted in Headlines,International Real Estate,Real Estate News | Read More »
It is recently published that global real estate and generally property Investment will rise by about 20 Per Cent In 2011. The volumes that are expected really should come in around $380 Billion, mainly led by the rise in American investors. It was reported this week that direct global real estate investment is forecasted to rise 20 percent in 2001 to $380 billion. This is led by a sharp rebound in the United States global real estate investment funds. The total volumes are still about half the market’s 2007 peak, the recently released report said.
January 23rd, 2011 | Posted in Global Finance,International Real Estate,Real Estate News | Read More »
Is 2011 the right time to invest in Australian Real Estate? Many buyers say YES! It is often a good time purchase property when the right market conditions prevail. Three years ago it was the sub prime turmoil abroad and its effects on the world financial markets. In 2009 the Australian government’s financial stimulus, comprising of deep interest rate cuts and fiscal stimulus, had the markets surprised on the upside and gave them resilience at a time when almost everyone was expecting a recession.
January 21st, 2011 | Posted in Global Finance,Headlines,International Real Estate,Real Estate News | Read More »
Costa Rica is fast turning into the pension destination of choice among Baby Boomers and retiring Americans, reports Costa Rica real estate and land expert David Cantrell. With Costa Rican homes for sale priced cheaper than commensurate properties within the United State, and with the country already well-known for its natural beauty and higher standard of living, the current increase comes as no real surprise to the long time resident.
January 20th, 2011 | Posted in Headlines | Read More »
The property market in Barbados is back on track with last year experiencing a rise in activity as the global economic downturn has placed the location in a better competitive position, according to a new report. Although property prices have reduced by up to 15% since the middle of 2008 many buyers are attracted by the strength of the Barbados property market in the face of alternative destinations that have faltered quite dramatically, says the report from property consultants Cluttons.
January 18th, 2011 | Posted in International Real Estate,Real Estate News | Read More »
