Hi all,

THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION..!!!!

What will be a property hotspot for 2008!!

Me personally I think that ALBANIA and NICARAGUA Will start to see lots of changes and development!!

Albania with its EU support and funding and full EU membership preducted by 2014!

Nicaragua- Being located in central america next to the likes of costa rica with natural coastlines!

As I think that every year we are running short of options as so many markets are evolving rapidly and expanding on to the property investment radars!!

See ya D

I think Italy, Panama and Russia

I would look at second or third cities in countries with established markets, that way theres no risk. Ostrava or Brno in the Czech Republic, or Wroclaw in Poland.

The USA is fearful of recession and the markets are fearful that the trillions of personal debt will at last have an effect on the economy.
If the current UK banking situation and the USA problems continue in to be big news it will threaten the emerging markets first and what money is spent will be put into safer markets.
I think the emerging market is now overplayed and we are saturated with new emerging markets that are cheap and likely to stay cheap.
In my view the smart money is going to made by investing in development projects and taking a share of the developers profit in more traditional markets than relying on rising prices of built or off-plan in new emerging markets.
Kim

Kim, I agree that being the developer / funding the developer is a better way to go. That way we aren't reliant on house price inflation to see a healthy return. Most will always prefer to own bricks and mortar, particularly after the rises in house prices witnessed at home. (We all know people that have made money doing Buy2Let and many will simply try replicate that rather than look at the climate in which the Buy2Let phenomenom occured and the climate applciable to where they are considering investing.)

You are right most follow like sheep until the grass runs out then one sheep goes of and finds new grass and the rest follow again.
Buy2let,offplan,guaranteed rental income are great but it has become too overcrowded and so marginalised. The next phase has to be sharing in the developers profit or better still to buy into a buy2let or guaranteed income at an early stage so that you benefit from a share of he developers profit as well asthe buy2let growth. This is the new area to invest in especially if your invetsment is backed by owning a plot that is developed into a villa; so if it goes tits up you at least own the plot. Kim

Kim - I agree but being an agent selling both investment opportunities for "off plan" developments with finance, long construction periods and rental guarantees as well as land and soon, fractional ownership of land through to development and sale, I see benefits for a cross section of individuals. Those wanting out and out investments often say that they are in it for the long term and they just want to hold, not necessarily use it and ride out any storms. The truth is most investors actually like these tangable investments as they do aspire to one day be able to use that property. Buying land as part owner of a subsequent development is a good investment at the right place right time but it does not give you the glamour ( although more so than the stock market of course).
We at will be marketing funds for emerging markets in the very near future to compliment the "off plan" deals as we do feel investors need the options to come in at a low level and make the strongest profits from build but without the hassle.

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Stingo, I would be interested to learn about your funds how can I do this?. Kim

Now that I am living in Argentina (after leaving London a year ago), there are definitely some bargains here. I live 250 miles south of Buenos Aires on the Atlantic ocean and properties are still really good value. You can pick-up a studio apartment in the centre of town for as little as US$25,000 and a luxury 5 bed/5 baths detached house with swimming pool and maid quarters in the best area for US$300,000.

Hi Kim

PM me and let me know your limit for investment. I will register your interest and when I have more concrete details and the necessary paperwork has been signed , then we can discuss further. Speak soon.

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