Eastern Europe is a key region for the Chinese ‘One Belt One Road’ project. But which countries is China especially interested in and what type of property should real estate investors buy?
We describe the eco-friendly construction trends that not only benefit nature and the real estate owner's public image but also save on property maintenance in the long run.
Phuket is one of Thailand’s main tourist destinations. Investors from all over the world put their funds into the island's infrastructure development. However, Phuket does not only attract prominent entrepreneurs: investors with modest budgets can also make money on local real estate. Tranio partner, the Phuket9 development company, explains how.
The Greek government has already approved reducing corporate tax and VAT, and is discussing the possibility of lowering the annual real estate tax for inexpensive properties.
On 30 August 2018, Greece launched a digital registry for commercial residential property owners. The necessity to regulate the country’s short-term rental property market has arisen. Why is Greek property so attractive to investors?
Costa Blanca is the perfect resort destination for buyers with modest budgets. Two-bedroom flats cost an average €80,000 −150,000 on Spain’s ‘White Coast’.
Germany does not have a citizenship-by-investment programme like Cyprus, for example. Naturalisation is the only way to become a German national by law.
To obtain a Montenegrin passport, investors must buy local property for €250,000 in the north of the country or €450,000 in the south and put €100,000 into a special fund for national development.
The property market recession in Greece, which has lasted for 10 years, is over. In 2018, the Bank of Greece has observed a year-on-year increase in prices for the first time since 2008.
At first glance, residence-for-investment programmes are beneficial to both parties: investors get free access to the Schengen area, while countries offering ‘golden visas’ attract billion-dollar investments. However, some recipients can use the granted advantages to avoid paying tax, bringing the scheme under increased scrutiny.
Booming German property prices have led some experts to predict an impending price decline per square metre in the country. But Boris Eliasson, Head of Tranio in Germany, thinks otherwise; here, he explains why the prices will not stop growing in the near future.
On 2 August 2018, the Bank of England (BoE) raised the key interest rate by 25 basis points to 0.75% - a record rate value in the last nine years. The BoE sees this as the way forward to try and decelerate inflation down to the target value of 2%.
The UK plans to launch a public registry of property-owning foreign company owners within its territory by 2021. Owners concealing information will be penalised with up to 5 years’ imprisonment.
The world’s most senior PropTech summit for real estate innovators with over 300 attendees from over 45 countries is back in London on 26 September 2018.
Tranio has conducted a survey of 476 real estate market experts from 33 countries to find out what factors complicate or cause transactions to be aborted that involve Russian-speaking foreign property investors.