Emerging South East Asian cities are leading the charge in luxury residential capital value growth across Asia, according to the latest Residential Index Continue reading “Jakarta, Manila lead luxury homes price growth”
Serviced apartments are increasingly competing with hotels in Indias main business and travel hubs. In many cities, residential buildings that began as modest long stay options for local business travellers, now offer the same facilities as a good hotel, such as a gym, a swimming pool, and all day dining, for a similar or lower nightly rate. Continue reading “Serviced apartment sector expands in India”
Vietnamese laws now do not permit foreign individuals and organisations to buy houses or apartments in Hanoi. Under the Vietnamese Business Law and Housing Law, foreign entities can only rent land, build houses and apartments in Hanoi to rent or sell or lease the houses and apartments. However, Prime Minister has just instructed the Ministry of Construction to prepare the necessary documents on an experimental project, which would permit foreigners to buy houses and possess land in Vietnam, and to submit them to the National Assemblys Standing Committee for opinions. Continue reading “Buying houses or apartments in Hanoi”
It is a common fact that the profile of a buy to let investor has changed drastically over the past few years. It is highly likely that you may see someone who has entirely no experience in the Pattaya propery market bidding at auction alongside experienced landlords for investment property or looking for a Pattaya villa for sale. There are now more inexperienced landlords than ever before delving into the property market, as apposed to stocks or other investments. Continue reading “Pattaya Villa for sale: Don’t Rush and Think Before You Buy”
This increasing demand for rental property is creating opportunities for buy to let investors BUT – just as there is a shortage of residential mortgages – there is also a shortage of buy to let mortgages. Continue reading “Buy To Let Mortgages In Short Supply”
Single parents with young children, people with long term rental history, older people who have sold their property to release equity and now want to rent. Continue reading “How to identify the right tenant?”
I have already covered how we maximise your rental income. … so today I want to talk about how we select your tenants. Continue reading “How Do We Select Your Tenants?”
There are other factors that you also need to look at when deciding your property investment plan such as …
The total amount of cash you are willing to invest – how many properties you want to buy – over what investment period Continue reading “Other Factors To Consider in property investment”
Again, what I am about to say is a generalisation – but it will nevertheless help you to form your property investment plan. Continue reading “Do You Want Income, Equity Or Both?”
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) will host the Asia Valuation Conference at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Singapore. With the current financial uncertainty facing global markets, there is an increasing demand for consistent and reliable valuations from financial institutions, corporations, governments and organisations and the one day conference seeks to share RICS updated valuation standards and guidelines to help real estate professionals to meet a high standard of professional competence. Continue reading “RICS sets valuation standards for financial market”