Last updated July 2nd, 2023. Recessions are a fact of life in most countries. They seem to arrive every 7 years or so on average, leaving unemployment and stock market collapses in their wake. Many investors dream of endless growth without worrying about the...
Last updated February 8th, 2024. High inflation, combined with rising interest rates, now ranks among the top concerns that investors have about the global economy. It's natural that people want to hold currencies that will maintain their value - whether in Asia or...
Last updated February 15th, 2024. Buying a condo in Phuket is something that thousands of foreign investors have already done. It's undoubtedly easier to own real estate in Thailand compared to most other countries in Asia. Thus, if you want to own property on...
Last updated September 13th, 2023. Don’t let the growing frontier economy of Laos fool you. This Southeast Asian country is among the region’s most restrictive to foreign investment. You should exercise caution when buying property, investing in stocks, or...
Last updated March 16th, 2024. Foreign property ownership in Malaysia is perhaps easier than anywhere else on the whole continent. Asia is a continent that, by and large, does not hold the sensibilities of free markets or widespread property ownership. It has...
Last updated April 8th, 2022. The process of opening up and liberalizing a developing nation is never an easy task. It's especially hard for Myanmar, a Southeast Asian country which was closed off from the world economy until 2008... and then underwent a coup barely a...
Last updated November 24th, 2023. South Korea escaped the middle-income trap to join Singapore and Japan as the Asia-Pacific region’s third wealthiest country. As such, Korea property developers benefit from the nation's rising home demand. This puts it in a...
Last updated March 28th, 2024. Ranked as the fourth largest country in the world in terms of population size, Indonesia's real estate developers are naturally among the fastest growing companies in Southeast Asia. If history is any guide for what happens in such...
Last updated February 9th, 2024. In many aspects, Japan is unique in its history and culture. Investors will find that Japanese property developers are also unique in their finances and approach to real estate. If you come from the Western world, you're likely not...
Last updated September 16th, 2023. Frontier economies will outpace developed economies in the 2020s because of a simple mathematical truth. 1+1 equals 2, which is a 100% increase. Meanwhile, 100+1 equals 101, and that’s merely a 1% increase. In other words, a...