Property Investment

Buying a Condo in Dubai: The Ultimate Guide

Buying a Condo in Dubai: The Ultimate Guide

Consider buying a condo in Dubai if you’re looking to live or invest in a vibrant city with low taxes and extraordinary future prospects. Dubai is rather welcoming to foreigners who want to buy property or otherwise invest here. Giving one example, Dubai allows...

How to Invest in Kazakhstan: Asia’s Overlooked Powerhouse

How to Invest in Kazakhstan: Asia’s Overlooked Powerhouse

Last updated May 1st, 2023.   Why would anyone ever want to invest in Kazakhstan? The short answer: it's an undiscovered gem with a strategic location, right in the middle of high-growth central Asia. During the 2020s, global investors will look at Asian markets...

Property Developers in Asia: Why You Shouldn’t Buy From Them

Property Developers in Asia: Why You Shouldn’t Buy From Them

Last updated April 19th, 2023.   When people hear about excellent business opportunities in Asia, they often act as if investing their money into any enterprise - whether it's a real estate development or otherwise - will make them a fortune. Naturally, this...

Best Countries to Invest in 2023

Best Countries to Invest in 2023

The past few years have been interesting for global markets, to say the least, and it’s unlikely that 2023 will be any different. As such, the best countries to invest for 2023 are ones with a longstanding record of growth and stability. We’re going through a period...

Why Your Vacation Home Isn’t a Good Investment

Why Your Vacation Home Isn’t a Good Investment

Last updated December 22nd, 2022.   For about a decade, we've advised our clients and readers that they shouldn't combine a vacation home with an investment. Mixing up a lifestyle purchase with a serious investment just isn't a good idea. The past few years have...

Don’t Invest in Myanmar: Here’s Why

Don’t Invest in Myanmar: Here’s Why

Update for 2023: Some Burmese readers were upset at time, but we’re happy to have advised that investing in Myanmar was a bad idea years before the fact became obvious. This article was originally published back in 2017, and you can read our unaltered predictions from...

Real Estate Agents in Asia: The Ultimate Guide

Real Estate Agents in Asia: The Ultimate Guide

Last updated March 17th, 2023.   For the last few decades, Asia has experienced one of the most powerful economic booms in history. Property prices, and as a result the prominence of real estate agents, have grown in alongside the region's investment prospects as...

This is Why You Shouldn’t Buy Property in Seoul

This is Why You Shouldn’t Buy Property in Seoul

Last updated March 11th, 2023.   Asian property markets are excellent places to seek value and long-term capital appreciation. Yet certain parts of the region are ill-suited to foreign real estate investors who wish to diversify their portfolio. Seoul, South...

Buying Real Estate in Turkey: A Value Trap?

Buying Real Estate in Turkey: A Value Trap?

Last updated March 28th, 2023. Foreigners are buying real estate in Turkey more than ever. Property values in Istanbul are among Asia’s lowest, and the Turkish government is encouraging foreigners to invest. Is it possible these investors are making a mistake though?...

Best Countries to Invest in 2022

Best Countries to Invest in 2022

Thinking globally about your investments is a good idea this year. The best country to invest in 2022 probably isn’t where you happen to live. In fact, the top performing stocks and real estate investments this year even be on the other side of the world from your...