by Reid Kirchenbauer | Economic News
Last updated September 12th, 2021. You could make an argument that property owners don’t actually own their house or the land it sits on. After all, what happens if you stop paying property tax to the government? They’ll come seize your home and put you in jail. Real...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Property Investment
Last updated December 27th, 2021. Buying real estate is one of the most common ways to make an offshore investment. It also comes with valuable and unique perks that other types of investments won’t give you. Foreign property investments give you rental...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Property Investment
Last updated December 8th, 2021. Investing in Asia isn’t always easy. Some, but not all countries love making things difficult on foreign investors. Generally speaking, Asia’s emerging economies have immense growth potential and are open for...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Property Investment
Last updated February 8th, 2022. Real estate prices remain stagnant in Kuala Lumpur and Penang, Malaysia’s two largest cities, which are suffering from oversupply. Meanwhile, the Malaysian Ringgit is hovering at around its lowest level against the U.S....
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Property Investment
Last updated December 11th, 2021. We recently posted an article ranking the most expensive cities in Asia to buy property. A list of Asia’s cheapest places to buy real estate, along with the reasons for their low prices, makes a natural follow-up piece....
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Economic News
Last updated November 5th, 2021. Singapore is often used as a prime example of how business-friendly policies can jumpstart a country’s economic growth. Most of our readers are already familiar with Singapore’s quick transformation from a malarial...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Asian Currencies
Last updated September 6th, 2019. Practically every single currency in the world has depreciated against the US Dollar since 2016. Some rare exceptions, such as the Swiss Franc, have outperformed the greenback. Not many can boast a stronger performance than the...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Property Investment
Last updated November 23rd, 2021. Land (along with real estate in general) is one of the investments that you can physically touch and see with your own eyes. Not every investor cares about this sort of thing. Yet some people do and “physicality”...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Property Investment
Last updated April 4th, 2022. Soon after hiring us, our consulting clients often ask for an opinion on their current global investment plan. “Is buying property in [country name] a good investment?”, they’ll enquire. It’s a fair question and we...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Country Guides
Last updated December 5th, 2021. Malaysia enjoys a strategic location alongside the Strait of Malacca – the world’s busiest shipping lane. This has allowed its economy to perform well based simply on where it’s located on the map. “Location,...