On February 5, the Portuguese Parliament approved a restriction on the issuance of Golden Visas for investment in real estate, with the exception of the internal municipalities or autonomous regions of the Azores and Madeira. This measure is aimed at promoting investment in regions of low density, as well as investment in urban restoration, cultural...
Real estate sales worth over €6 million soared 78% in the fourth quarter of 2019, authoritative sources claim. Experts say that growing demand will not slow down after a few weeks, but will maintain its pace in the near future for sure. What was the reason? The main and most important reason why the UK...
Germany became the leader in the Bloomberg Innovation Index 2020 ranking, overtaking South Korea, which has been at the top of the list over the past six years. Top 10 most innovative countries in the world according to Bloomberg Innovation Index 2020: 1. Germany; 2. South Korea; 3. Singapore; 4. Switzerland; 5. Sweden; 6. Israel;...
Real estate in Spain has its pitfalls that are not visible at the first inspection. To protect yourself from regrets in the future, before buying, check the object for compliance with the paragraphs of the checklist below. 1. Check the documents for the apartment. These include: Escritura pública notarial – a bill of sale (confirms...
According to the assessment of the Hamburg Institute for Urban, Regional and Housing Studies, in the third quarter of 2019, in Germany, prices rose uncontrollably. Experts expect that the dynamics will continue in 2020. The value of German real estate has increased by almost 50% from 2008 to 2018, according to the latest data. This...
In the UK, a grandiose mega-purchase transaction will soon take place. Experts say this will be the largest real estate transaction in the country. The buyer is property tycoon Cheng Chung-kiu. Mr. Chung-kiu is the founder and chairman of the development company CC Land Holdings Limited. His company owns the London Leadenhall Building, also known...
Australian Home Affairs Agency has launched a public briefing concerning the Business Innovation and Investment Program (BIIP) to overview overall immigration processes. Such an initiative is aimed to discover additional opportunities to yield the fruits from the investment immigration visas. In particular, it will find out whether it is possible to maximize the value it...
The Russian robotic construction company Apis Cor, based in Irkutsk, used its technology to build the world’s largest 3D printing building, a two-story office in Dubai. Apis Cor has built a building for the Dubai Municipality with a height of 9.5 meters and an area of 640 square meters. The company claims it to be...
The authorities of small Italian cities and villages have come up with an extraordinary way to stop depopulation: to attract new residents, they put up for sale abandoned houses for a nominal sum of 1 Euro. Although the buyer will have to invest some capital in housing. Often, it is quite an acceptable sum of...
The growth in demand for real estate has increased and creates new conditions not only because of interest from foreign investors, but also thanks to local buyers. A study conducted by the IOBE group for the last quarter of 2018 showed that 0.8 % of the country’s population said they would consider buying residential real...