Beat the Budget … Invest in Argentine Farmland!
160% returns in 10 years
The post-budget climate affords ideal opportunities to consider alternative and eco-friendly investments that yield a good return, have a safe exit strategy and provide a reliable source of income. Investors are learning to think laterally and consider new ways to expand their portfolio, including natural commodities or ‘eco-investments’. Agricultural land is the oldest commodity of all and its star is rising again as the stock market fluctuates.
In the UK specifically the renewed popularity of agricultural land investments owes much to the fact that they are a commonly accepted addition to Self-Invested Personal Pensions, or SIPPs, which provide the investor with flexibility and variety.
Argentine Farmland, the new product from Eco Investments Ltd allows investors to purchase productive farmland in northern Argentina – the world’s granary and South America’s bread basket – with a 5 or 10 year repurchase contract.
This deal is structured to enable investors to purchase the land at a one third discount on its current market value. Each investor will buy a defined area of land within a large freehold estate, signing a contract to sell it at a higher price. Investors can repurchase within 5 years or 10 years by an Annual Payment, followed by a large Final Payment.
Invest the minimum of £12,000 over 5 years and receive a 66% ROI (Return on Investment), or the same amount for 10 years to receive a 160% ROI.
Some key facts about Argentine Farmland:
• Payments made annually
• Investment with cash or via a Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP)
• Staple crops wheat, soy, maize and sorghum
• Crops traded in US dollars
• All crops insured
• No debt on the land
For more information, please contact EcoInvestments on +44 (0)20 3012 0306, email info@ecoinvestments.co.uk or write to:
EcoInvestments Ltd
102 - 104 St. Aldates
Oxford OX1 1BT
United Kingdom
EcoInvestments is a division of Property Frontiers.
Property Frontiers is the only company dedicated to supporting investors in the world’s most investable property markets and concepts. Our mission is to research new investment opportunities, to educate and inform about all aspects of the international property markets and to support our clients at all stages of the investment process.
Thursday, 29 July 2010
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
Interesting Times: New Seminar Series on Property Investment Launched By Property Frontiers
‘May you live in interesting times’ is reputedly an ancient Chinese curse, although the phrase was probably coined by the Americans or the British! In terms of property investment, no times could be more ‘interesting’ than the present period of financial meltdown followed by economic austerity.
This is why Property Frontiers, the international property investment consultancy, has launched an innovative new series of seminars to help investors navigate their way through present market conditions and turn crisis into opportunity.
Our first complimentary seminar took place on Thursday 22nd July 2010, 630 - 930pm at the Hilton London Metropole, 225 Edgware Road, London W12 1JU. The themes were as follows:
Property Frontiers aims to look beyond both the doom mongering headlines and the feverish predictions of ‘recovery’. The changes in the property market are profound and part of a wider economic trend that is likely to be long-term or even permanent. Instead of pessimism, however, we must embrace these changes creatively and learn to think about property in new ways. Today’s story is the increasing numbers of below market value properties this will create for investors who wish to climb onto the property ladder or diversify their portfolios.
More information: Contact Property Frontiers about property in Brazil, by emailing info@propertyfrontiers.com or calling +44 (0) 1865 202700.
Property Frontiers is the only company dedicated to supporting investors in the world’s most investable property markets and concepts. Our mission is to research new investment opportunities, to educate and inform about all aspects of the international property markets and to support our clients at all stages of the investment process.
Below Market Properties to be Plentiful during Austerity
Now the term has become synonymous with investment opportunities, and whatever our thoughts on the impending doom of government cut-backs, it is almost certain to increase the number of "investment opportunities" and the value that those opportunities need be below will also almost certainly fall.
For those that don't know, this is because the recently elected Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition government has been left a roaring budget deficit to bring down. This means austerity and cutbacks and the government has made no secret of its plans to make a large portion of those cutbacks in public sector employment. Reports have suggested that this will be to the tune of millions of jobs.
These job losses will lead to a massive increase in supply, both because of people selling up to move and find work elsewhere, and because of the people forced to sell because they can no longer make their mortgage repayments. Heaven forbid the next round of defaults and subsequent repossessions that present opportunities for investors while further constricting the mortgage market much to the detriment of the wider housing market and the economy as a whole, but that's another story.
It is also likely that demand for property to let, as those selling up will still need somewhere to live.
Supply has already seen a marked increase due to the actions of the new government. In what could easily be looked upon as a government-warming present for prospective home sellers; the government acted quickly in making good on their mutual pledge to abolish the Home Information Pack.
According to leading property portal Rightmove supply increased immediately following the announcement. New listings went up by 35 per cent in the following seven days the portal said.
Looking forward one must assume that those selling below market properties in the UK will have plenty of new stock in the coming months. At the same time yields may increase due to falling prices and increasing rental demand. It can therefore be hoped that demand for such property investments will also increase, to the benefit of the wider market.
This is why Property Frontiers, the international property investment consultancy, has launched an innovative new series of seminars to help investors navigate their way through present market conditions and turn crisis into opportunity.
Our first complimentary seminar took place on Thursday 22nd July 2010, 630 - 930pm at the Hilton London Metropole, 225 Edgware Road, London W12 1JU. The themes were as follows:
- ‘Property Investment in the Age of Austerity’, presented by David Cox, Director of Property Frontiers and Aidan Rankin, PhD, PF’s Economic Analyst.
- ‘The Other Side of the Coin: The Upside of the Downturn’, presented by Edward Stevenson and Robert Du Toit. Edward is a member of the UK Society of Investment Professionals and Robert is the founder of QI Properties, an investment company enabling access to discounted residential properties across the UK.
Property Frontiers aims to look beyond both the doom mongering headlines and the feverish predictions of ‘recovery’. The changes in the property market are profound and part of a wider economic trend that is likely to be long-term or even permanent. Instead of pessimism, however, we must embrace these changes creatively and learn to think about property in new ways. Today’s story is the increasing numbers of below market value properties this will create for investors who wish to climb onto the property ladder or diversify their portfolios.
More information: Contact Property Frontiers about property in Brazil, by emailing info@propertyfrontiers.com or calling +44 (0) 1865 202700.
Property Frontiers is the only company dedicated to supporting investors in the world’s most investable property markets and concepts. Our mission is to research new investment opportunities, to educate and inform about all aspects of the international property markets and to support our clients at all stages of the investment process.
Below Market Properties to be Plentiful during Austerity
Now the term has become synonymous with investment opportunities, and whatever our thoughts on the impending doom of government cut-backs, it is almost certain to increase the number of "investment opportunities" and the value that those opportunities need be below will also almost certainly fall.
For those that don't know, this is because the recently elected Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition government has been left a roaring budget deficit to bring down. This means austerity and cutbacks and the government has made no secret of its plans to make a large portion of those cutbacks in public sector employment. Reports have suggested that this will be to the tune of millions of jobs.
These job losses will lead to a massive increase in supply, both because of people selling up to move and find work elsewhere, and because of the people forced to sell because they can no longer make their mortgage repayments. Heaven forbid the next round of defaults and subsequent repossessions that present opportunities for investors while further constricting the mortgage market much to the detriment of the wider housing market and the economy as a whole, but that's another story.
It is also likely that demand for property to let, as those selling up will still need somewhere to live.
Supply has already seen a marked increase due to the actions of the new government. In what could easily be looked upon as a government-warming present for prospective home sellers; the government acted quickly in making good on their mutual pledge to abolish the Home Information Pack.
According to leading property portal Rightmove supply increased immediately following the announcement. New listings went up by 35 per cent in the following seven days the portal said.
Looking forward one must assume that those selling below market properties in the UK will have plenty of new stock in the coming months. At the same time yields may increase due to falling prices and increasing rental demand. It can therefore be hoped that demand for such property investments will also increase, to the benefit of the wider market.
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
No 1 Knightsbridge, Istanbul: Where Europe Meets Asia and East Meets West
7.5% Guaranteed Net Yields – Invest From Only £12,000
This is a special opportunity to invest in one of the most exciting and rewarding residential markets in Europe. The apartments in this exclusive complex are available at 50% below completed prices with a 2 year 7.5% protected rental guarantee.
Outstanding Features Include:
• Available pre-launch at 50% below prices on completion
• Invest with as little as £12,300
• Total investment from £41,000 (fixed in sterling)
• 2 year 7.5% Net protected rental guarantee
• 30% deposit, 70% LTV
• 15 year mortgage: 6.15% interest
Designed in contemporary style by the award winning Turkish architect Metin Hepguler, these apartments are upmarket and tastefully furnished. They are designed to attract young professionals from the area as well as overseas investors. On-site facilities are extensive and include an indoor swimming pool, saunas, Turkish baths, a fitness centre, shops, meeting rooms and coffee houses on the terrace with decorative pools. There are extensive landscaped gardens and services include valet parking, laundry and house-keeping, gated entry and on-site security.
No 1 Knightsbridge is located in Beylikduzu, one of the most rapidly expanding areas of the city. It is a residential suburb, close to the beach, but it is also within easy reach of the city centre with its cultural facilities and of course internationally renowned shopping and nightlife. Local services are excellent, making the area attractive to both local and overseas residents. Istanbul’s main Ataturk International Airport is only 15 km away and the proposed new airport at Silivri will only be ten minutes by car from the complex. The E5 motorway offers links to the city centre and the rest of Europe.
Istanbul is strategically placed where Europe meets Asia and East meets West in a creative cross-fertilisation. The city is culturally diverse, with a rich artistic and cultural heritage as the former capital of the Ottoman Empire and the centre of today’s Turkic speaking world, which extends to the border with China. At the same time, Istanbul is a thoroughly modern European city and a regional centre for higher education, science, medicine and design.
With an estimated 18 million inhabitants and an annual population growth of 4%, demand for homes is at an unprecedented level. Combine this with an emerging middle class and Istanbul presents an exciting prospect for property investment. Turkey is also rapidly transforming itself into a global economic power and is playing an important role in both the region and the world.
In short: this is an ideal opportunity for Istanbul property investment,
More information: Contact Property Frontiers about property in Brazil, by emailing info@propertyfrontiers.com or calling +44 (0) 1865 202700.
Property Frontiers is the only company dedicated to supporting investors in the world’s most investable property markets and concepts. Our mission is to research new investment opportunities, to educate and inform about all aspects of the international property markets and to support our clients at all stages of the investment process.
Monday, 26 July 2010
Rightmove Search Data Shows Popularity of Caribbean Property
Rightmove data on overseas property search volumes shows unequivocally that overseas property buyers (well, potential buyers anyway), favoured Caribbean property over the traditional favourites in Western Europe throughout 2009.
This comes as no surprise to international property investment consultancy Property Frontiers, the firm has been quoted many times in the past year stating the exact same facts.
"The Rightmove data only puts hard figures onto a trend we have been commenting on for several months now; that overseas property buyers were favouring the Caribbean because it is more stable and predominantly insulated to the international financial crisis, that and the fact that buyers were predominantly wealthy lifestyle buyers, who wanted to treat themselves after the misery of the crunch," said David Cox, director of the firm.
The data in tabular form is below
| May | Jun | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | |
| Caribbean | 100 | 89.6 | 105.5 | 133.3 | 161.6 | 163.9 | 173.5 | 171.1 | 268.9 |
| Western Europe | 100 | 93.3 | 110.5 | 147.7 | 123.3 | 111.1 | 110 | 105.4 | 163.6 |
| Feb | Mar | Apr | May | |
| Caribbean | 256.8 | 231.3 | 183.7 | 177.2 |
| Western Europe | 159.4 | 160.3 | 164.8 | 155.5 |
We can clearly see demand for Caribbean property consistently outstripping that of Western Europe every month since September last year.
The Rightmove data also shows a jump in searches for Caribbean property this May compared to last, with a 177% increase shown on the table. The jump in May is only a continuation of the massive rise in demand since the start of the year.
Rob Wilson, Rightmove's head of overseas property said of the findings:
"The spike in interest in Q1 is down to a combination of post-Christmas blues and people’s new year resolutions to change their lives for the better. As we move into Q2, the less serious buyers tend to fall by the wayside however and the gap between the Caribbean and Western Europe closes as the, for some, more realistic destinations of France, Italy, Spain and Portugal gain better traction.”
He added that “The challenge for advertisers marketing property in the Caribbean (and indeed other exotic destinations) is to build into their proposition features and benefits that reassure prospective buyers that they can have the dream of paradise but with the security and convenience of an established destination in Western Europe.”
That statement is not echoed by those of Property Frontiers, because it seems to suggest that while searches for Caribbean property may be higher that the serious enquirers, those planning to and buying are favouring Western Europe. This is not true according to the statements of Property Frontiers this year, which have stated that sales of Caribbean property have been increasing at a steady rate since the start of the year.
Perhaps it is because the firm has met the challenge laid down by Wilson; reassured prospective buyers that they can have the dream of paradise but with the security and convenience of an established destination in Western Europe. If they have done this, it is because they have chosen to focus on the prime markets in the Caribbean, Grenada, St Kitts and Trinidad and Tobago, and prime properties within those markets, like the award winning Bacolet Bay Development, currently offering beach-front studio cottages from £333,333.
Monday, 19 July 2010
Belize Real Estate: Bargains if you Look Hard Enough
UK based agent Property Frontiers is offering luxury 1 bedroom villas in the Cayo District nature reserve resort near San Ignacio for £72,500. This is much lower than it would have been priced at in 2007, and could well be undervalued, even in the current climate, especially given the free rental management as part of the chic boutique hotel central to the resort.
The Belize real estate market can be summed up in one phrase: there are bargains to be had if you look hard enough.
More information: Contact Property Frontiers about property in Brazil, by emailing info@propertyfrontiers.com or calling +44 (0) 1865 202700.
The Belize real estate market can be summed up in one phrase: there are bargains to be had if you look hard enough.
More information: Contact Property Frontiers about property in Brazil, by emailing info@propertyfrontiers.com or calling +44 (0) 1865 202700.
Property Frontiers is the only company dedicated to supporting investors in the world’s most investable property markets and concepts. Our mission is to research new investment opportunities, to educate and inform about all aspects of the international property markets and to support our clients at all stages of the investment process.
Monday, 12 July 2010
Florida Property a Tale of Love, Loss and Resurrection
Florida property will forever be remembered as one of the biggest stories of our generation. During the last boom tens of thousands of British people bought Florida property; some were buying holiday homes, some making investments, and some making a new life for themselves.
Little did they know when they were making these decisions, that the US housing market would become so inflated that its bursting would send a shock-wave throughout the American economy, and the rest of the world.
The result of this madness was to leave hundreds of thousands of Floridian home-owners unable to meet their mortgage repayments, and forced to either sell up quickly or watch the bank foreclose on their lives, and, for those who had started businesses and/or made lives in Florida, their hopes and dreams as well.
This led to a massive surge in the availability of Florida property for sale at rock bottom prices. And this is where the biggest part of the story comes in, foreigners became the biggest buyers of these properties; that foreigners were buying properties that people of their own nationality had loved and lost was an irony hard to miss.
According to a recent study by the American National Association of Realtors, foreign buyers had spent some $41 billion on American real estate in the year ending March 2010. The data showed that British buyers accounted for a third of sales, beaten only by Canadians and Mexicans.
It is hardly surprising; there have been some fantastic deals on offer. At the start of the mini-boom; a few buyers got caught out on properties offered at 40% below market value, only to find out that they had actually paid over the odds for it, because the 40% was below its peak value. There was a real problem ascertaining a fair price when home values were so fluid.
To combat this, buyers quickly learned to judge the price of a property against its build replacement cost, and since then the best opportunities literally rise to the top.
A prime example of the moment is the Village at Town Center development. A fully gated community, a few minutes from Disney World, the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter and many more Orlando attractions, the Village at Town Center development offers 2 bedroom condos from just £35,000. The price represents a discount of 50% on build-replacement costs, and the resort is uniquely zoned to allow residential and holiday lets.
Little did they know when they were making these decisions, that the US housing market would become so inflated that its bursting would send a shock-wave throughout the American economy, and the rest of the world.
The result of this madness was to leave hundreds of thousands of Floridian home-owners unable to meet their mortgage repayments, and forced to either sell up quickly or watch the bank foreclose on their lives, and, for those who had started businesses and/or made lives in Florida, their hopes and dreams as well.
This led to a massive surge in the availability of Florida property for sale at rock bottom prices. And this is where the biggest part of the story comes in, foreigners became the biggest buyers of these properties; that foreigners were buying properties that people of their own nationality had loved and lost was an irony hard to miss.
According to a recent study by the American National Association of Realtors, foreign buyers had spent some $41 billion on American real estate in the year ending March 2010. The data showed that British buyers accounted for a third of sales, beaten only by Canadians and Mexicans.
It is hardly surprising; there have been some fantastic deals on offer. At the start of the mini-boom; a few buyers got caught out on properties offered at 40% below market value, only to find out that they had actually paid over the odds for it, because the 40% was below its peak value. There was a real problem ascertaining a fair price when home values were so fluid.
To combat this, buyers quickly learned to judge the price of a property against its build replacement cost, and since then the best opportunities literally rise to the top.
A prime example of the moment is the Village at Town Center development. A fully gated community, a few minutes from Disney World, the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter and many more Orlando attractions, the Village at Town Center development offers 2 bedroom condos from just £35,000. The price represents a discount of 50% on build-replacement costs, and the resort is uniquely zoned to allow residential and holiday lets.
Monday, 5 July 2010
Affordable Housing Leading Brazil Investment Property
One of Brazil’s most up-coming an ‘happening’ cities is Natal, capital of Rio Grande do Norte, in North-Eastern Brazil – a cultural and geographical gateway to West Africa, North America and Europe.
In Brazil as a whole, there is a chronic under-supply of 8 million residences – estimated to grow to 28 million by 2020. Nowhere is the pressure more intense than in the North-east and Natal’s burgeoning middle class is fuelling demand for high quality affordable housing. Now is certainly the time to invest in this area of Brazil, according to Property Frontiers, the company that researches new investment opportunities on the global market.
Property Frontiers have become experts regarding Brazil investment property. The firm is currently marketing the Edificio Dr. Geraldo Furtado development, offering new 2 bedroom new apartments in Natal from £64,500 – with initial payments as low as £16,250 and 6% net returns guaranteed for 4 years.
More information: Contact Property Frontiers about property in Brazil, by emailing info@propertyfrontiers.com or calling +44 (0) 1865 202700.
Property Frontiers is the only company dedicated to supporting investors in the world’s most investable property markets and concepts. Our mission is to research new investment opportunities, to educate and inform about all aspects of the international property markets and to support our clients at all stages of the investment process.
In Brazil as a whole, there is a chronic under-supply of 8 million residences – estimated to grow to 28 million by 2020. Nowhere is the pressure more intense than in the North-east and Natal’s burgeoning middle class is fuelling demand for high quality affordable housing. Now is certainly the time to invest in this area of Brazil, according to Property Frontiers, the company that researches new investment opportunities on the global market.
Property Frontiers have become experts regarding Brazil investment property. The firm is currently marketing the Edificio Dr. Geraldo Furtado development, offering new 2 bedroom new apartments in Natal from £64,500 – with initial payments as low as £16,250 and 6% net returns guaranteed for 4 years.
More information: Contact Property Frontiers about property in Brazil, by emailing info@propertyfrontiers.com or calling +44 (0) 1865 202700.
Property Frontiers is the only company dedicated to supporting investors in the world’s most investable property markets and concepts. Our mission is to research new investment opportunities, to educate and inform about all aspects of the international property markets and to support our clients at all stages of the investment process.
Saturday, 3 July 2010
Property in Belize worthy of Examination by Foreign Buyers
The influential Global Property Guide has just released its mid-2010 recommendations report of destinations it recommends for investment. Surprisingly the list of locations it has recommended in Latin America does not include Belize.
Belize is a former British colony, which gives it benefits such as English being its first language, a developed judicial and political infrastructure and a first rate and reliable health service. During the last boom, this background gave those buying property in Belize a sense of safety and security -- especially Brits, who also liked the fact that all contracts were in English.
When you add to that background the fact that property in Belize is currently 40-50% cheaper than it was in the middle of 2008 in the areas popular with foreigners, which is giving way to yields of 8-10% (yields the GPG itself say signal an investment opportunity), and it is difficult to see Belize not doing well now that foreign demand is rising.
International property investment consultancy Property Frontiers has stated its belief that property in Belize will see a strong increase in sales to British buyers particularly this winter. David Cox, director of the firm has been quoted as saying:
"Belize has a real chance of seeing some strong activity from British buyers this winter. Belize property prices in areas that are popular with foreigners have fallen by between 40 and 50% according to realtors on the ground. Thus, property in Belize is now among the cheapest in the growth hotspot of Latin America.
But the real strengths lie in the environment and value for money. In Belize you can currently buy a luxury 1 bedroom villa in a new boutique development within a tropical rainforest nature reserve setting for just £72,000. That price also buys you rental management and servicing as part of the eco-boutique hotel."
Cox then went on to explain the benefits coming from Belize being a former British colony, which are laid out above, before concluding: "things like that are going to prove very important with the new savvier wave of overseas property buyers."
It is true. If things like the developed judicial and political infrastructure were a hit with buyers before the crunch, they will almost certainly be a hit now that the crunch has awakened us all to just how badly wrong property markets can go.
Look at Dubai where many people lost thousands on developments that will never become a reality. The people who are currently buying and who will be buying for at least the next 5 years will likely be putting stability above potential returns, so the fact that property in Belize offers both definitely makes it worth examination for foreign property buyers.
Belize is a former British colony, which gives it benefits such as English being its first language, a developed judicial and political infrastructure and a first rate and reliable health service. During the last boom, this background gave those buying property in Belize a sense of safety and security -- especially Brits, who also liked the fact that all contracts were in English.
When you add to that background the fact that property in Belize is currently 40-50% cheaper than it was in the middle of 2008 in the areas popular with foreigners, which is giving way to yields of 8-10% (yields the GPG itself say signal an investment opportunity), and it is difficult to see Belize not doing well now that foreign demand is rising.
International property investment consultancy Property Frontiers has stated its belief that property in Belize will see a strong increase in sales to British buyers particularly this winter. David Cox, director of the firm has been quoted as saying:
"Belize has a real chance of seeing some strong activity from British buyers this winter. Belize property prices in areas that are popular with foreigners have fallen by between 40 and 50% according to realtors on the ground. Thus, property in Belize is now among the cheapest in the growth hotspot of Latin America.
But the real strengths lie in the environment and value for money. In Belize you can currently buy a luxury 1 bedroom villa in a new boutique development within a tropical rainforest nature reserve setting for just £72,000. That price also buys you rental management and servicing as part of the eco-boutique hotel."
Cox then went on to explain the benefits coming from Belize being a former British colony, which are laid out above, before concluding: "things like that are going to prove very important with the new savvier wave of overseas property buyers."
It is true. If things like the developed judicial and political infrastructure were a hit with buyers before the crunch, they will almost certainly be a hit now that the crunch has awakened us all to just how badly wrong property markets can go.
Look at Dubai where many people lost thousands on developments that will never become a reality. The people who are currently buying and who will be buying for at least the next 5 years will likely be putting stability above potential returns, so the fact that property in Belize offers both definitely makes it worth examination for foreign property buyers.
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