The FT report on a great success story of a Canadian couple that moved to Ecuador to escape the cold harsh winters. The new life did not start out how they wanted with one of them losing a job at the beginning of their new life. However, the power of determination and survival clicked in and now they own a craft brewery. Deborah Debas began to experiment with home brewing as a hobby but managed to...

image from arabianbusiness.com The UAE climate could be set for a huge change and this time it is not down to global warming. The artificial method of creating rain could have a great effect on water security in the region and lower associated costs desalination However is this really a reality? I look into this futuristic and fascinating subject called cloud seeding and reflect on how it may affect...

New Zealand’s housing market pressure is currently one of its biggest economic issues. Auckland specifically, has shown the least promise with property growth. Since last year, property experts have continued to discuss its chances of achieving stability with bleak results. There is an estimated underbuilding of about 35,000 homes and the affordability pressures are a major problem. As population...

Panama’s real estate market has seen increased foreign demand, especially from Colombia, the U.S, Canada, and Venezuela. While Panama has been one of the favourite places for retirees to move to, it’s beginning to attract millennials too. Jackie Lange, founder of Panama Relocation Tours, says younger Americans are moving to the country, drawn by the prospects of living on the coast without...

According to John Passerini of Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates, searches for private islands on the company’s website had more tripled since 2015 through 2016. Host of HGTV’s ‘Island Hunters’, Chris Krolow noted interest in islands has increased since 2012 when the show began. He added that his properties sales website, Private Islands Online gets twice as many...

According to Brazilian authorities, about 100 million Brazilians don’t have property rights. This deprives the government of a crucial source of taxes, especially considering the recession currently plaguing the country. As the South American country attempts to include the housing sector in its formal economy by providing title deeds for millions of unregistered homes, the government’s plan...

This year, Thailand is set to be ahead of other Asian countries as far as drawing in foreign property investors goes. Already, the condominium sector has been booming, with projects along Bangkok’s Sukhumvit Road selling out their foreign quota of 49% of available units. The majority of these buyers are from Hong Kong, China, and Japan. The country has continued to see increased foreign...

Homebuyers in Valencia now make up one out of four of the landlord population in Valencia, according to the result of a new finding by international property agency, Engel & Völkers. The research which was collated from statistics from home sales and rental incomes in Valencia in the international segment shows that foreign buyers, majorly from the UK, France, Italy and Germany constitute 40%...

The Algarve coast in Portugal is one of Europe’s more popular second-home destinations. But while most tourism investments and developments have shifted to the central region; Lagos and Faros, the 144km coastline of the eastern stretch has been neglected. However, the region still has a lot to offer. The eastern Algarve begins from the town of Olhao and ends in the little-known resort of Vila...

The role of international buyers in aiding the recovery of Spanish property market has never been more important than it is at the moment. Figures show a significant increase in the number of Spanish homes changing hands. There is a high likelihood that the Spanish market will only continue to recover in 2017 as the lower priced locations begin to get highly requested for. Co-founder of Lucas Fox...