Whilst none of us can say for sure that it’s the end of the recession here in the UK, as we approach the end of the first quarter of 2012, I am very glad to see that not only are enquiry levels up on this time last year but sales are too. In fact, it’s [...]
Official Property Frontiers Blog
our commentary, opinion and rants about global property
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Mar
16
16
It pays to be fussy
Posted By: Ray Withers in Current Projects, Global Property, Market and Economics, USALeave a Comment
Mar
06
06
A wise man once said “Put your money where Buffett’s mouth is”
An octogenarian worth in excess of $39 billion, The “Sage of Omaha” must have done something right. And when one of the world’s most successful stock market investors says that he would buy “a couple of hundred thousand” family homes in the US over shares because the market looks ripe for recovery – one would [...]
Feb
20
20
At the Frontier: A new way to invest in the US property market
As the name suggests, breaking boundaries and embracing new frontiers is at our very core here at Property Frontiers. Over the past 18 months we have launched many successful projects in the US, one market in which we are firm believers, however we aren’t sheep and don’t just want to follow the pack but lead the market. With [...]
Oct
05
05
The Country of the Future
Posted By: Aidan Rankin in Countries, Current Projects, Educational, Future Projects, General, Global Property, Market and Economics, Project Progress, UK, USALeave a Comment
It’s always good when the cynics are proved wrong. In the early 1990s, when I was studying Latin America, there was a joke circulating that ‘Brazil is the country of the future and always will be’. Many of the jokers were Americans, but now it could be said that the joke is on them. For [...]
Sep
30
30
China’s new restrictions: a blessing in disguise?
Posted By: Aidan Rankin in Current Projects, Educational, Future Projects, General, Global Property, Market and Economics, UK, USALeave a Comment
In their zeal to rein in the property market, China’s leaders might well have been reading the Liberal Democrat manifesto. For one of the highlights of that little orange booklet was a promise to restrict the ownership of second and third homes. This would be accomplished through a blend of punitive taxation and ‘consultations’ with [...]
Sep
27
27
Location is more than scenery
Posted By: Aidan Rankin in Countries, Current Projects, Educational, Future Projects, General, Global Property, Market and Economics, Project Progress, UK, USALeave a Comment
There is much more to property investment than the property itself. We are all familiar – too familiar by now perhaps – with the slogan ‘Location, Location, Location’. But ‘location’ covers a lot more than scenery and setting. It includes the political economy of a city, region and/or country, along with the history and culture. [...]
Sep
21
21
Why Eco-Investments should be in your portfolio
Posted By: Aidan Rankin in Countries, Current Projects, Educational, Future Projects, General, Global Property, UK, USALeave a Comment
What are eco-investments? There are many misconceptions about what an eco-investment is and a bewildering array of products have appeared on the market. Many of these make extravagant claims that cannot easily be verified. Some are more closely associated with ‘green’ rhetoric than serious investment. So what are eco-investments? Why should they be part of [...]
Aug
12
12
An Investment for our time
Posted By: Aidan Rankin in Current Projects, Educational, Future Projects, General, Global Property, Market and Economics, Project Progress, UK, USALeave a Comment
The international property market is changing, like everything else in the current economic climate, to reflect the shifting priorities of investors. This is why we are sourcing several new types of product. For example, how would you like to invest in one of the most viable investment market – a luxury hotel with occupancy of [...]
Jul
29
29
More ‘F’ Words: Selling the Idea of Fractional (or Shared) Ownership
Posted By: Aidan Rankin in Current Projects, Educational, Future Projects, General, Global Property, Market and Economics, Project Progress, UK, USALeave a Comment
The discussion of the ‘F’ word – Fractional Ownership – continues. Companies dedicated to the fractional process report that the word has no negative connotations for their clients, who are already familiar with the concept. Fractional ownership exists at many different levels – paintings, cars, wines, club memberships, etc. … Perhaps there will be fractional relationships, [...]
Jul
27
27
The F-Word: ‘Fractional’ Ownership or ‘Shared’ Ownership?
Posted By: Aidan Rankin in Current Projects, Educational, Future Projects, General, Global Property, UK, USALeave a Comment
George Bernard Shaw once remarked that the British and the Americans are ‘divided by a common language’. Nowhere is this more true than in the case of ‘fractional ownership’. Fractional ownership has caught on well with US investors for some years now, because it makes sense. Owning a portion – otherwise known as a ‘fraction’ – [...]