Real Estate

While I feel very lucky to wake up in my new Portuguese home every morning, it took more than good...

We dollar-holders have enjoyed increasing buying power abroad each year since 2013, with every year eclipsing the last. Procrastinators and...

Thinking about making an overseas property purchase can arouse feelings such as excitement, fear, anxiety, relief, and accomplishment. Even seasoned...

Durango is my favorite spot for full-time city living in Mexico. In fact, I consider this city my most exciting...

Among the new trends we faced last summer in Ireland, a country home being snapped up by a foreign buyer...

Whether you are simply exploring this beautiful Central American country, or snow-birding for the winter months, or moving on a...

White-sand beaches... warm water... year-round sunshine... and one of the healthiest diets in the world... For sun and sand lovers,...

How can you keep up with your plans of moving and/or buying property overseas in the middle of a pandemic?...

If I were just starting out as an investor today, with little capital and an eye to converting that capital...

We've all been through the wringer these last few months. And the tough times are not over yet. But the...

Traveling to make a real estate purchase in another country is complicated if not impossible right now. COVID-19 restrictions mean...

In Argentina, crisis isn’t the exceptional state of affairs. It’s the usual. Each generation of Argentines grows up watching its...

If you purchase a piece of real estate in another country, should you have the ownership documents issued in your...

"I've told the buyer from Dublin that the other buyer, the gentleman from Cork, is considering by how much he'd...

"Can an evergreen tree die?" my son asked as I ran alongside his bike. Under Irish lockdown laws, we're free...

Over the past two years, we've been highlighting Colombia as a place where U.S.-dollar-holders have increased buying power. Now that...

What will global property markets look like post the COVID-19 pandemic? I do not believe we’re going to see 40%...

When considering any potential investment, begin by asking yourself whether you are buying more for capital appreciation or for cash...

We talked recently about the signs to look out for when identifying a market that's ripe for investment. One of...

"Why do you talk about Brazil... isn't it a mess?" a reader wrote in last week. On a generic claim...

A few weeks ago, I was asked to be a guest on the Jetsetter Show Podcast with host Jason Hartman....

In an episode of This American Life recorded back in 2000, writer David Sedaris takes host Ira Glass on a tour of...

I bought a beachfront home, directly on the sand, for less than US$62,000. After furnishing the solid, 2,000-square-foot house, I...

Yesterday, Lief Simon shared his picks for top property investment markets in 2019. Today, I'd like to share mine... Brazil...

If I were just starting out as an investor today, with little capital and an eye to converting that capital...

In 2013, I visited Ecuador as part of my personal search for an overseas home. After attending the Live and...

Abruzzo is fantastically cheap. You can eat like royalty here on a pittance. So much (pasta... wine... oil...) is produced...

Portugal is hot. I’ve been focusing time and attention on this country for the past two-and-a-half years. My first visit,...

My workout over, I wipe my brow and walk over to chat with Sergio. Sergio comes to Parque El Ingenio...

Wandering around Lisbon and its suburbs during my most recent visit, the more I saw, the more I wanted to...

What are the reasons to buy property in Europe? Diversifying your portfolio into euro-valued real estate is a better idea...

Elegant, Non-Gringo Mexico Starting At US$38,000 Since my first visit to Mexico's Xalapa in 1998, it's been one of my...

The Problem With Rights Of Possession Property In Panama A friend of a friend is trying to resolve some title...

Own On The Riviera Maya For Less Than US$37,000 (Interest-Free Financing Available) Living off-grid attracts two different kinds of personalities—those...

Cozy Colonial Charm, Pleasant Living, Bargain Price "I imagine this would be a nice place to settle in to for...

What Croatia's Imminent EU Ascension Means For Global Investors Assuming the seven countries still to vote grant approval, Croatia is...