Overseas Investment property

The choice of overseas investment property markets is vast – Europe, America, South America, Asia, Africa, Middle East and Australia/New Zealand. The new ‘hot spots’ may not have the same levels of infrastructure in place as the more traditionally sought after locations, but destinations such as Turkey and Bulgaria are where investors are now making their profits.

A good overseas property investor will research areas according to their needs – whether it be to make a quick profit on an off plan property, to make an income from holiday rentals, or an investment that will show slow but higher long term gains. Are there cheap flights to a local airport, are new roads being built making the area easily accessible, is the infrastructure in place or will be in the near future? These are all questions that will determine the inflation rate of any overseas property market.

Established markets such as Spain, northern Italy and France have been popular as investment property for many years, however the investors themselves have now forced prices too high for the average second home buyer. The fast moving Spanish property market has slowed considerably due to over construction swamping the market with new homes and high prices for resale property, with many areas of France suffering the same result. Southern Italy can still offer a bargain, as can some parts of Portugal and northern Cyprus.

Overseas investment property shows a promising future, with many new and exciting developments in almost every country in the world becoming accessible to the masses. Cheap flights, more destinations, and better infrastructure all serve to make the world a smaller place, and for those looking to buy investment property, the world – quite literally – is their oyster