His value investing philosophy has seen his company ride out many bubbles and bursts, not least the one from which the US is struggling to emerge. When he says things people tend to take notice – and he says now is the time to invest in US property.
Many of the locations in which Irish investors have put their money have struggled since 2007. Germany was touted as a ‘safe haven’ investment, I check out how it has been performing.
If you don’t want to invest a lot of cash, then purchasing shares in a publicly quoted property company may be an option.
Property Funds are normally found at your local bank or financial institution. They are similar to syndicates, but there are some big differences.
Investing in the commercial sector is an unrealisable aim for most small scale investors as it is extremely expensive if worth buying. Could investment in a syndicate be worthy of consideration?
Investing in overseas property for the sake of the capital appreciation potential was a very popular activity in the boom times. This piece examines what is involved and how risky or otherwise an option it is.
Flipping is the most contentious means of investing, but is it safe and is it really property investing?
Halcyon Retreat collapse. French Leaseback property had been somewhat of a darling of the overseas property investor. It is now a product in severe difficulty as a raft of operators have either shut down or stopped paying rent. Robin Barrasford was arrested by police over the Halcyon Retreat collapse.
Investment in hotel rooms, often referred to as ‘apart-hotels’ or ‘condo-hotels’ in the US and ‘serviced apartments’ in the UK, has been around since the 1970’s. The concept has experienced renewed interest across Europe in the past few years as hotel operators, with margins continually coming under pressure, explored new routes to circumvent the capital intensive nature of owning their own property portfolios.
