Search results

No, the first question is, are we in the beginning, the middle, or the end of this crisis? I seriously believe that this crisis, as bad as it is, is only in its initial stages. If you wait and see how things develop I believe that you will be glad that you didn't jump in. This crisis is going to...

I think that buying into the French market at this time, despite the appreciable drop in prices, would be a very big mistake. The crisis is not behind us but indeed ahead of us. Hold onto your cash, for you are fortunate to have it.

It is an error to attempt to make predictions about the economic outlook when the world's economies are intimately tied to extremely serious political developments in the United States, Britain, France, and elsewhere. The political aspect of the current crisis, where the deciders have seized...

Dotexe, I understand your reasoning but there is a big jump from a simple idea to making it concrete. This crisis is dragging us to lower levels than any seen in the most pessimistic forecasts. The drop has been very sudden and the recovery will be.... very very slow. If you have cash to...

Kara, Given the extent of this downturn, it would be foolhardy to invest anywhere. Nobody knows where this thing is going. If you are cash rich, don't throw your advantage away. In my opinion. The real estate agents of course will tell you otherwise.

Exchange rates The Euro is fetching almost 2 for 1 The US dollar will get almost 1.5 for 1 and the pound will net you 2.1 AUD ***************************************************************************************************************** That tellus us nothing: It takes about 95 Serbian...

With rental occupancy rates under 1% and rental prices among the highest in the country. With occupancy that low, I can't understand why rents should be high... !

Good reading, this is definitely one of the better threads on this forum...

My opinion is that if you can buy a property a the bottom or near to the bottom of a property cycle then its good news. *************************************************************************************************************************** ...the only trouble being, of course, that you...

"If you have the investment capital now, then there couldn't be a better time!" ******************************************************************************** They will be saying that in 12 months too...and in 24 months. You REALLY don't understand how bad things are this time....

They are being affected, because many investors were either Europe or USA based.

Look at your projected income yields rather than rental price per square meter to get a better idea of how good a bargain you are getting. Somebody will certainly want to correct me on this - for I know nothing specific about the Berlin market - but I imagine that above a 5% yearly return on...

Re. "If your asked price has been set with the guidance of the estate agent, then it's surely too high." ****************************************************************************************************** I respectfully disagree with this statement. Estate agents are there to SELL property...

It is an interesting exercise to look at the older posts above in light of what has since happened and then draw your own conclusions....

Bob, you will have to go to Leipzig and do your fact finding there. No Forum can replace getting knowledge first hand.

Here is the contact information for the Costa Rica real estate agents to whom I referred in an earlier post. They are based in Dominical on the Atlantic, and sell both plots with sea-view and also villas I believe. Domincal is an area which appears to be known to surfers (check with them on...

I read recently (see above) that overall prices for real estate in Germany had fallen by 1.4% year on year. In the present context this is a good result even if it does confirm that Germany is not being spared in the current economic downturn.

Recent figures published in the Daily Telegraph. Average housing prices in the UK 2008 to date: -13.9% Average housing prices in Germany 2008 to date: -1.4%

As of now more then 10% of the prices were fallen down , it is expected to go down more in the new year. If, you are looking for buying an property it is the time for you to buy , as you can get with an cheap price. **************************************************...

14 December 2008 Hello Teepeeseller, I saw a recent map of Germany with projected property pricing and in most all areas prices were falling, except notably in the southernmost Länder (Bavaria, Baden-Würtemmburg). I recently saw also that CONSUMER confidence was very low in Germany compared...