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    Buying purpose built student accommodation

    Any capital gain on a student specific property will simply have a couple of additional factors to consider. Namely how well the nearby college of university is performing and how popular it is. If it is an expanding college with money being spent on it, demand for courses is likely to be higher...
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    How long do you think the global economic downturn will last?

    With respect to the global economic downturn, I would think a broad positive increase is likely in the next 12 months or so (i.e. more countries in the black as opposed to in significant debt in the developed world). As far as the property market is concerned, given the lessons (hopefully)...
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    USA - Property Investment

    If you are looking to manage the whole process right down to the renovation (if needed) and rental and so on, then certainly an extended amount of time in the US would be advised to get the job done, however there is always the option of using a management company to take care of the whole...
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    USA - Property Investment

    Figures released last week from the National Association of Realtors suggest that things are looking up again in the US property market, of course there is no knowing how sustained that will be, but it is the first real positive news for a while. Are you looking at just traditional rental...
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    When do you expect to see the "green shoots" of life in the UK property market?

    This largely depends on the definition of "green shoots" initially! The media in general seem to be under constant conflict as to what is actually happening, reporting minor short lived price rises as a recovery one minute, only to report later that the number of sales is dropping. The reality...
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    Buying overseas property

    First thing to establish might be what you want to achieve. If it is lifestyle and personal use, then that is really a matter of taste and preference. On the other hand, if it is pure investment you are after, then a number of things should be considered. Is your investment purely capital...
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