Malta’s success with their newly-launched Individual Investor Program (IIP), which has received 400 applications so far in less than a year since it was started, has driven up the demand for high-end properties in the country. The investor program that requires applicants to make a minimum investment of least €350,000 in a property or rent…
Several regions around the world today are increasingly facing up to wars, political instability, civil unrest or economic stagnation. Sometimes these troublesome situations arise unexpectedly, causing people to look for an escape route to places that guarantee safety and security for their families and where they can start afresh. In line with that trend, wealthy…
The housing bubble may have caused many Americans to become a bit cynical about the idea of owning a house. This hesitation about homeownership, which was often touted as the symbol of the American Dream, is evident from the reduce number of new households and the decrease in rate of home ownership since the last…
Hong Kong is halting its investor immigration scheme that has been responsible for granting residency to more than 20,000 mainland Chinese over the past decade. The Capital Investment Entrant Scheme, which accepts applications from individuals investing more than HK$10 million ($1.3 million), was suspended last week, just a day after a shock announcement by Hong…
China’s wealthy property investors are showing an increasing interest in Portugal, thanks to the country’s golden visa scheme that was launched in 2012. Statistics show that the number of Chinese property buyers has increased significantly since the scheme was launched. Portugal’s golden visa scheme allows non-EU applicants to apply for permanent residency in Portugal by…