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Brazil is by all means a vast country with an area that covers 8,514,215 km² and occupies about half of South America’s land mass. With four different time zones and a wide range of climatic regions, Brazil has established itself as new emerging market for luxury development. A new report released by Knight Frank clearly indicates that things have only just started to heat up in regards to Brazil’s real estate market.
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 
Posted by OP-Mall in Brazil Property, Natal Property, Property Reviews, Waterfront Property
Designed by internationally acclaimed Brazilian architect David Bastos, the Natal Ocean Club will be the premier resort development in North East Brazil. Wide open spaces and rich local woods will jostle for attention along the design aspects of the resort. Having put a lot of thought into the environment and surrounds, David Bastos has chosen to use a vast range of natural materials in NOC’s development.
Combined with the best of technology, Natal Ocean Club will provide residents with all aspects of luxurious, modern living in the 21st century.
The Brazilian Grand Prix was nothing but spectacular and loaded with suspense for title contenders Felipe Massa and Lewis Hamilton. Die-hard F1 fans couldn’t have wished for a more thrilling end of season finish than in this race.
It had all the makings of a nail biter and didn’t disappoint in the end. Rain at the start of the race saw David Coulthard make an unplanned exit to his last Grand Prix race after Nico Rosberg nudged him into a spin.
This pre-launch resort consists of 560 hectares of coconut palms, lagoons, mangrove glades and stunning palm-fringed beaches. Situated on the exclusive Brazilian north east coast beach town of Pernambuco, it is set to be a world class resort. The developers have decided to keep the name of the resort private until its launch.
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 Posted by OP-Mall in Brazil Property, Buying Property, Holiday Property, Natal Property
Bald Hill, Natal Brazil [credits: goliveira via flickr]
Brazil is hot property right now and has been for a couple of years. In fact, some of Brazil’s hottest regions have appreciated a lot in the last five years. Some say the situation is much like it was in southern Spain some 20 years ago.
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 Posted by OP-Mall in Brazil Property, China Property, Indian Property, Russia Property
São Paulo Skyline
The term BRIC originated back in 2003 and was coined by Goldman Sachs economist Jim O’Neill. It was O’Neill’s opinion that since the US economy took a nose dive it allowed the BRIC countries Brazil, Russia, India and China to take a bigger slice of the world’s gross domestic product.
We would be taking a quick peek into the property markets of these four countries, to gain a better overview of what exactly is going on.
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With the cost of living sitting at around 1/5 of that in Britain, Brazil is right now one hot real estate market. It isn’t hard to see though why Brazil suddenly sits in the international spotlight as the new darling for overseas investors.
With year round sunshine, a stable political economy and many undervalued homes due to Brazil’s economic stagnation and currency volatility in the late 1990s, property investors have their eyes set on Brazil.
The growing infrastructure as well as an ever increasing international flight network make Brazil close to a fast stop over even for Europeans. A flight from Portugal to Natal, the capital city of the Rio Grande do Norte takes only 7 hours. You could have breakfast in Portugal and dinner in Brazil if it wasn’t for the time difference.
Thursday, June 26th, 2008 Posted by OP-Mall in Brazil Property, Natal Property, Property Reviews, Waterfront Property
With average year round temperatures of 28°C, more than 300 sunny days and some 400 miles of semi virgin palm fringed coast, Natal is considered to be one of the hottest destinations in Brazil.
Further to this, Natal is also considered to have the second highest pure air quality on the planet with a population of only 800,000. Natal is situated in the state of Rio Grande de Noite. Surrounding beaches are considered some of the best in world.
For Brazilians, the dream of owning their own home has become one of reality since the government changed their regulations back in 2005. Like never before, Brazilians are able to purchase their own homes now by finally being able to obtain finance.
The “fiduciary alienation” rule allows loan lenders to legally own the property, until it is paid off in full by the borrower. This enables a peace of mind for financial institutions and private investors in the event of mortgage non-payments.
Normal loan terms run for 30 years with a 12% interest rate. Also, the Brazilian central bank regulations stipulate that 65% of the government’s savings will have to be reinvested into loans and housing credits to keep the calculated balance to cap interest rates.
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted by OP-Mall in Argentina Property, Brazil Property, Mexico Property, Panama Property, South American Property, Trends, Venezuelan Property
Latin Americans have always had a good name for attracting hot blooded young males. Over the past few years though this has expanded into becoming a top destination for property investors due to changes in the economy and political stability.
While in the past countries like Mexico, Brazil, Panama, Venezuela and Argentina had their own little (and big) devils to fight when it came to stability, security and corruption, in today’s reality they all got something many want.
Namely great priced properties with a fancy lifestyle, gorgeous scenery and friendly locals.
If that alone isn’t enough to convince you, then read on and discover a whole new world of affordable property investments in the eternal sunshine.
