Author: Buy2Greece

  • study by the BNP Bank, Paris

    The value of cross-border real estate business in today’s globally networked world exceeded

    EUR 90 billion in 2012 – and continues to grow.

  • Lufthansa: Aπευθείας πτήσεις Γερμανία – Θεσσαλονίκη

    RE+D Magazine
    06-03-2014, 14:28

    Την επέκταση των πτήσεών της προς την Ελλάδα εξετάζει σοβαρά η Γερμανική αεροπορική εταιρεία Lufthansa. Σύμφωνα με δηλώσεις του Αντιπροέδρου ΝΑ Ευρώπης της εταιρείας, Κάρστεν Σάεφερ «καταρχήν κοιτάμε τη δημιουργία απευθείας πτήσεων από τη Γερμανία προς τη Θεσσαλονίκη και δευτερευόντως προς κάποια νησιά, όχι σε εποχική βάση όπως άλλες εταιρείες, αλλά σε μόνιμη 12μηνη βάση».

    Ως προϋπόθεση για τη δρομολόγηση νέων πτήσεων προς τα νησιά, εκτός τουριστικής σεζόν, ο κ. Σάεφερ έθεσε την κινητοποίηση των τοπικών αρχών στη διατήρηση της οικονομικής «ζωής» (ανοιχτά μαγαζιά, κλπ).

    Ο ίδιος, μιλώντας στο περιθώριο της παρουσίασης της νέας θέσης premium economy class (παροχές business class σε τιμή economy), εξέφρασε την απορία του γιατί η Ελλάδα δεν προσφέρει 12μηνο τουρισμό με έμφαση στους τομείς της γαστρονομίας και της φυσιολατρίας.

  • 18th Global Lodging Forum March 17th & 18th 2014

    The Think Tank of the Hospitality Industry at Le Bristol hotel, Paris.

    For more than 18 years, the Global Lodging Forum has been the only international platform staged in France to facilitate a close encounter between the various business areas involved in the development of the hospitality industry: operators, banking institutions, real estate companies and developers. More than 500 decisions makers of the largest hotel groups, financial corporations, investors, developers etc… gather to update their knowledge on the French, European and international hotel brands. The format of the Global Lodging Forum, spread over three to four half-days, features a series of in-depth market analysis by MKG Hospitality, themed round tables and working groups. Moreover, informal discussions are encouraged during the various coffee breaks to turn into effective business appointments.

  • Are You Ready to Buy a Home?

    While it may be acceptable to snap up a pair of shoes on an impulse, buying a home requires thoughtful planning and decision making. Whether you’re becoming a homeowner for the first time or you’re a repeat buyer, buying a home is a financial and emotional decision that requires the experience and support of a team of reliable professionals including a Realtor, a lender, a lawyer and a range of other individuals.

    Why Do You Want to Buy?

    The emotional part of the decision comes into play when you think about why you want to move. If you’re a first-time buyer, you need stability in your career and the desire to commit to living in the same community for five to seven years. You should want to establish roots in a neighborhood and look forward to decorating as you please without requiring a landlord’s permission.

    Purchasing a home is a lifestyle choice that requires you to think about how you like to spend your time and the type of community where you want to live, such as a rural area without nearby neighbors, a highrise building in a city or a home within a planned community with recreational amenities. The more you understand your priorities for a home, the easier it will be for you to narrow your real estate decisions.

    Homeownership can also be a powerful way to increase your personal wealth for you and your family, since you’ll be building equity in your home as you pay off your mortgage.

    Are Your Finances Ready for Homeownership?

    While your dream home may or may not be within your reach right away, you can take steps to become a homeowner the moment you earn your first paycheck. In order to qualify for a mortgage loan to buy a home, you’ll need good credit, a pattern of paying your bills on time and saving money, and a maximum debt-to-income ratio (your gross monthly income compared to the minimum payments on all recurring debts) of 43 percent. Some lenders have stricter guidelines, so the lower your debt-to-income ratio, the better your chances of a loan approval.

    While loan programs are available with low down payments of 3.5 to 5 percent, and a few programs offer no down payment at all, you’ll still need some savings to pay for closing costs and moving expenses, a deposit on a home, and for cash reserves after you buy. Saving money and preserving or improving your credit history are essential elements to homeownership.

    What Can You Afford to Buy?

    Housing prices and rents vary from one location to another, but you can use a rent-vs.-buy calculator to estimate the difference between your current rent and buying a home. In some markets buying a home can cost the same or even less than renting. Remember, when you’re a homeowner you need to included homeowners insurance, property taxes and homeowner association dues in your housing costs. You can also use a home affordability calculator to help you estimate what you can pay for a home. You should also think about your plans for the future and how you spend your money, along with your comfort level with a mortgage payment. A lender will tell you how much you can borrow, but that lender won’t know how much you spend on travel or golf or your plans for potentially reducing your work hours when you have a family.

    Once you’ve thought through the emotional and financial aspects of becoming a homeowner, your next steps should be to find a reliable, experienced Realtor to become your partner in the homebuying process and to meet with a reputable lender who can discuss your options for financing your purchase.

  • 11-14 March 2014 Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France

    You are invited to join FIABCI, the International Real Estate Federation, at one of the premier international real estate exhibitions and conferences in the world,MIPIM 2014.   

     

    FIABCI will once again be present at MIPIM with a large stand space

    and is offering FIABCI Members a unique opportunity to participate at the FIABCI Stand.

     

    MIPIM brings together the most influential leaders for all international property sectors including commercial, residential, retail, healthcare, sport logistics and industrial and provides opportunities to access the best development projects and sources of capital worldwide.  You can build relationships with the industry’s key decision-makers and gain insight to the latest property trends during

    4-days of innovative exhibitions, insightful conferences and intensive business networking.

     

    Build Your Business, Market Your Properties

     

    Participating with FIABCI at MIPIM is a great opportunity to build your business, market your properties and network. You will meet thousands of real estate professionals representing leading companies from 90 countries, develop long lasting relationships, conduct business and gain international and national exposure.

     

    By participating with FIABCI at MIPIM you can:

    • Meet more than 19,000 property professionals
    • Mingle with 4,300 investors and find wonderful investment opportunities
    • Discover the largest selection of development sites with 2,000 exhibiting companies from 80 countries: office, retail, logistic, hotel and leisure and mixed used projects
    • Bring together the key people to transact business and make the deal happen: from local authority leaders, to investors, developers and corporate end-users
    • Tap into trends and gain insight from industry experts through a programme which includes an abundance of informative conferences
    • Meet the people that matter: access the international MIPIM Online Database and stay connected to MIPIM delegates all year long
    • Market your property and gain international exposure for your projectswith 460 attending journalists.

    To Take Advantage of this Special Offer, Please Act Fast

    by Clicking the Button Below.

    Space is Limited and Available on a “First Come, First Served” Basis!

     

  • PROPERTY WORLDWIDE EXHIBITION IN MOSCOW

    The 13th International Exhibition-forum “Property WorldWide” will be held in April, 4 and 5 in 2014 at the World Trade Center Moscow.

    The exhibition will be held in new, interesting and prospective format :
    April, 4-5 – days of the traditional exhibition stands , workshops and presentations ;
    April, 6 – “Investment Forum”, that will be held for all participants in the Conference format with leading Russian investment companies of Russian Federation and private investors interested in the real estate market. Thus, all exhibitors will have the opportunity to submit their most promising projects and bring them to the attention of the international business community, as represented by private investors and investment companies.

    The exhibition will be moved to a new place to the Exhibition Hall of World Trade Center. The exhibit activity at the World Trade Center is under patronage of the Moscow Government and the Chamber of Commerce of the Russian Federation.
    World Trade Center of Moscow is a large multi-business complex, and today it is a leader in the creation of favorable conditions for efficient business activity and business community representatives of international level.

    More than 40 countries will present their proposals of residential and commercial property. Popular destinations among Russian buyers are Bulgaria, Spain, Italy, Turkey, Montenegro, United Arab Emirates, Greece and many others. At the same time we are expanding the geography of the exhibition and will be happy to support companies that have entered the Russian market for the first time.

    Each company will be able to reveal the most interesting topics for buyers to share the latest news in the world of construction, real estate and investment professionals to discuss topical issues of the industry, learn about the prospects of development of the market and share their experiences and opinions within the framework of business program. Each buyer will get professional answers from lawyers and international law experts real estate market.

    The exhibition will be open to the public:

    • April, 4 from 11:00 till 19:00
    • April, 5 from 11:00 till 18:00

    Investment Forum:

    April, 6 from 12:00 till 15:00

    Waiting for your applications to participate in the 13th International Exhibition-forum “Property WorldWide” and look forward to interesting and mutually beneficial cooperation!

    Your questions, suggestions and requests to participate should be addressed to: info@mb-expo.ru
    Or by phone: +7 (495) 660-06-84

    Organizer of the exhibition: Foreign Property Club

     

  • George Soros

    George Soros, arguably the world’s most famous financial speculator is taking a major stake in the flotation of a Spanish property group, reflecting an increase in confidence in Spain and other Southern European countries.
    Soros and fellow hedge fund manager John Paulson have taken €92m stakes in Hispania Activos Inmobiliarios according to the Financial Times.
    Hispania is seeking to list on the Madrid Stock Exchange as a real estate investment trust (REIT), focusing on property in key cities.  It is targeting a double-digit returns over a six-year period.
    If Hispania succeeds, it will be only the second property company to float in Spain since the crisis began.
    Soros and Paulson follow Microsoft founder Bill Gates who invested €113.5 million in Spanish construction company Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas (FCC) in October last year.
    George Soros is known as the “Man Who Broke the Bank of England” because of his short sale of US$10 billion worth of pounds, giving him a profit of $1 billion during the 1992 Black Wednesday UK currency crisis. In those days $1 billion was a lot of money!
  • Emir of Qatar buys six Greek islands for £7m

    The islands are part of a small archipelago known as the Echinades, a couple of miles from Ithaca, a famous site in Homer’s Odyssey.

    They first caught the eye of the emir, 56-year-old Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, when he moored his super-yacht nearby whilst on holiday four years ago.

    The £4.2million deal for Oxia, the largest of the islands at 1,200 acres, was agreed last year but had been held up by delays in obtaining land use permits from Greek forestry officials, according to the Financial Times.

    Ithaca’s Greek-American mayor, Ioannis Kassianos, said: “When you buy an island, even if you are the emir of Qatar, it takes a year and a half for all the paperwork to go through.”

    The emir also agreed a £3m deal last week for a further five islands nearby with David Grivas, whose family has owned them since the inception of modern Greece, the Guardian reported.