Real Estate Info

Working with a real estate mentor can benefit you in many ways. For starters, you will get a clear picture of where you are now in your real estate business, as well as where you want to go and why. You will also get a clear idea of what you need to do in order [...]

From 1st October 2008, all rental properties with a new tenancy in England and Wales will be required to have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC).
Why should you care?
Because your prospective tenants will be able to see at a glance how energy efficient and environmentally friendly your properties are. If you have invested in energy saving [...]

Energy Performance Certificates are now required for buy to let investors offering property to let are now required by law to provide prospective tenants with an EPC for their property.
The certificates have to be provided freely, either when (or before) any written information about the property is provided to prospective tenants or a viewing is [...]

The big thing to remember when purchasing real estate as an investment is not to invest any money that either you can’t afford to lose, or plan on needing in the near future.
There are many property investors, who will actually purchase real estate in order to hang on to it and wait for market increases. [...]

Buying vacation properties in exotic locations is nothing new. Vacationers have been snapping up in the world’s most beautiful getaways for as long as anyone can remember. Today, some of the hottest vacation destinations are in the Canary Islands.
Seven major islands, one minor island, and various islets make up the Canary Islands. [...]

Since July 2006 landlords in England and Wales who own larger houses in multiple occupation - basically three storey properties let out to groups of unrelated people - have had to apply for licences from their local councils. If they do not do so they could find themselves fined up to 20,000 pounds and unable [...]

For a country that made the top of Jones Lang LaSalle’s hot list in 2007, investors are surely disappointed with Singapore’s performance in the first half of 2008. Official figures were recently released and show the slowest growth in four years - just 0.4% in the first half of the year. However, sources are optimistic [...]

Investing in real estate can be a profitable way to increase your wealth in two ways. The first is simply the gain on the property when you sell it. The second is that if the property is leased it can generate an ongoing stream of revenue. In some cases that revenue stream can be enough [...]

The borough of Queens is one of the original 12 counties of New York State, and the borough takes up the same space as the County. Currently, the Queens real estate market is one of the most ethnically diverse of any in the city of New York, with a population of 2.21 million as [...]

If your looking for a new home a good suggestion would be Costa Rica! Who wouldn’t love waking up to white sandy beaches, blue skies, clear blue water, and perfect weather every single day?!? Even if you don’t want to live there full time and you’re like many other people that have one home in [...]