Private List update

A mini-boom is just getting started on some Greek islands. Why? Because since April Turks can now get a special 7-day express visa to enter the European Union to go to these islands specifically. Getting a visa to visit the EU / Schengen Area is notoriously...

I had a chat with Matt, my preferred Panama City realtor, about two different properties suitable for obtaining the Panama Friendly Nations Visa. We visit a tower with desirable amenities in the historical Casco Viejo neighborhood, as well as a high-rise building in the San Francisco area of Panama City. Matt breaks down all the costs associated with purchasing and maintaining these properties as well as the expected rental income.

I had a discussion with my Bogota realtor Arcesio on the state of the Bogota real estate market. It is a market that shows signs of having bottomed.

I met with Peter Square Meter to have a look at two land plots / lots in Montenegro. One is in Lustica and the other one in Herceg Novi. For both we did rough numbers in terms of the ROI figure if we were to buy this land in Montenegro, build, and then flip

Prices of real estate have jumped all over Central America due to an influx of North Americans, Europeans, and speculation.
However one town where prices have not jumped since Covid, and are actually down since 2018, is San Juan Del Sur in Nicaragua in spite of the town developing fast, and a lot of North Americans moving there.
There are now three international schools in this town, and one can find great value for money. In this video with my San Juan Del Sur realtor Natalie, we have a look at a typical house that families like to live in.

The city of Izmir, the third largest in Turkey, has very few foreigners buying there. The result is that there is very interesting value to be found there. I bought an apartment in Izmir two years ago.

In this video I went around with Keith, my Canadian buyer’s agent (fluent in Turkish), and we had a look at a few properties. It gives a decent overview a market that is wide open to citizenship by investment applicants.