So you want to buy a house in New Zealand?

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New Zealand's two major cities: Auckland and Wellington are ranked at top 10 best places to live on earth. But there are many muchcheaper cities around New Zealand like Christchurch, Dunedin and Otago on the South Island. Some of these smaller cities don't even rank a mention in international surveys because they are too small to rank on some analysts radar. British, Americans, Germans consider it a vacation of a lifetime to explore the whole country. Why? The beautiful scenery, first world country standards, friendly people, an abundance of outdoor activities, low cost of property and the lifestyle. New Zealand's scenic beauty has long been recognised. It became the set for re-knowned movies like "Lord of the Rings", Narnia, King Kong (by Peter Jackson), The Last Samurai, The Piano and The Frighteners.

The current economic recession has immensely devalued the New Zealand Dollar which makes it a perfect opportunity to purchase property in New Zealand. On top of the majestic scenery, New Zealand is a tax haven for foreigners. There is no capital gains tax, transfer taxes, VAT/GST or wealth taxes in NZ, so rest assured that NZ property is tax-effective! Source: http://Foreclosured.blogspot.com


Learn every single detail in buying real estate in New Zealand or property in New Zealand and enjoy the benefits of a first world country in a first class nature setting.

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Guide to Buying Japanese Property, Japanese Foreclosures and Japan Real Estate Investments

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Foreigners are able to buy property in Japan. You need not be intimidated by the Japanese language or lack of English support - everyone can buy property in Japan. There has never been a time when it has been easier for foreigners to buy property in Japan. Now, you can strategically position your investments in international real estate. The wonder of Japan is the rich culture and the magnificent high-end technology that made Japan. What's best is that Japanese real estate investment will not break the bank. Take a look at how you can have your own home in one of the world's first world countries and learn how to buy Japanese Real Estate - be it Foreclosed Japanese Properties or any Japanese real estate.

Hundreds of foreigners (Americans, Canadians, Australians, Dutch, British, Singaporeans, Chinese) and even Japanese nationals referred to this guide eBook on the Japanese Property Market. Learning how to buy a good value property in Japan during economic downturn is an investor's prime ticket to the real estate industry.

"Foreclosed Property Japan" 2009 ed. This latest 120 page edition of Japanese Property eBook provides all the information you could possibly want to buy foreclosed property in Japan. This is the best time to buy!

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Guide: Buying Properties in Philippines

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The beauty of the Philippine Islands, known as the Pearl of the Orient, has enthralled many foreigners. Even Filipinos overseas wish to retire on a scenic hilltop estate, with a 3bedroom apartment in the city. The warm people, lovely smiles, exotic culture and low cost of living are the key benefits of living in the Philippines. Many people who decide to stay want to buy real estate in Philippines. The current economic downturn presents a great opportunity to buy your very own country estate or city apartment. Associated with such opportunities are the risks of dealing with unscrupulous so-called brokers, false marketing and deceitful developers. With this Guide to Buying Property in Philippines, "Buying Philippines Property" by Andrew Sheldon, international real estate investor, foreigners and Filipino expats can learn how to protect themselves and enable themselves to purchase a great property investment in Philippines.

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Many foreign home buyers and investors and Filipino overseas contract workers (OFWs) of Philippine property or Philippine Real Estate have relied on this book, "Buying Philippines Property". This 2 volume 300 page book contains critical analysis and insightful details for buying property in the Philippines – from ground work, researching about places in Philippines, Philippine real estate contracts, Philippine real estate laws, Philippine property regulations, Philippine real estate case studies, to actual purchase and securing control over Philippine property.

The valuable contents of this book is an accumulation of strategic analysis and critical insights. Research for this Philippine property guide included experts from the Philippine Bureau of Lands, professional real estate brokers, customers/investors and business consultants.


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Where to Put Your Money in Uncertain Times

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In these uncertain times people will be wondering where to place their money. Firstly there was no question there was going to be a financial crisis - it was merely a question of when. WHEN the Dow and other markets broke historic support, it was only a question of HOW far will it for, and HOW much money will the government through at the problem to delay the inevitable.

I will suggest a strategy forward. A lot of generalisations are made, so I will offer specific investment opportunities. This is however a top-down analysis:

1. Gold mining stocks - Stimulus will eventually result in governments printing money.

2. Precious metals - Silver, platinum, palladium are all good. They are not as good as stocks because stocks have greater leverage as mining revenues rise faster than costs. Also gold stocks were over-sold in the recent stock price correction. Silver has risen 50% in just two months.

3. CFDs or derivatives in precious metals – This is another form of exposure to precious metals – whether you are talking about options, futures, or contracts for difference - mind you, you are taking a counterparty risk.

4. Foreclosed property in Japan - outlook not great now, but great yields outside the city, premature to buy in the city CBDs. Outer fringe areas make great buying, rural areas always good for lifestyle. Sooo cheap! You could buy a house for as little as $10-20,000 due to depopulation.

5. Broad Stocks: People are very negative on broad stocks: By that I mean all stocks outside the precious metals arena. I think if you cannot buy stock exposure for the long term, but there is no reason why you cannot trade rallies using chart signals. People look at the 1970s and 1930s and look at the dismal returns, but there were rallies in this period. So I suggest learning and using charts to trade medium term rallies. No long term ‘buy & hold’ investing.

6. Rural property in NZ - City property is overpriced, but if you don’t need to work in the city, or want to rent, then prices are modest, and the NZD is at a low point for foreigners earning USD,JPY,EUR. The NZD has fallen from USD0.80 to USD0.50. So great currency trade in beautiful country, no capital gains tax or transfer taxes, no GST on property. People will say the economy is in bad shape. Yeh, that's why it’s cheap. It’s a counter-cyclical investment, but when cheap, sell when currency recovers in 4-5 years. The 9% budget deficit will turn around like it did in the 1990s. Expect compulsory super to boost savings.

7. Property in the Philippines - regional property is more appealing, as it will benefit from more call centres going there. Yes, during a contraction, Western call centres are still shifting to the Philippines. More are being set up in smaller regional centres rather than Metro Manila as the infrastructure improves.
You can find more info by searching Google for foreclosed property. A lot of Westerners are doing it, and it makes sense if you are living there for a few years. Japan & the Philippines property markets are among the most under-leveraged and did not have the big gains. That will be important when the global economic activity finally picks up.

8. Foreclosed property in USA: It is still too premature to buy foreclosed property in the USA; I would suggest waiting until the bottom which will likely correspond with a peak in the Adjustable Rate Mortgage terms, so say another 8 months. Again we are looking for yields, so let that be your guide to where. Unless you are seeing rental yields over 10% then you are not getting good value.

9. Currency: Currencies are an interest asset class because they are essentially priced in relative terms as opposed to the absolute value of other asset classes. My favourites are:

a. South African Rand: South Africa is the largest producer of gold, palladium and platinum in the world, so the terms of trade for RSA are going to improve greatly as precious metal prices rise. The unfortunate aspect is that this will drive many mining companies broke as the strong Rand will undermine Rand revenues. So avoid RSA mining stocks.

b. Chinese Yuan: As long as China is the lowest cost producer and has the capacity to generate its own internal demand it will do relatively better, which is what currencies are about.

c. Swiss Francs: Governments and the elite of the world have much of their assets in Switzerland as they have done for hundreds of years. Thus Switzerland is always a safe investment.

d. Japanese Yen: I can expect the USD will fall to 87yen/$ support in future, though no further as the US economy has underlying strength.

Mining Stocks Fundamentals: HOW TO PICK WINNERS

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The current economic recession push gold and metal prices higher than ever. Even though mining stocks look like a lucrative buy, the economic recession put tremendous pressure to small, medium and large mining companies to manage their operations and debt level. A prudent investor needs to understand the mining stock fundamentals before embarking on a huge investment. The rewards of mining stocks are great. As they are high return, mining stocks are also high risk. Mining stock investors need to balance that risk with proper knowledge of mining stock fundamentals. This is where the eBook, Mining Stock Fundaments: HOW TO PICK WINNERS help. The author, Andrew Sheldon, has been in the mining industry for more than a decade. He had first hand experience in multiple levels of management in a mining company, particularly risk analysis for mining projects. Mining stocks give investors more than 300% return of investment. You can learn all the strategies in investing on mining stocks through this guide, "MINING STOCKS FUNDAMENTALS: HOW TO PICK WINNERS"

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New Zealand Property Market Report 2009

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If you were mesmerized by the magical beauty of the scenery of "Lord of the Rings", wait till you find out that you can own a property in New Zealand where it was filmed!

The New Zealand property market is shaping up as one of the most attractive property investment markets for the next few years. High yielding New Zealand property and the collapse of the NZD (New Zealand Dollar) make New Zealand the perfect counter-cyclical investment if you buy right! In addition, there is no capital gains tax, transfer taxes, VAT/GST or wealth taxes in NZ, so rest assured that NZ property is tax-effective! Source: http://Foreclosured.blogspot.com

Learn all the details in buying real estate in New Zealand and enjoy the benefits of a first world country in a first class nature setting.

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Guide to Japanese Foreclosures and Japan Real Estate Investments

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Overcome the language barrier and self-learn how to buy Japanese Real Estate - be it Foreclosed Japanese Properties or any Japanese real estate.

Hundreds of expats and even Japanese nationals referred to this guide eBook on the Japanese Property Market.

"Foreclosed Property Japan" 2009 ed. This latest 120 page edition of Japanese Property eBook provides all the information you could possibly want to buy foreclosed property in Japan. There has never been a better time to buy for investors and home makers.
It includes extra content as well as updates. View the table of contents for this report on our blog at http://Foreclosured.blogspot.com. The report is available for just $US19.95 at this store.
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Guide: Buying Properties in Philippines

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Many foreigners have admired the natural beauty of tropical Philippines. The lovely scenery, exotic culture, warm people and the low cost of living are the key highlights of living and buying real estate in Philippines. The current credit crunch presents an opportunity to buy foreclosed property in Philippines. There are issues to consider when buying properties in Philippines that even Filipino expats, OFWs need to be cautious not just foreign buyers of Philippine properties. (Source: http://Foreclosured.blogspot.com)

Many foreign buyers of Philippine property or Philippine Real Estate have relied on this book, "Buying Philippines Property" by Australian property investor Andrew Sheldon. This 2 volume 300 page book contains critical analysis and insightful details for purchasing property in the Philippines – from ground work, research, contracts, laws, regulations, to actual purchase and securing control over property.

The contents of this book cannot be found on mere internet research. Experts from the Philippine Bureau of Lands, professional real estate brokers, customers/investors and business consultants have been involved in the preparation of this book set.

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Buy a HOUSE In New Zealand HOW??

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The timing for investing in city property is premature since these prices are still falling. I however I recommend investors buy a rural-based property to establish a base in the country. Some rural property is offering excellent yields and the very low NZD offers a superb opportunity to lock in a very attractive cross rate, as well as giving you the opportunity to mortgage your local home to purchase more property. Depending on whether you intend to live here, repay the loan from offshore income (which makes excellent sense), the benefits are readily apparent.

There are also compelling financial benefits for property investors, including ZERO capital gains tax, stamp duty, GST and transfer taxes. None on property! This will suit medium to long term investors depending on their investment objectives.