Could China be next?


It is an undisputed fact that China’s economy has been booming beyond recognition. Unprecedented growth rates and out of this world building construction (Shanghai wouldn’t look out of place in any science-fiction movie) have led to a country which is unrecognisable from twenty years ago – well, the cities anyway. All of which has stunned the world.

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The Terror of Television


Companies in general (and property companies in particular) are often scared of Television. No, not scared – terrified. It’s because they’ve all seen those undercover TV programmes where secretly recorded dodgy sales people promise clients the Earth in exchange for their hard-earned cash, with unrealistic claims over property appreciation etc...

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The Seven Deadly Sins


I was watching a property programme the other night, and pondering the fate of a couple who were complaining that the villa they’d bought in the Valencia region of Spain had turned out to be illegal.

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The Next Big Thing?


When it comes to property investment, the question on everyone’s lips is always “where’s the next big thing?” By that, I mean the relentless search for a region which most people wouldn’t bother with at the moment in terms of property investment, but which will someday gain the investment respect that countries like Brazil, Panama, Morocco, and Dubai have achieved today.

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Back to the future


I turned on the telly today, and what did I see? Presenters, commentators, and so-called property experts moaning on about house prices falling in the UK and what a disaster it all is, and how it’s now so difficult for the first time buyer to get onto the housing market. It’s enough to make you want to commit property suicide (if there was such a thing).

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Does the Spanish property market sill have a pulse?


Over the last few weeks and months I have heard and read literally hundreds of negative stories about the property market in Spain.  Wasn’t it strange then that I was actually paying far more attention to the property magazines and for sale sections of the local Spanish newspapers, if the market was that bad with major estate agents like Viva Estates and Ocean Estates along with a reported 40,000 others closing down or in serious danger of going out of business, why am I so interested in potentially purchasing my first Spanish property now?

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The exits are here, here and here, we hope you enjoy investing with IPIN and choose to invest with us again!


There is so much choice and temptation available to today’s property investor that selecting what and when to invest can be quite a daunting decision.  With the current volatility of the currency and stock markets, land and property is still the weapon of choice for many due to its historic long term security but when it actually comes to placing a deposit the choice is mesmerising.

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Whats next for international real estate?



Next month I will be off to the SIMA exhibition in Madrid, one of the largest industry exhibitions in Europe.  Now in its tenth year, the exhibition gives a fantastic insight into what’s on the horizon for the world of international property.

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Investment Property in Dubai - Old Hat or a Shrewd Move?


Like many of you, I can remember property investment companies offering property in Dubai for what feels like forever.  With so many other emerging markets being debated on the television, radio, internet and magazines every day, I had the feeling that Dubai was pretty much yesterday’s news…

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Top Spot in Turkey!


Year after year we have seen foreign direct investment (FDI) to Turkey increase:  It was reported in the Turkish Daily News that FDI in 2007 alone it increased by 9.8 percent to net $21.87 billion, while total FDI was $19.91 billion in 2006.

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