The Canadian Province of British Columbia has become the latest legislator to attempt to curb inflows of foreign capital into its domestic residential markets. Last week, the B.C Province government took steps to ease pressures in Vancouver’s metropolitan real estate market with the introduction of a 15% stamp duty surcharge for foreign nationals. The popularity […]
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The Spanish economy has demonstrated resilience with recent figures suggesting that it’s outperforming forecasts. Spain was 2015’s fastest-growing advanced economy in Europe according to the IMF. Over half a million new jobs were created and employment levels are expected to continue growing at a rate of over 3%, creating over a million jobs in the […]
International investors have long coveted exposure to Europe’s largest property markets such as London, Paris, Berlin and Amsterdam. Yet, there are numerous barriers to entry that mean gaining access to these markets is difficult and there are relatively limited opportunities compared with the high levels of interest. Furthermore, following extended periods of rapid capital value growth, […]