Monday, March 16, 2009

Investment Property Market Cambodia set to Boom

If you will go back in 2005 then you will definitely find out that the Cambodian investment laws were changed so as to allow foreign ownership of the properties in Cambodia. This was really the step which was taken to strengthen the economy which has already proved out to be very strong and has really emerged as one of the strong economy. I do feel that Cambodia was really inspired by seeing the growth rate of Thailand which was due to the foreign investment policy of Thailand.

Now the country has been habitual to see the growth in the economy and is seeing the new heights in recent times. It has really grown an appetite of seeing a growth in its economy. This has been one of the reasons for the increase in foreign investment in Cambodia. The international business club chairman and the US lawyer Bretton Sciaron once said that there are several reasons for immediate action. If you will encourage the foreign investment then you will definitely find very soon that the country is booming with the great economic growth. I must say that after this step way back in 2005, Cambodia has really seen a lot of changes and has really emerged as one of fast growing economy.

As far as the real estate of Cambodia is concerned it was seeing a boom but was really affected during the period of recession which is still not over as far as the world market is concerned. I do feel that you will definitely find lots of reasons behind the recession which is hitting the world. But you can definitely not complain the real estate of Cambodia for this.

However the prices of the Cambodia have really been affected by the world market. If you will look at the real estate of Cambodia then you will definitely find out that it is quiet similar to the market of the other countries.

You will find the foreclosure taking place in Cambodia as well. But the number of foreclosures in Cambodia is quiet low as compared to other countries. It is also not so easy to get the loan in Cambodia as compared to the other countries. I must say that if you really want to earn profit from the real estate market of Cambodia then you should really make sure that you have the money ready.

The lack of loan schemes is really one of the major drawbacks which the country of Cambodia is really facing. However if you have the money ready then you have all reasons to laugh because you can really buy lots of cheap properties and then sell them at far more higher prices.

Monday, March 9, 2009

Virtual Real Estate Boom

Virtual real estate also abbreviated as second life is the fruit of implementation of virtual reality. Virtual reality is a new topic in computer science and creates a 3D effect. It looks as if we are in a real city. Second life and its sister teen second life is example of some of the computer games. It was developed by linden research lab which came to international attention via mainstream news media in late 2006 and early 2007. Second life caters for users over 18 and teen second life is for those between ages 13 to 18.

Virtual world is a very important tool for various fields. You cannot deny the importance of virtual world in medicine. It is the power of the eyes to generate the 3D effect. The 3D effect is what all the doctors were looking and this has really solved the problem of teaching the trainees the concept of medical science. Virtual reality also sees its great application in real estate as well. Till now I was talking about games but once the virtual world of any real estate is made the different area can be sold so that the programmer can earn profit. Invitations are also sending to real owner of that land. However only those are interested who knows what virtual reality is all about? What is the influence of games? And what is the importance of advertisement? I must tell you that all the lands in the virtual world are sold out for a good amount of money and this is really a great profit since it just requires the technology.

If you want to use virtual reality you should know about avatar. There are many virtual reality technologies and I would not like to go in deep. I must tell you that the virtual reality has pave the way to a new era. The modeling is also one of the tools which the term virtual reality has really re-defined. Now you can make 3d models. And all the real estate agents can easily understand what the importance of 3D modeling is?

With help of 3D modeling the real estate agents are able to explain the real picture of real estate to the buyers with an ease. They really feel that 3D modeling on the computers is the real solution to all the questions which the clients ask from the real estate agents.

As far as boom is concerned, there are so many computer games available in the market. All these games apply the 3D effect of the whole area. You can check out for games in which the whole New York has modeled. It is a car race game and really reflects the whole New York.

Saturday, March 7, 2009

German real estate companies fight for survival

BERLIN: German real estate companies are fighting for survival, with deadlines looming to refinance short-term debt of as much as 18 times their combined market capitalization while the recession erodes asset values.

Loans defined as short-term by the 10 largest publicly traded property companies total €4.2 billion, or $5.3 billion, according to their most recent financial reports.

Patrizia Immobilien, Vivacon and IVG Immobilien alone owe €3.1 billion, part of which expires as early as next month. That is more than five times the trio's combined market value, which has shrunk 83 percent in the past year.

"I wouldn't be surprised if banks pull the plug for some real estate companies in the very near future," said Matthias Schrade, an analyst at GSC Research in Düsseldorf.

Patrizia, based in Augsburg, and Hypo Real Estate Holding, the commercial property lender bailed out by Germany, are among stocks on Schrade's "don't touch" list. Since 2003, 11 of the 91 companies on that list have gone bankrupt and shares of 63 others have slumped even as the equity market rose.

The German finance minister, Peer Steinbrück, said Friday that the state needed to gain more than 75 percent control of Hypo Real Estate Holding to save the lender. The move would hasten Germany's first bank nationalization since the 1930s.

Given the worsening financial crisis, the government may "sooner rather than later be faced with the difficulty that the survival of the bank is seriously endangered," Steinbrück told lawmakers in Berlin. "We must make sure, by gaining a controlling majority, that the restructuring measures succeed."

Bad debt from the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis has required banks around the world to seek bailouts. While Germany has said that Hypo Real Estate was too important to go bankrupt, none of the top 10 listed property companies is bigger than €700 million in market value. The prospect of some of the companies failing is turning investors away, said Matthias Born, a fund manager in Frankfurt at Allianz Global Investors who has sold most real estate shares from his €1.2 billion portfolio.

The debt/assets ratio is one benchmark that banks watch closely. A range up to 60 percent to 65 percent is where "banks would still be willing to give credit," according to Olaf Meisen, a partner who specializes in real estate finance at the law firm Allen & Overy in Frankfurt. Seven of the 10 companies have ratios that exceed 65 percent, with Patrizia topping the list at 80 percent, according to Frank Neumann, an analyst in Düsseldorf at Bankhaus Lampe.

General Growth Properties, a U.S. owner of shopping malls that warned last week it might be forced into bankruptcy, is saddled with $1.18 billion in overdue debt.

While most of the bigger U.S. real estate companies have received debt ratings, none of the top 10 German property ones are rated by Moody's Investors Service or Standard & Poor's. That does not make it easier for the companies to raise funds, said Torsten Klingner, an analyst in Hamburg at SES Research.

Patrizia, which builds and manages residential property, has €1.3 billion in short-term debt, of which €530 million is due at the end of March. The debt level could be "a real problem," and banks could possibly require the company to sell shares or force it into insolvency, Schrade, of GSC Research, said.

Patrizia's chief operating officer, Klaus Schmitt, disputes that. "We're in talks with our banks, and there are no signs a prolongation won't work," he said during an interview last month.

Hypo Real Estate, which is based in Munich and has received €102 billion in public guarantees and credit from the German government, is one of Patrizia's largest lenders, according to Sven Janssen, an analyst in Frankfurt for Sal. Oppenheim Jr.

Spokesmen for Hypo Real Estate and Patrizia would not comment.

The commercial property market in Germany froze in the second half of 2008 as financing dried up, said Tobias Just, a real estate economist in Frankfurt at Deutsche Bank. Prices will probably fall 30 percent this year from 2007 levels, he said.

In a report to Parliament, the government singled out commercial real estate as an industry where "defaults must be expected" as the financial crisis deepens.

TAG Immobilien reported a 2008 net loss this past week after writing down the value of its assets. More may follow.

Vivacon, which specializes in leaseholds of residential property, may have to write down about €140 million in asset value in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to Klingner. The company has €524.8 million in short-term debt and a market value of €39.3 million.

A Vivacon spokesman in Cologne said the company was in "promising" talks with banks to extend its short-term debt.

A spokesman at IVG in Bonn, which owns offices, business parks and industrial property, declined to comment on how the company would refinance its €1.4 billion in short-term debt.

Still, lenders may prefer to extend loans and demand higher interest rates, Neumann said. Earlier this month, Eurocastle Investment, a property fund managed by Fortress Investment Group that invests in commercial real estate in Germany, extended a €236 million loan after agreeing to increase interest payments by 75 basis points, or three quarters of a percent.

"Banks can't afford to drive real estate companies against the wall," Neumann said.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

How to use Private Money for Real Estate Investing

Real estate businesses are for only rich people. Do you find this statement true? I must say that your answer will really be no. now suppose you do not have money to buy a real estate. What will you do then? How will you manage the money? You can say that you have done the deal of many mortgages and you do not find any difficulty in finding the loan. But I really question and say that it can be difficult at times if you have any other mortgage under your belt. You will really feel sorry now since you will find some property to be very advantageous but you do not have money to buy it. This is really very bad for you. You must be wondering whether what the solution is. I must say that the only solution is private money.

I will explain it to you what private money really is. Actually private money is given by someone who is just like us. They give the needy a good sum of money and promise to not affect your credit score. They really never inform the bank and keep everything private. However they take a very high interest and people often find it very difficult to manage such a high interest. I must say that you will really need to go for it on some occasion. However you should keep something in your mind. If you will not keep these things in your mind then you will really end up becoming a looser. I will list some of them for you:

1.Make sure that you return it very quickly:

The interest rate of the private money is very high. You cannot really manage it for a long period of time. Hence you should take all the possible steps so that you are able to pay it back very soon.

2.Play safe:

Yes the interest rate of the private money will be very high but you should not forget that you have the real estate property also with you. You can always give the property on rent and use the rent to pay back the interest of the private loan. The private loan will have some installments and you will be able to pay it back as soon as possible. However the price of the property will also go high and you can always sell it as soon as you find out the time is appropriate for selling.

I have given you some tips and I do hope that you are able to pa proper attention as far as these ideas are concerned. You will really find them very helpful.

Friday, February 27, 2009

Quick Turn Real Estate How to Make yourself rich

Have you heard about flipping? I must tell you that flipping is one of the smart move which real estate investor makes while investing in real estate. It is one of the methods to make quick money. I must tell you that flipping the house means to buy it and then sell it very quickly at larger value so that they can make larger profit. It is not so that flipping is the only way to make money very fast. In fact real estate offers many methods by which you can make fast money. However flipping is at the top of the list.

I must tell you that bridge loans are very common. I want to explain you the flipping and wholesaling in detail. Do you know that these are the two methods to make good cash very quickly? You need to buy a property and then sell it as quickly as possible. Once you buy a property you need to repair it and sell them at higher prices. I must tell you that these types of properties do not wait for long. You will find out that you can hardly wait four to five days before you will find out that the property is sold out.

I have seen many properties which came in the market one day back and were bought and sold within few days. I must tell you that real estate really allows you to make quick cash. But you are required to have a good sum of money in advance. You will definitely ask now whether what is the way to arrange money if we do not have it.

I must tell you that you should know about bridge loans. Bridge loans are really the only way from where you can arrange the money. You will be required to have a good credit score as far as your chances of getting a bridge loan are concerned. You will have to fulfill some formalities and only then you can get the bridge loans.

Once you are able to fulfill your formalities you will then be required to collect your cash. However I must tell you that the interest rate of bridge loan is very high and you cannot afford the bridge loan for a longer period of time. The only thing which you can do is that you buy a property and then do all the repairing. Once you complete the repairing you then sell it at higher price and hence earning a profit of around $20000 and also paying back the loan amount.

This is the best way to make the profit and hence you will really enjoy the fruit.

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Why buy real estate in Egypt great place to invest

Real estate is among the top most field through out the world. Egypt has been a great place to invest. Even as far as the history is concerned, the Egypt was at top since last 7000 years. You can not really take out Egyptian civilization from the history. Similarly, in the modern world as well the Egypt has become one of the well established countries in the world. With the capital at Cairo, the Egypt is looking forward for a really great future. And as far as real estate is concerned, it is the backbone of any country and I must tell you that Egypt is not far behind.

You will really find great beaches in Egypt. The river of Nile also originates from Egypt and many great cities have been established on its bank. You must know that Nile is the biggest river in the world. You will find the properties of all kind in Egypt. There are some properties which are more than hundred years old. However the foreclosure is also very common in Egypt. What I want to say is that you will have to do a proper research before buying a property in Egypt so that you can make profit.

You will find condos, apartments, resorts and in fact all kind of properties in Egypt. I must add that Egypt is a tourist paradise and people love visiting Egypt. Hence it is really profitable to have a chain of condos which you can give on a rent. You can really earn a lot of money as rental if you can invest some what. This is among the best business in Egypt. As far as residing in Egypt is concerned, it is really a great place to reside permanently. If you are from Florida you will not find any difference in the climate. The only difference which you will find is that you will really get the value for which your money is worth of. You will really find Egypt a cheaper destination.

The people of Egypt are great. They are really well mannered and you will hardly find a bad neighborhood in Egypt. The living condition is also not too bad. Egypt is not far behind South Africa as far as top country list in Africa in concerned. The land of Egypt is very fertile and you can also look for agriculture by buying a large plot in the countryside. I have watched many big businessmen engaged in agriculture in Egypt.

I must again add that you will love Egypt from all corners of life. You will really feel as if you are in heaven and believe me it's a prefect place.

Monday, February 23, 2009

Top reasons to Buy a Home in Tampa Real Estate

Tampa is one of the busiest areas in Florida. Recently Florida was rated as the number one state as far as development was concerned in US. Many companies prefer to open their offices in Florida and Tampa is not far behind. I must say that Tampa is really a great place to invest. You will really find it great.
As far as development is concerned Tampa stood at the second place in the US. It was been developed and now its tourists paradise. It is really great for commercial as well as residence purpose. As far as growth is concerned a recent survey suggests that Tampa is seeing 2.7 % growth in the price of houses. I must say that the prices are rising very fast. I am listing some of the reasons for buying a home in Tampa bay region. They are as follows:

1.Nice climate:

Tampa is on the sea shore and you will really find the climate of the region to be excellent. I must say that it is neither too hot nor too cold. You will really enjoy the summers in Tampa. There is lots of sunshine and it is hardly ever humid.

2.Best residential area:

Tampa is really among the best residential area if not the best. There are lots of schools which you will find in every sector. You will really find one good school which is very near to your house. This is the first priority of every family and I must tell you will find Tampa up to your expectation.

3.Good for holiday rental properties:

Tampa is not just good for baby boomers buying their second home. It is really great for those who want to form a chain of holiday rental properties. Florida is really the state which is the best for spending holidays. Tampa is one of the places where you can spend your holidays. I must say that Tampa has been one of the hunting grounds for tourists from all around the world. Hence buying a property here can bring lots of luck for you. You will really agree with the fact that you can earn a large sum of money every year as a rental.

4.Annual growth of 2.7% in house rates:

The house rates in Tampa are climbing like anything. You will really find the house prices to rise like a rocket every year. You can hence buy a property and wait for the rise. Once the price rises you can always sell it a very high price and can earn a huge profit.

I have given you some of the reasons and I assure you that you will really find the Tampa to be one of the best places you would have ever visited.