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Post by marie on Aug 16, 2008 21:30:42 GMT 1
Homes Overseas Announces New Property Buying Guide for Croatia Homes Overseas, the leading overseas property experts, have added an article titled, ‘Buying Property in Croatia’, to their existent article archive on buying property guides. The article highlights the overseas property investment scenario in the region, with specific reference to interested UK buyers. The detailed article can be viewed at: www.homesoverseas.co.uk/buying-property-in-croatiaThe buying property in Croatia article begins by outlining the property choices available to interested buyers. Important facts are provided on the number of islands in Croatia, inhabited areas, possible activities, and business prospects. The region’s climatic information is mentioned to substantiate the location’s suitability, and the geographic layout and panoramic settings are aptly highlighted. The second section discusses specific regions such as the Kvarner Riviera, Dalmatian coast, Split and Dubrovnik cities. The article then mentions how whole islands sometimes come up for sale. The article proceeds to the buying process, and the taxes and fees involved. This section provides important information for overseas property investors, and includes how all documentation needs to be checked by an experienced lawyer to avoid being scammed. The article concludes by providing links to articles that will provide additional information for overseas property investors. |
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Post by ray51 on Aug 17, 2008 9:00:12 GMT 1
Haven't looked at the "New Prperty Guide" yet , as NOT interested in Prperty (  ) , what might that be ? And the bottom one , takes the next prize : "buying-propery-in-croatia" ? Right on , babe , up to the usual expected "standards " ( as in : complete lack of any ) !!!! |
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Post by darcy on Aug 19, 2008 16:58:05 GMT 1
Excellent work! Just a quick question, I searched for Montenegro properties and the prices are truly astronomical. What is going on there?
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Post by polako on Aug 19, 2008 17:15:51 GMT 1
Excellent work! Just a quick question, I searched for Montenegro properties and the prices are truly astronomical. What is going on there? I just checked as well. Nearly £2 million for a 3 bed flat. There has to be a mistake.......   |
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Post by ray51 on Aug 19, 2008 17:24:48 GMT 1
Maybe just : not enough Alcohol ?
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Post by nikh on Aug 19, 2008 17:49:04 GMT 1
casino royale sold the dream, thats why ??
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Post by nikh on Aug 19, 2008 17:54:39 GMT 1
the articel is out of date , actually its a year old and is really just a sales pitch for one property sales company.it makes no mention of the purchase of property for rental purposes and the necessary designations associated with this, there fore not to be taken as accurate ! Their are some interesting snippets about the Country
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Post by polako on Aug 19, 2008 18:59:20 GMT 1
Some of them are mistakes as they are selling land for £5 million and listing the land as a flat.
I know that everyone has fallen for the casino royale stunt of being based in Montenegro, but it was not even filmed there. It was filmed in the Czech republic and Lake como......
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Post by irac on Aug 20, 2008 10:37:50 GMT 1
I think the main difference between our sufering little coastline and Montenegro is that IEP's are welcomed without selling out and the growth in infrastructure is more than 4 times (according to the EU Bureau of Statistics) than that of Croatia. When there are golf courses "planned" they actually break ground. If they say there's a waterpark on the way, it's more than just real estate agent bluster that gets fed into Slobodna in order to infect the minds of the populace and make fiction seem real.
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Post by balkanbabe on Aug 23, 2008 5:52:26 GMT 1
Montenegro's astronomical prices are based purely on greed. There was an influx of Russians who did pay ridiculous prices so now everybody thinks they're sitting on a gold mine.
There's also a lot of fanfare about planned investment projects but none have yet materialised. Apart from boxy apartment blocks springing up and blighting the landscape there is no sign of golf courses, waterparks or luxury marinas.
This year the property and tourist markets have literally collapsed so those really needing to sell are drastically reducing their sale price. Of course you still have the idiots who advertise their property for astronomical amounts waiting for the illusive 'Russian'.
Another big con are all the off-plan developments. Some have been built to dubious standards but others just never materialise.
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Post by ray51 on Aug 23, 2008 6:56:24 GMT 1
This year the property and tourist markets have literally collapsed so those really needing to sell are drastically reducing their sale price. Of course you still have the idiots who advertise their property for astronomical amounts waiting for the illusive 'Russian'. Another big con are all the off-plan developments. Some have been built to dubious standards but others just never materialise. Exactly what the situation is like on Spanish Costa del Sol - just substitute your illusive Russian with our elusive ( this year : much rarer and poorer ) English...and there you have it , in a nutshell ; could it be that too much sun'n'sea do irreparable damage to some Med people's brains ? Whereas in France , the actuality is much different ; a ) insomuch that there is no shortage yet of willing and able Russian buyers - jolly widow , Madame Safra sold her little bricks'n'mortar for 500Mil Euros , 2 weeks' ago and : "No" say the Russkies , it was not to Roman Abramowitch ! ( Putin , maybe ? ); b ) and in most of the other segments , the prices ( asking , and achieved ) are generally down , in an orderly manner , by 10-20% accross the board , but resulting in not much reduction in total turnover/transfers finalised... But : the Real Reccession in EUrope is only starting , so : watch out , for less gain and muuuch more Pain ! |
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Post by mambo on Aug 23, 2008 15:30:29 GMT 1
Saw a program on Dutch Television yesterday: apartments for investment in Bodrum, Turkye, 70 m2, 7 month rental guarantee per year (for the first 5 years), with furniture, 90,000 euro (incl all other costs).
Villas with 3 bedrooms, swimming pool could be bought for 190,000 euro. Also with furniture, 7 month rental guarantee and 140 m2.
I don't know why, but it sounds to me that these prices are a hell of a lot more attractive than the 3000 euro/m2 some people are asking in Croatia (without rental guarantee and not anywhere near an airport).
If a tourist has the option to buy in any country....................why should they have to buy in Croatia, pay top dollar and get mostly problems in return ?
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Post by mambo on Aug 23, 2008 15:35:11 GMT 1
ray, The Russian who bought the villa was Mikhail Prokhorov. He is just 43 years old and owns Norilsk Nickel as well as Polyus Gold, Russia's largest Gold Producer. He is known in Russia for something else however.................................he seems to fly around the world in his private jet...................loaded with beautiful women !!! At least he knows how to enjoy life and I have an idea that the villa will be filled with beautiful women as well.
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Post by balkanbabe on Aug 23, 2008 16:27:44 GMT 1
Guaranteed rental return ..................... I stopped believing in the tooth fairy a long time ago.
Basically the way that scheme works is that the estimate of the 'guaranteed rental return' is costed into the sale price so you actually pay for it yourself.
Turkey is also suffering a drop in tourist numbers because of price increases across the board. I did a gulet cruise last year and noticed the distinct lack of tourists and this was August compared to when I did the same trip 4 years before. I asked one of the shopkeepers what was going on and he said 'Turkey is too expensive now for tourists and they're all going to Croatia!!'.
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Post by irac on Aug 23, 2008 16:55:09 GMT 1
The Villa Leopold, built on the proceeds of slavery and genocide by the Belgians, also has 8ha's of land around it. Given it's location the place is akin to buying all of Dubrovnik town and a few other acres nearby.
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