House Hunting in ... Costa Rica
The international second-home market stalled in 2008, sales in the Manuel Antonio area slowed and prices fell. Activity has picked up in the past year.
By KEVIN BRASS
The international second-home market stalled in 2008, sales in the Manuel Antonio area slowed and prices fell. Activity has picked up in the past year.
By MARCELLE SUSSMAN FISCHLER
The real estate market in St. Martin continues to rebound after stagnating during the worldwide economic downtown in 2008; oceanfront property is the hardest to come by.
By PETER SIGAL
The Three Valleys offers a budget range and location type to suit just about any buyer looking for a home in the French Alps.
By ALISON GREGOR
The housing market in Anguilla was hit hard by the global real estate crisis of 2008, but the market is slowly coming back.
By VIRGINIA C. McGUIRE
Prices have remained low in Italy following the global financial crisis, but real estate brokers say they are seeing more inquiries from potential buyers than last year.
By ALISON GREGOR
A military coup in Thailand last spring and the imposition of martial law, which continues, slowed property sales, but they have rebounded since the beginning of this year.
By PETER SIGAL
Agents attribute the strength of the Viennese market to limited supply, a stable economy, and limits on foreign buyers that discouraged flipping.
By MARCELLE SUSSMAN FISCHLER
St. Barts was not hit hard during the economic downturn, and housing prices now exceed what they were before the market bubble.
By VIRGINIA C. McGUIRE
The housing market in Victoria is recovering from the global financial crisis, in part because of stimulus measures from the state government and a strengthening economy.
By MARCELLE SUSSMAN FISCHLER
Panama’s housing market is doing well, according to agents, with a steady influx of foreign buyers looking for high-end properties, many of them from the United States.
By PETER SIGAL
Sales volume has picked up in the last year, though home prices have continued to fall since a momentary rebound in early 2011.
By ALISON GREGOR
Housing prices in Belize, a popular second-home and retirement market for Americans and Canadians, fell about 25 percent with the global real estate crisis of 2008, but have since seen a rebound.
By VIRGINIA C. McGUIRE
Uruguay’s housing market has slowed this year, with asking prices being lowered and many sellers more willing to negotiate.
By MARCELLE SUSSMAN FISCHLER
The Turks and Caicos Islands’ housing market has been growing stronger, helped by their location, beaches and tax-friendly status.
By PETER SIGAL
Montpellier, one of France’s fastest-growing urban centers, has become known as a hotbed for design and architecture.
By ALISON GREGOR
Chile’s housing market recovered from the global financial crisis of 2008, though prices have stagnated of late amid governmental change and concerns about property taxes.
By VIRGINIA C. McGUIRE
The 2008 financial crisis hit Whistler, British Columbia, hard, but its housing market is improving, with a pickup in sales and modest but steady price increases.
By PETER SIGAL
The Cambridge, England, housing market has been hot, based on sound fundamentals, with demand driven by Cambridge University, biotech and high-tech industries, and proximity to London.
By MARCELLE SUSSMAN FISCHLER
The housing market in Los Cabos, Mexico, had been improving but was dealt a setback by the recent hurricane.
By ALISON GREGOR
Apart from hitting a small speed bump in 2008-2009, Toronto’s housing market has seen steady and strong price growth since 1996.
By KEVIN BRASS
The international second-home market stalled in 2008, sales in the Manuel Antonio area slowed and prices fell. Activity has picked up in the past year.
By MARCELLE SUSSMAN FISCHLER
The real estate market in St. Martin continues to rebound after stagnating during the worldwide economic downtown in 2008; oceanfront property is the hardest to come by.
By PETER SIGAL
The Three Valleys offers a budget range and location type to suit just about any buyer looking for a home in the French Alps.
By ALISON GREGOR
The housing market in Anguilla was hit hard by the global real estate crisis of 2008, but the market is slowly coming back.
By VIRGINIA C. McGUIRE
Prices have remained low in Italy following the global financial crisis, but real estate brokers say they are seeing more inquiries from potential buyers than last year.
By ALISON GREGOR
A military coup in Thailand last spring and the imposition of martial law, which continues, slowed property sales, but they have rebounded since the beginning of this year.
By PETER SIGAL
Agents attribute the strength of the Viennese market to limited supply, a stable economy, and limits on foreign buyers that discouraged flipping.
By MARCELLE SUSSMAN FISCHLER
St. Barts was not hit hard during the economic downturn, and housing prices now exceed what they were before the market bubble.
By VIRGINIA C. McGUIRE
The housing market in Victoria is recovering from the global financial crisis, in part because of stimulus measures from the state government and a strengthening economy.
By MARCELLE SUSSMAN FISCHLER
Panama’s housing market is doing well, according to agents, with a steady influx of foreign buyers looking for high-end properties, many of them from the United States.
By PETER SIGAL
Sales volume has picked up in the last year, though home prices have continued to fall since a momentary rebound in early 2011.
By ALISON GREGOR
Housing prices in Belize, a popular second-home and retirement market for Americans and Canadians, fell about 25 percent with the global real estate crisis of 2008, but have since seen a rebound.
By VIRGINIA C. McGUIRE
Uruguay’s housing market has slowed this year, with asking prices being lowered and many sellers more willing to negotiate.
By MARCELLE SUSSMAN FISCHLER
The Turks and Caicos Islands’ housing market has been growing stronger, helped by their location, beaches and tax-friendly status.
By PETER SIGAL
Montpellier, one of France’s fastest-growing urban centers, has become known as a hotbed for design and architecture.
By ALISON GREGOR
Chile’s housing market recovered from the global financial crisis of 2008, though prices have stagnated of late amid governmental change and concerns about property taxes.
By VIRGINIA C. McGUIRE
The 2008 financial crisis hit Whistler, British Columbia, hard, but its housing market is improving, with a pickup in sales and modest but steady price increases.
By PETER SIGAL
The Cambridge, England, housing market has been hot, based on sound fundamentals, with demand driven by Cambridge University, biotech and high-tech industries, and proximity to London.
By MARCELLE SUSSMAN FISCHLER
The housing market in Los Cabos, Mexico, had been improving but was dealt a setback by the recent hurricane.
By ALISON GREGOR
Apart from hitting a small speed bump in 2008-2009, Toronto’s housing market has seen steady and strong price growth since 1996.