We started the year with good news. The 28% growth on foreign buyers during 2018, was shaking, in a positive way, the markets and making us believe that 2019 was going to be a great year!

Reaching for the Top

The University of Miami continues to rise as one of the top research universities in the US, attracting students and staff across the nation and from around the world. With a strong reputation in academics, the university strives to promote a secure, comfortable environment for their students.

As tourism grows every year, Thailand, especially Phuket, becomes a more popular location for property investment.

The U.S. is one of the countries where foreign buyers inquire the most. The economy in on the rise, and even though we have a Trade War going on, the truth is that "the land of the free" still looks appealing for foreign buyers.

Despite the political reality in the U.S., foreign buyers are still looking to buy properties. In fact, from April 2017 to March 2018, foreign buyers purchased $121.0 billion of residential property in the U.S.

In 2018, Chinese accounted for roughly 25% of foreign investment in the U.S. Residential real estate. In fact, Chinese investors have been the biggest buyers of U.S. residential properties for six consecutive years. But what will be the consequence of this trade tension between the U.S. and China, in the real estate sector?

In 2018 ListGlobally recorded a near 28% increase in the number of foreign consumer leads expressing their interest in international properties. It is no surprise that the U.S. is among the top countries for foreign property buyers to buy property.

At ListGlobally we believe that rather than only looking at statistics, we need to dive deeper and also have our customers feedback. This is why we had an interview with Joseba Umbelina from LuxHabitat in Dubai to understand how foreign buyers are trending in that region.

Thailand conjures images in the mind of palm strewn, white sandy beaches with warm blue sea lapping against the shore, hot sunny days, temples, smiling locals, tasty food, bustling Bangkok, wildlife and nature in abundance. Coupled with relatively reasonable cost of living it’s no wonder that the Kingdom saw a record 38.27 million tourists in 2018, up 7.5% from 2017.

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In this article we bring you the 5 main reasons why Spain is a favourite lifestyle destination for foreign buyers. 

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Interest from foreign property buyers continues to grow for properties around the world. ListGlobally has recorded increases in 2018 over 2017’s numbers from consumer interest globally. ListGlobally track consumer interest through our consumer’s online searches for properties and inquiries that are submitted by consumers through the ListGlobally portal network.The most significant increases in foreign consumer interest in 2018 was for properties in the following countries, Portugal, Spain and France.

Welcome to 2019!

During 2018 we were present at the RENT PropTech fair in Paris and we gathered with real estate professionals to know who are the new actors coming into the real estate market during 2019. Here you will find the new actors that you should keep an eye on.

Hey you real estate agent on the other side of the screen, welcome to 2019!

Chinese buyers are the big spenders in the USA

According to the National Association of Realtors,Foreign buyers are spending over $121 BILLION annually on residential properties in the USA. Of those foreign buyers, Chinese are at the top of the chain, spending $30,4 billion every year.

What are the most expensive cities in the world?

In the last few months, Century 21's managers have been focusing on an exercise. They wanted to know how much space can customers purchase in major capitals and cities for an investment of $300,000. They made some research and finally, on the 24th October in Paris, they presented the results for 30 countries.

Who are the leading Chinese property portals?

Fang.com(房天下): a leading Chinese property portal

The leading Chinese property portals are Anjuke (安居客) and Fang (房天下). These two property portals are leaders in China, like RightMove and Zoopla are leaders in the United Kingdom. Nobody questions this leadership, and they are hands down the top 2 portals in China.

Working with foreigners is an opportunity that comes with obstacles

Let's face it, we know that being a real estate agent in the times we are now living in, can be very stressful. People are changing every day. Consumer behaviors are different, and there are lot's of technological tools that we have to learn how to manage every day. Nowadays we have more and more people that work from home, we have people moving abroad to work and study, and the notion of "home" is too broad to apply the image we had when we were young: a huge family around the table with our grandma cooking some delicious pie.

Who buys there and where are the hotspots ?

We know that Portugal is in the spotlight when it comes to tourism and last year they earned a lot of prizes: Best European destination; Europe’s Leading Cruise Port; the Eurovision Song Contest; and they were Champions of the Euro 2017!

Panama is a growing market

At ListGlobally we always want to learn more about our real estate agents and markets. We want to be closer, and also provide them valuable data that they can use on their daily work. Considering that, we've decided to sit down and have a Skype interview with Frank Morrice Arias. He is the General Manager of ServMor Realty.

Buying a property abroad is not something easy. There is the search process, there is the “falling in love” season to be considered, and then there is the final decision. Some foreign buyers will be seduced by the property itself and many others are going to pay attention to all the small details and do a complete market study before buying.

China in the headlines

China, China, China… buyers from China have been making the headlines in the local real estate press around the world, in Sydney, New York or Lisbon. For any real estate professional interested in marketing their properties to Chinese buyers, the question is always the same how to market properties to chinese buyers? Let's explore this.

The number of foreign buyers in Spain has dramatically increased since 2009, and has stabilized at 13% of total sales nationally, representing a 9 to 10 billion euros market. Yet, what are the most desirable coastal regions and major cities for foreign buyers? Which areas are the property hotspots? At ListGlobally we have analyzed our performance (leads generated for our clients in 2017 and 2018) and compiled some interesting data below.