Thailand - Brazil - India

Thailand property market
The Thailand property market has recently begun to become an extremely popular hotspot for investors. With the tourism market booming, the tropical weather, low prices and high rental returns, Thailand is a great place for investors to get excellent returns on their investment.

The rental returns in Thailand range from about 12% - 15% gross and because of the low ongoing costs, net returns of 12% plus are easily achievable. The Thai banks have also just started lending money to foreign investors, although the loans are currently only available for up to 10 years. This is a massive step in allowing more investors to take advantage of the cheap property prices.

Brazil property market
Brazil is fast becoming one of the world's economic giants with an annual growth rate in the region of 7%. Inflation and currency are now under control and under the excellent guidance of President Lula, Brazil is receiving huge investments of foreign money from Europe and the USA, leading to a stable future.

The population includes more than 1,000,000 multi millionaires. By themselves, these generate a strong demand for holiday homes that tend to be situated on the north-east coast, far from Brazil's vast cities. In addition to this demand for property in Brazil, tourism is a new-born industry in Brazil, increasing by 30% in the last year. This has been fuelled by the addition of new charter flights direct from UK & Europe to many major cities such as Natal & Salvador.

Indian property market
The Indian property landscape has witnessed a sea change over the past few years. With the liberalization of the economy and the consequent increase in business opportunities, the Indian property sector has assumed growing importance and is poised for a robust expansion over the next 4-6 years.

A booming Indian economy, coupled with global leadership in outsourcing, escalating marginal propensity to consume, and favourable demographics have provided the necessary impetus for the sustained growth in India. Further, recent policy measures have opened up foreign investment in the Indian property sector, which for a long time lacked institutional support.