August 28, 2015 — Earlier this month, Mainland authorities relaxed restrictions on foreigners purchasing real estate in China. The change scrapped a requirement that non-Chinese people live in China for one year before they could buy a home. The amendment makes it easier for end-users to buy property. But this is a national level change, […]
March 1, 2015 — Over the past five years, the government introduced a series of measures with the goal of cooling the Hong Kong property market. Here is a chronology of the policy changes and tax increases that were introduced between April 1, 2010, and February 27, 2015. 2010: Stamp duty increase On April 1, […]
October 23, 2014 — Just back from an excellent week in Tokyo that kicked off on Thursday evening with a presentation to the Australian and New Zealand Chamber of Commerce in Japan about the Ten Things You Need to Know Before Buying International Real Estate. Thank you to Emil Gorgees and to the ANZCCJ’s Kitaoka-san […]
The following is a transcript of a presentation entitled Ten things you must know before buying international real estate that was delivered to the Australian and New Zealand Chamber of Commerce in Japan on October 16, 2014. Video of the presentation is available here. The presentation explains how to buy international real estate, including: Alternatives […]
October 5, 2014 — Landed Global is featured in the Financial Times in a three-part series. The stories, which are based on information from my new book, appeared in the House & Home section of the London newspaper in September and October 2014. The first installment, The hidden online data that can help buyers find […]
September 25, 2014 — On Tuesday, I spoke at an American property conference at AmCham in Hong Kong. The event, which featured Jennifer Anderson from KPMG and Sam Van Horebeek from East-West Property Advisors, drew a full house. You can listen to my presentation, Investing in U.S. Real Estate—Macroeconomic Considerations for Foreign Buyers, here. The […]
The following is a transcript of presentation entitled Why invest in U.S. real estate? at the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong on September 23, 2014. An audio recording of the presentation is available here. Why would someone living outside the United States—in particular a Hong Kong resident—invest in U.S. real estate? This presentation […]
September 15, 2014 — A lot has happened since May 2010, so here’s a Landed Japan update. The earthquake Topping the list is the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, the subsequent tsunami, and the explosion, fire and ongoing release of radioactive material from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The disaster killed more than […]
July 22, 2014 — I obtained a Canadian Social Insurance Number (SIN) for my son today in Ottawa. Along the way, I learned a few things that could be helpful for parents in a similar situation. First, a little background. I have lived outside Canada for more than two decades and my son was born […]
July 10, 2014 — The launch of Landed Global has begun, with a lunch presentation that was jointly organized by the Canadian and the American chambers of commerce in Hong Kong. Nearly 40 guests attended the event, which was held in CanCham’s office on July 8. A video of the presentation, which was also delivered […]