As overseas investment interest in Latin America continues to grow, a refreshing new breed of publications and research mechanisms has appeared which serve to provide relevant insider information to what can be complex marketplaces to enter. A great example of one of them is the Alternative Latin Investor – a free digital magazine which focuses on a range of topics included commodities, forex, private equity, wine, art, regulation, philanthropy, hedge funds, agribusiness, renewable energy, emerging markets and real estate. This interview with Nate Suppiah, CEO of the magazine, explores barriers faced by foreign investors in Latin America; which countries are the most secure; the boom-bust nature of several LatAm economies; political risks; the growth of Chinese interests in the region; particular areas of interests and some general tips amongst others. We also encourage you to subscribe to the magazine, details of which are at the end.
September 15th, 2010 by
Ruban Selvanayagam
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An introductory post to our extended interview with Luis Lessa of the Association of Real Estate and Tourism Development (ADIT): a well established organisation that works directly with overseas investors looking to take advantage of the strong current market conditions that Brazil is able to offer (access the interview here or via our main site).
September 14th, 2010 by
Ruban Selvanayagam
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An interview with experience Brazilian property and land evaluation specialist Aline Lisboa (based in Rio de Janeiro) covering factors to consider when approaching value in Brazil; due diligence methodology; risk minimisation; essential services supply; purchasing rural land and future growth prospects.
Access a recorded interview and presentation with Luis Vasconcelos of Chambers International Lawyers (a qualified Brazilian lawyer with over 10 years of experience). We discuss various aspects of the law in Brazil related to landlord and tenant rights – a subject of increasing important interest as the sector continues to grow with both resident and overseas property owners.
An interview with André Molinari, CEO of “Zap!” – the Brazil homebuying public’s first point of call when searching for property and land. We discuss its history; the specific advantages “Zap” offers when compared to other similar operations in the country; consumer protection and effective research techniques that can be employed. Please also see a link to our guide to using the website at the bottom of the interview or via our main website (with translations in English of all the Brazilian Portuguese terminology and other useful information).
An interview with Bruno Franco, a real estate investment analysis from Banco Votorantim – one of the top 10 banking institutions in Brazil with assets amounting to over US$ 48.7 billion. We discuss his experience; the various stages of analysing real estate; sensitivity analysis and how it is applied to the Brazilian property and land; current risks (and their minimisation) and the future of the market.
May 10th, 2010 by
Ruban Selvanayagam
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An interview with Ana Maria Castelo: economist and coordinator of construction and housing studies at the Fundação Getulio Vargas (one of Brazil’s leading universities) – covering issues including the future growth of the Brazilian housing market; challenges; eliminating the risks of a bubble forming; supply issues; asset protection; the lack of a price index and financing for overseas investors.
A short interview on international wealth creation, asset protection and offshore banking. We have asked about offshore rules specifically for the Brazil real estate / land investor – the response of which can be seen in question 9.
A blog post examining the issue of corruption in Brazil including a brief interview with Levy Brandão, leader of a campaign which successfully assisted in exposing the actions of José Roberto Arruda (who caught handing bags of money to his legislator allies in late 2009).
February 22nd, 2010 by
Ruban Selvanayagam
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With more overseas real estate and land investors focusing their attention in Brazil, the need to have adequate title insurance in place needs to be stressed in order to ensure that assets within the country are fully protected. The blog post contains an interview with Zachary S. Klughaupt – Managing Director at Brazil FNF Title International – a US lawyer based in São Paulo with a specialism in underwriting cross-border insurance policies
