An article originally written for the ‘Brazzil’ magazine on the recent shortcomings of a housing development project in São José dos Campos (north east São Paulo state). Constructed by experienced Mexican real estate developers, Homex – the project was due for completion in 2009 but still lacks many of the essentials.
A guest post written for the ‘Property Portal Watch’ on the five main Brazilian real estate searching tools used by buyers in the country.
An article originally written for the Global Property Guide, examining recent statistics from Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics on affordability levels in the country.
An article originally written for the ‘Property Abroad’ online magazine exploring the current risks that investors should be aware of in Brazil and what actions (public and private) are being undertaken to minimise their effects.
FACT or FICTION? “Buying in Brazil Will Always be a Nightmare Due to the Bureaucracy of the Banks” – link to an article compiled and written by Richard Way of the ‘A Place in the Sun Magazine’ and Ruban Selvanayagam from the ‘Brazil Real Estate & Land Investment Guide.’
Originally written for the Global Property Guide online magazine, please see the original version of the article we wrote looking at the various aspects of buying property in Brazil as an overseas investor.
An article discussing the rising growth of Brazilian real estate funds – a new breed of financial mechanism aimed at investors wanting exposure to the Latin America’s largest property market without the relative responsibilities of physical ownership.
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.
A blog post that highlights the main causes for concern that arise when purchasing a Brazilian property that has yet to be constructed – including how to ensure that rights are contractually protected; structural issues with the building itself; communal area problems and the overly extended periods of time it can take to get matters dealt with by development companies and constructors.
