Recent research undertaken by Brazil’s Exame Magazine – using data from Ibope Intelligence – has shown that the rapid growth witnessed in Brazil’s property values between 2010 and 2011 pushes the country in front when compared to the rest of the world. This post provides the analysis undertaken (including a breakdown of some of the most prominent regions).
Between December 2010 and February 2011, the Brazil Real Estate & Land Investment Guide tracked property prices and rental values in a handful of the country’s most prominent cities in order to provide an outline of how the market really is operating. Using the country’s four most popular property portals (Zap, Imovel Web, Web Casas and Balcão) we recorded over 29,000 properties in the central regions of Brasília (in the Federal District), São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais) and Salvador (Bahia) for both sales values and rents – this blog post provides the results and an outline analysis of the areas analysed.
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 ‘Brazil Max’ online travel and business magazine, examining the growth of real estate agencies throughout 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 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).
