The World's Best Real Estate Markets

There are several factors that play into a prospective homebuyer's decision to purchase property overseas, and that's why Ronan McMahon has created a Global Real Estate Index. The index lists the 27 best real estate markets in the world based on things like value for money, appreciation potential and ease of buying, as well as lifestyle components like weather, tax favorability, cost of living and community. After all the numbers are tallied, the top five best places in the world to buy real estate, in order from top to bottom, are Ecuador's North Coast, Tulum (Mexico), Costa Rica's Southern Zone, Las Terrenas (Dominican Republic) and Iracema (Brazil). For more on this continue reading the following article from International Living.

In pockets all across the planet, you'll find amazing opportunities to make money from real estate. I'm talking about beautiful places tucked into lush jungle-clad hills, on white sandy coves, in bustling cities, and in small colonial towns. These are markets on the upswing. The mainstream hasn't heard of them yet. And in them today you'll get excellent bang for your buck as well as great profit potential.

That's why I've created this Global Real Estate Index. Here you'll find listed the 27 places in the world today that boast the most attractive, and potentially lucrative, real estate opportunities.

In one place tucked into a lush green valley, you can find a penthouse suite with a 600-square-foot terrace overlooking a quaint colonial square for $42,000. In another, you can buy an ocean-view lot in a beachfront community on a jaw-dropping Pacific coast of steep forested hills and sandy coves for $31,000. In a third, the appreciation has been rapid. Eight months ago, you could have bought a condo for $108,408. Today it sells for $155,834.

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World's Top Real Estate Hotspots Revealed

New report from InternationalLiving.com ranks world's best overseas property markets.

Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) March 29, 2012

U.S. citizens planning on investing in property should focus on booming emerging markets overseas, new research has found.

InternationalLiving.com's Global Real Estate Index 2012 highlights the world's 27 most attractive-and potentially lucrative-real estate hotspots outside the U.S.

Locations were ranked based on categories such as 'Value for Money,' 'Appreciation Potential,' 'Income Potential,' 'Costs' and 'Ease of Buying.'

Ecuador's north Pacific Coast came out on top thanks to its extremely low property costs and good quality housing stock.

InternationalLiving.com's researchers found luxury homes in beach-side gated communities selling for $135,000 and land lots starting from $31,000.

Strong appreciation potential pushed Tulum in Mexico into second, while Costa Rica's Southern Zone came in third, thanks to its easy-to-navigate real estate industry.

Las Terrenas in the Dominican Republic and the Iracema area of Fortaleza in Brazil's northeast rounded out a top five dominated by Latin American countries.

Depressed markets in the struggling Eurozone also figured, with Ireland's capital Dublin coming in at 14th place and Spain's Murcia region sneaking into 22nd.

Asia was represented thanks to strong showings from Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.

However, it was Ecuador's north coast which really caught the attention of InternationalLiving.com's researchers: "This is one of the nicest stretches of Pacific coast you will find," explains report author Ronan McMahon.

He continued, "Until a year ago, the drive time from Quito took more than eight hours. Now, thanks to a new road, you can drive from the capital to the coast in three-and-a-half hours."

According to McMahon, this infrastructural development points to appreciation potential in the region, while rental yields are also high.

"I visited a home that grossed $3,800 in rent last December alone. The owner bought the property for $180,000 so that's a gross yield of 2.1% - from a single month," said McMahon.

Full details of the InternationalLiving.com Global Real Estate Index 2012 can be viewed here:

"The World's Best Real Estate Markets in 2012"

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