Ten Sunny, Affordable, Seaside Retreats--Which One Do You Want to Live In?
Date: 08/16/2007Sun hounds…beach lovers…those who simply enjoy waterfront deals and good-value coastal properties in sun-splashed locales…listen up: I have good news.
See More [+]Best Beachfront Buys Today…and Tomorrow?
Date: 10/01/2007Here at International Living, beachfront is our business. We’ve spent the past 27 years in perpetual search for the world’s best and, just as important, most affordable stretches of sandy coast.
See More [+]Timber Investing 101
Date: 09/21/2007Timber is touted as one of the best investments of all time from a risk-reward point of view. I also like it, because, when you cut down the trees, you still own the land.
See More [+]How to Get the French to Subsidize Your Island Adventure
Date: 09/17/2007
Thanks to subsidies from the French government, hurricane insurance is cheap on Guadeloupe and Martinique.
See More [+]Forget St. Barts…and Get a Real Caribbean Bargain
Date: 09/16/2007
Islands such as Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre have real estate bargains galore (as well as better beaches than St. Barts, beautiful scenery, and a far more interesting culture).
See More [+]High Prices, Bad Neighborhoods, and Good Investing
Date: 08/31/2007Forbes magazine published an article last week naming the world’s most overpriced real estate markets. The author goes through a convoluted calculation to come up with a price-to-earnings ratio for each market that he says is comparable to a stock P/E.
See More [+]Please Shut the Gate to Paradise Behind You
Date: 08/10/2007Last week's Saturday Edition generated a lot of reader response. One reader wrote to say: "I have lived in the Lake Chapala area for almost four years (thanks to IL opening up our world to the possibilities).
See More [+]The Devil's Work
Date: 08/03/2007Real estate developers are evil people. They turn a profit at the expense of destroying the environment. They create blight on the landscape of naturally beautiful places. And they exploit the local people.
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