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What’s Wrong With the U.S. Housing Market?
“Sino-Texas Fusion” is not the hottest new culinary craze; it is a recipe for a toxic housing market in 2015. First, a little background… Six months ago, at The Oxford Club’s Private Wealth Seminar in...
View ArticleNever Waste a Crisis
In 2009, Spanish real estate made its way firmly onto my radar thanks to the deepest crisis in modern Spain’s history. Spain was in a state of financial, economic and political crisis. One in four...
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The New Boom in the Old World
European vacations are in vogue once again… and that’s one more reason why European stocks have become more appealing than their U.S. counterparts. Thanks to the weak euro (i.e., strong dollar),...
View ArticleBuy in France for One Euro Per Square Meter
Champ-du-Boult is a little village in Normandy, France, that’s recently hit the headlines. That’s because it was offering four pieces of land for sale for just one euro per square meter (i.e., about...
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Dear American: Sorry, But Your Money Is Trapped in the USA
A side benefit of living in La Estancia de Cafayate, Doug Casey’s upscale expatriate community in Northwest Argentina, is the steady parade of interesting individuals passing through. Some are owners...
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The Path of Progress Rolls Though Nicaragua
The best way to prosper as a buyer of foreign real estate is to invest along what I call the “Path of Progress”: anything that improves the accessibility of a piece of real estate increases its value....
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Foreign Real Estate: A Scary Investment?
Buying foreign real estate isn’t for everyone. But for those with the inclination to “globalize their lives,” foreign real estate can be a great option. However, investing in foreign real estate can be...
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The Chinese Economy “Swims Naked”
“You never know who’s swimming naked until the tide goes out,” according to a familiar phrase. The Chinese economy brings this metaphor to life. Now that the tide of rapid economic growth is receding...
View ArticleFrance: Pleasantly Affordable, Great Quality of Life
Many people can never believe the land that gave the world the likes of Versailles, Chanel and the term “haute cuisine” could be anything other than prohibitively expensive. Don’t let France’s...
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Is There Hope for South Africa?
When I was a young man, my favorite subject in school was geography… and it still is. Even though I’m a “numbers guy” by profession, I’ve never lost my love of learning about places all around the...
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