By looking at the property and observing that the road is not wide enough to let you vehicle pass, do not push through with the purchase. Verify the title first and see whether or not it is bounded by a road or a street. The surveyor can point alert you on this. Majority of foreigners who settle here in the Philippines with their Filipina wives tend to purchase countryside properties or those near the coasts and shorelines, and or where agricultural lands can be found. However, most agricultural lands, when converted and subdivided into smaller plots of lands does not provide for a road in the subdivision blueprint. Therefore, be sure that have access to your land, otherwise, you might be forced to buy a right of way. They are often priced quite high and such is the matter that needs to be resolved in the court to ascertain a reasonable price, much to your chagrin and an unnecessary amount of money and time lost.



Abu Dhabi office rent rates has doubled during the last few months. Abu Dhabi, New Delhi and Sofia have seen the most steady rise in office rents in the world.

Researchers reported that London and Tokyo still has the most expensive office locations in the world. The West End, located in London averages around $241/Sq.Ft. for exclusive office locations.

New Delhi made it to the top ten as well, toppling Mumbai due to sustained boom in information technology operations and BPO operations. Despite these developments, the fastest growing office rent are reportedly won by Abu Dhabi, with rents doubling during the same period in both New Delhi and Sofia.

Sofia in Bulgaria ranked third, with an astonishing 63 percent increase in rent prices.

The survey was done by international human resources consultancy ECA among real estate agents, overseas foreign workers and relocation companies, taking into account three bedroom unfurnished apartments as a base, which were commonly rented by expatriates.

Because real estate tends to be fairly stable, it has been viewed as a very solid investment for many reasons. But this decade, it is the other way around. To be able to understand real estate market in this 21st century, you will need to maintain an objective, critical perspective. The values and the rate of home are dropping but soon the market is going to recover. If you are a homeowner, and you want to foreclose or short sell your home because you owe more than your house is worth, you are making a terrible mistake because when the market rebounds, your house will appreciate to be worth more than what you owe.

David Stanley Redfern Ltd. is one of the leading properties investment specialists in U.K. This is because of the range of international properties that they sell, spanning over 40 destinations worldwide. They also have unrivalled customer care which usually lasts even after the purchase was done.

In their 2008 research, overseas property investment sectors are still continuing to flourish despite analyst's fears of global market slowdown in the U.S. They presented the top two investment destinations, with a full length explanation why it is so. The head of their international research for international property said that the Philippines and Thailand got the first and second spot as favorable short-term investment.