acquired properties
Nursing Homes – Perspective Investments
The last 15 years, investments in non-traditional types of commercial real estate in Europe are increasing annually by an average of a quarter. One of such assets is the elderly care home: this is a good option to diversify your portfolio and get a steady income for several decades. In this market, there is not so much competition as compared to offices or retailers, but more and more investors believe in its prospects – largely due to the demographic changes in the world. Continue reading
OECD tightens banking checks for investment citizenship and residence permit participants
On November 20, the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) published a list of countries whose investment citizenship or residency programs it considers risky. The OECD recommends that banks carefully check clients who received a passport or residence permit under these programs, in particular, documents confirming the physical presence of investors in a particular country. This applies not only to new customers, but also to owners of particularly large accounts, which hold amounts from 1 million euros. Continue reading
Green building: fashionable and profitable
In October 2017, Saudi Arabia presented an ambitious project of a “smart” and environmentally friendly city on the Red Sea coast “Neom”. According to the authors, the city will receive energy only from renewable sources, and transport and the entire life support system will be exclusively “green”. So far, the megaproject, which is estimated at $ 500 billion, exists on paper, but it reflects the overall focus of the sector on environmental friendliness and energy efficiency. Continue reading
