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Brazil Property Investment – Get in Quick

After months of holding on to their money, it would appear that property investment prospectors are back out there. The latest news of house price increases in several countries including the US has brought a breath of fresh air to property investment. Once again, there’s renewed optimism about buying property and once again, emerging markets such as Brazil property investment, are at the top of the investment wish list.

Brazil is a relatively new arrival on the property investment map where it previously had plenty of competitors, but the global recession has seen most of them off. The lack of competition from other emerging markets and the poor economic situation in developed markets means that Brazil is now perhaps the best bet for your money.

According to Moneyweek, the ‘How to make it, how to keep it, how to spend it’ bible, investing in Brazil is one to look at for long-term profits. While stock markets in Europe and the North America have been subsisting on a diet of deep dips and timid rises, Brazil’s stock market has risen 76% so far this year. At global level, only China and Indonesia have done better. Famed economic high-flyers such as Germany and the UK have failed to reach 20% and the US and Japan have only achieved an 8% rise.

Soaring up the Brazilian stock exchange are real estate companies – Rossi Residential is one of the best performers. A sharp contrast with other countries such as Spain where several major property developers have gone under this year.

Brazil’s GDP growth last year was the stuff dreams are made of for most developed nations. This year will see a slight blip – OECD calculates a retraction of 1% – but both international and Brazilian experts are confident that next year Brazil will achieve between 3.5% and 4%. Again, a figure economic giants such as Japan, the US and the EU can only dream of.

Brazil’s domestic demand is booming on the back of an increasingly prosperous middle class whose purchasing power rose nearly 4% from June 2008 to June this year. As well as retail goods, Brazilians are keen to buy property and mortgage-lending rates have reached historic highs this year.

Brazilian real estate in general represents good value for the buyer. Properties built to luxury specifications and in enviable ocean and beachfront positions cost a fraction of their equivalent in the more established markets.

North east Brazil is a case in point. Idyllic scenery and year-round warmth and sunshine are the perpetual backdrop to the ideal property investment. It’s difficult to imagine where else in the world you could buy a beachfront bungalow with private pool for just ₤214,000.

Obelisk believes the secret to property investment is choosing your moment. With renewed optimism in the air and money back on the table, investors are looking for the best property investment option. As touted by all the economic experts, Brazil currently represents the best buy. Make it yours by getting in now before everyone else does.

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Prospects for Brazil Investment Booming

Economic facts and figures from Brazil are improving in leaps and bounds and not a week goes by without yet another positive addition to Brazil’s economic track record. This is all excellent news for those planning investment in Brazil, particularly property investors who can rest assured that their property investment in Brazil is one of the best.

So-called ‘green shoots’ are sprouting worldwide on the global economic scene, but in almost every country these shoots are small and there’s no confirmation that they will actually see full growth. However, for those investing in Brazil there are now so many green shoots that growth predictions for 2010 are upgraded on a weekly basis and it seems highly likely that Moody’s will raise its credit rating for Brazil in early autumn.

Speaking at the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce in New York last week, the President of Brazil’s Central Bank, Henrique de Campos Meirelles unveiled an impressive package of positive economic data. Meirelles reported that the latest weekly survey among market experts put Brazil’s expected GDP growth for 2010 at 4% based on the latest economic figures. The same survey carried out just three weeks earlier had cited GDP growth at 3.5%. According to Meirelles, the prediction of 4% growth is “not too optimistic at this point”.

In his presentation, Meirelles presented data from several economic areas including fiscal, industrial and social. Among the impressive fiscal data are Brazil’s record international reserves. These currently stand at US$214.8 billion, a historic high and proof that even in the face of global recession, Brazil is still accumulating reserves. Brazil is successfully containing its fiscal deficit, which is expected to reach 3.2% of GDP this year. The deficit for the G20 nations this year is forecast to reach 8.1% with the deficit for the G20 developed countries at 10.2%. Deficit figures for Brazil next year are even better – just 1.3% of the country’s GDP – while G20 developed countries will still be burdened with an 8.7% deficit.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) continues to grow in Brazil and Meirelles reported an investment of US$41 billion in FDI over the last 12 months. Car manufacturing and sales in Brazil are both on a high and the recent increases in car production and sales have brought the industry back to levels seen in early 2008.

Brazil has a fast-expanding middle class (now 53.2% of the population) and part of its economic resilience comes from the dynamic domestic demand. Real earnings in Brazil increased by 3.4% year-on-year in June 2009 and as a result of this higher purchasing power, consumer confidence is steadily growing. Year-on-year retail sales grew by 10.2% in June this year proving that Brazilians really do have more to spend. Credit is also on the increase and this includes mortgages for Brazilian real estate. Mortgage lending by the Caixa Economica Federal increased by 90% during the first half of this year.

Many analysts believe that Brazil may already have emerged from the global recession and come out on the other side. Recent economic figures would seem to back this up. With Moody’s set to raise Brazil’s investment rating based on the country’s “demonstrated resilience to shocks”, Brazil is currently firmly established as one of the best places in the world for investment.

For more information on overseas property investment and to find out about Obelisk's latest projects, contact Obelisk on 0034 952 820 319.

Obelisk also produces its Absolute Guide Series which contains the most recent investment information on 30 of the world’s top emerging markets. They can be downloaded free of charge at http://www.absoluteguideseries.com.

Contact us via email: info@obeliskinternational.com or visit our website: http://www.obeliskinvestmentproperty.com.