Where Your Dollars Buy The Most In Today’s Property Market

June 3, 2024

As 2024 gets into full swing, it’s a good time to take stock of the dollar’s buying power overseas. And this year, there’s a mixed bag of winners and losers. The following countries offer the best “currency bargains” for 2024 so far, including a few markets that saw the dollar lose buying power this year,…

The World’s #1 Retirement Haven (In Photos)

May 27, 2024

Valencia, Spain’s third-largest city, has so many nicknames and claims to fame, it’s hard to highlight just one aspect of this remarkable city. City of Oranges… Designer city… (World Capital of Design in 2022) Àgora València, World Design Capital® Valencia 2022 ©World Design Organization   Most innovative city in Europe… (third place in 2022) Green capital of the…

The 8 Best Things About Spain

May 6, 2024

As we prepare to launch our second-ever Live And Invest In Spain Conference (details coming soon…) I am thinking ahead to sunshine, seafood, and catching up with our local friends and colleagues in Iberia. As I think ahead to enjoying a week in the south this autumn, I’m reminded of all the things I love…

Luxury Beach Homes For Under $155k

April 29, 2024

At last year’s International Property Summit in Panama, one attendee asked me what gets me excited about real estate at this point after 25 years of investing in real estate overseas. I didn’t have a good answer. Honestly, I’m a real estate junkie. Even when I’m on vacation, I stop and look in real estate…

Will EU Membership Transform Montenegro’s Economy Like It Did Ireland’s?

April 22, 2024

Ireland is one of the richest countries in the world, with a per capita GDP of US$125,000. But only 51 years ago, Ireland was one of the poorest countries in Western Europe, with a per capita GDP of just US$2,080. What caused this miraculous change in fortunes? It wasn’t the luck of the Irish, nor a leprechaun’s…

Discover Aveiro, The Venice Of Portugal

April 8, 2024

The historic town of Aveiro, situated on the west coast a little less than an hour’s drive from Porto, is known as the Venice of Portugal thanks to its network of canals navigated by gondola-like boats known locally asbarcos moliceiros. With uninterrupted sea views and an abundance of fresh sea air, this city is emerging…

How To Grow A Money Tree—Investment That’s Good For Both Health And Wealth

March 25, 2024

The humble but versatile almond is having its moment of fame… Raw, blanched, flaked, ground... all these varieties of the almond have been on our supermarket shelves for years. More recently, we’ve had the entrance of almond milk, almond flour, and almond butter. Not to mention almond being a popular ingredient in the beauty industry.…

The 4 Hottest Post-Pandemic Property Markets

February 26, 2024

I did an interview last week with podcaster Shawna Lum, host of “Untold Secrets of Living Overseas,” and from the few hundred attendees (who were based all over the world, from the U.S. to Argentina to India and a few dozen places in between), one of the most frequently asked questions we got was to…

Escape, Adventure, And Security

February 19, 2024

I’ve participated in Live And Invest Overseas’ annual Belize conferences for years. In recent years, one common theme has been clear and strong among attendees. Those who’ve joined us in Belize City for these events in recent years have made the trip as part of a big-picture agenda to take back control of their lives.…

History, Culture, And Convenience

January 29, 2024

Having just released our 2024 Overseas Retirement Index, we’re eager to be able to share some of the newcomers to this year’s list… Portugal is our long-reigning queen, having dominated the top or runner-up spots for about a decade now, and this year was no different. It’s hard to knock a country with so much…