Wednesday, July 27, 2011

The Olympic Games And World Cup Are Lifting The Rio De Janeiro Real Estate Market

By Deidra Ward


Rio de Janeiro has transformed from an international party city to a real estate market global hot zone virtually instantaneously with the news that it'll be hosting the 2016 Olympic Games. To stoke the fire even more, Brazil will also be hosting the highly sought after World Cup in 2014. These attention snatching events have brought instant awareness, esteem and promise to a metropolis known best for its indulgent passion for anything recreational.

As a result, property prices in Rio de Janeiro, specifically Leblon, Ipanema and Copacabana have appreciated and are quite possibly set to surge even further as individuals view the Olympics and World Cup as up-wards turning points in the city's modern-day history. As development gets underway to improve the city's infrastructure, overseas investment has started pouring back into Rio and there has been a resurgence in tourist attraction.

Suddenly cool all over again, apartments overlooking Copacabana or Ipanema beaches will certainly take on enhanced reputation and increased worth, while affordable areas like Flamengo, Laranjeiras and Botofogo attract expats. Anyone with a desire for investing in property in Rio de Janeiro are going to be encouraged by Brazil's very liberal foreign property ownership regulations.

At brazillian carnival time, renting any kind of holiday accommodation in Rio de Janeiro is usually hard. The few properties that are still unoccupied will most likely be especially pricey. Serviced flats will likely be rented for up to 5 times the norm.

At other times of the year, even apartments in Centro, Botofogo and Flamengo will be a good value however with one week minimum stays being normal and prices being which are around similar per night as a two or three-star hotel in the US.

There are no restrictions on foreigners purchasing real-estate property in Brazil and this needless to say includes acquiring property in Rio de Janeiro as well as Ipanema and Copacabana. All that is needed is a Brazilian ID referred to as a CPF, which can be obtained on presentation of a legitimate passport of any nationality and can be applied for at your close by Brazilian consulate.




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