David Lesperance: “There has been no sign of even an attempt at the legislative heavy lifting required to make the Trump Card a reality.”
May said he would have declined to take Tate as a client “because of reputational issues” and that he is “too controversial.”
Nuri Katz: “I have rarely seen anybody spend more than 10% of their net worth on an immigration program, and generally it’s more like 5%.”
“What the Court has done to a handful of Maltese citizens, could now be exploited further, damning other groups.”
Increase in “Armageddon Americans” who feel that the country’s direction is so uncertain that a second citizenship is a rational safeguard.
Like picking a car: “You could choose a Toyota for certain reasons or a Mercedes for other reasons. Each country has a different attraction.”
“If it all kicks off in one part of the world or another, I have options. It’s all part of my doomsday scenario.”
“The idea that the [EB-5] program could be ended or somehow amended before that [Gold Card’+] came as a big surprise to practically everyone”
“Political turmoil is always a catalyst for our business because people are always looking for a safe haven”
“The foreign buyer ban is not just important because people would like to be able to own a home here, but even the words ‘foreign buyer ban’ are words that turn people off”
EU “deterring foreign investment through cancelling or increasing prices of Golden Visa programmes or increasing taxes.”
“The need to introduce Free Global Cities to harness the untapped potential of displaced people […] has never been more pressing”
“The policies of canceling the golden visa programs comes not only from the government but these decisions are also pushed by the EU”
“With younger investors and a dynamic geopolitical environment, new asset classes and markets are being unlocked”
“I’ve got freaked out Americans who are telling me, ‘I don’t want to live in a MAGA America, I think it’s going to be a sh*tshow”
Armand Arton on growing American interest: “We will definitely be very busy the next six months with the US market.”
“Every half hour there is a new email enquiry […] Trump is obviously the impetus, but it’s also societal.”
Volek said that for the first time, Americans are Henley & Partners’ largest client base by some distance, accounting for 20% of its business.
Greek Golden Visa has “impacted the local population, with apartments often being sold at inflated prices solely to meet visa requirements.”
“It doesn’t matter which party wins in November, that feeling [of unease] will be there. But if Trump wins, it will be a little bit higher.”