“Governments tend to make announcements without forethought […] it shows a complete lack of respect for investors” says Ceri Pratley.
Ömer Kahraman explains why the world needs a new citizenship by investment program and what he plans to do about it.
“I signed the contract for my first condo in Thailand in 2009 – when I was 18 years old,” says Reid Kirchenbauer about how he got started.
“Some in the industry see [war] as an opportunity to push global mobility assets, ignoring the bigger picture,” says Aran Hawker.
Antoine also says “excruciating delays in processing […]send the wrong message to the industry and impact clients’ trust in the sector.”
“Everyone needs to pitch in for it to work,” and “choosing the wrong partner can derail all the good work you’ve done,” says Kemal Nicholson.
Anastasia Barna: “Sudden and miscommunicated developments have confused RCBI facilitators and affected all major RCBI outbound markets.”
Adriano Vieira: “Although RCBI is by far the safest form of immigration […], it is usually negatively portrayed in the media.”
Hannah Ma has spent her whole working life with a single firm, focusing on one thing: Helping people relocate to their dream countries.
Chris Lennon says he is surprised demand for EB-5 continues “despite the large price increase, long processing time, and uncertainty of approval.”
Matías Apparcel laments Portugal’s ending of successful policies, and says they should have allowed golden visa investment in social housing.
“A big part of my day-to-day is helping clients understand misinformation they read online,” says Slava Apel.
Grenada CIU-boss Thomas Anthony says he’s “having the time of my life” right now and is focused on clearing his 2023 backlog by H1 next year.
Lawyer and PhD candidate Christina Georgaki credits the incumbent administration’s policy changes for driving increasing FDI into Greece.
Karl Haddad is incensed about venal Cypriot officials, kept busy all day by his newborn child, and finds solace in the poetry of The Prophet.
John Hanafin isn’t worried about IM programs closing because new ones are always around the corner. He also owes David Regueiro a few beers.
“Tremendous surge of interest in European residence programs means new opportunities,” says Alexey Nosovsky.
Pedro Catão Pinheiro also says he’ll never forget the gratitude of the family from war-torn Syria that he helped get to Portugal in 2016.
ZiYou Tian, who develops design-driven real estate projects in Portugal, says rising inflation makes budgeting for construction a challenge.
“The Chinese are normally far-sighted, so this change of heart is surprising. At least at this magnitude,” says Philippe May about the market slump.