The Problem With Offering Passports in Country X as a Perk For Home Buyers in Country Y
It’s not a security issue and it’s not a moral issue. But it certainly is a PR headache.
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CBI Real Estate Panel: “Allowing Only Ready-Built Projects Defies the Point of CIP”
During a panel discussion at the Investment Migration Forum in Geneva last week, CIU-heads and agents exchanged views on how to ensure the integrity of CBI real estate. The chairman of CIPA, furthermore, indicated a regional CBI-regulator could soon become a reality.
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Moldova CIP’s 250,000 Real Estate Option Just Months Away – Only Completed Projects Qualify
Moldova’s CIP is about to launch its real estate investment option, priced at 250,000 regardless of family size. Off-plan investments are ineligible, and all sales agreements are subject to independent evaluation.
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Montenegro Eyes Ski Resort as Setting For CIP’s First Approved Real Estate Project
CBI real estate doesn’t necessarily have to come with beach cabanas and fruity cocktails; For Montenegro’s upcoming citizenship program, the probable location of its first approved project is a quiet mountain town.
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IMF to Dominica: Set Aside CBI-Revenue For Rainy (Hurricane-y) Days
The IMF also noted a strong economic recovery in Dominica, attributing much of it to investments in hotels scheduled to open this year.
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Brookes: The Ticking Time Bomb of CBI Real Estate – Investors Have No Clear Exit Strategy
Hundreds of investors unable to sell on their CBI real estate shares is a PR nightmare waiting to happen, writes Gareth Brookes.
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Industry Largely Welcomes Grenada CIP’s 20% Equity Rule, But Not Everyone is Happy
While prominent industry commentators laud the introduction of a skin-in-the-game requirement, some Grenadian developers say the government’s definition of “skin” puts them at a distinct disadvantage. Show me the money New regulations for the Grenada Citizenship by Investment Programme stipulate that CBI-real estate developers must have a 20% equity stake in their projects to obtain
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51 out of 160 Caribbean CBI Real Estate Projects Confirmed as Completed
We’ve collected data on all the approved CIP real estate projects in the Caribbean. Here’s the final tally.
Read moreWelcome to CBI Real Estate Watch – Help us Put the ‘Real’ Back in CBI Real Estate
Welcome to CBI Real Estate Watch, the unique, community-driven platform for keeping track of the approved projects of citizenship by investment programs.
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Hilaire: How Did Galaxy Get CIP Approval in Saint Lucia After “Scandal” in Saint Kitts?
Ernest Hilaire, a prominent opposition MP in Saint Lucia, asks how Galaxy Developers got approval to be a developer under his country’s CIP considering its inability to finish the Ramada project in Saint Kitts.
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Range Picks Grenada For Third Caribbean CBI-Project After Disappointments in St Lucia, St Kitts
Following unconfirmed reports last week, Range Developments has today officially announced that it will be developing several projects in Grenada’s La Sagesse area, beginning with a Six Senses luxury resort. Describing the first project, Range writes in a press release that the hotel’s setting will be in “an unspoilt area of remarkable natural beauty with
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Grenada CIP Leaves Nothing to Chance in New CBI-Discounting Prevention Regulations
In a follow-up circular to this week’s announcement that the Grenada Citizenship by Investment Programme had lowered its real estate investment requirement to US$220,000, the program’s CIU makes it clear that the practice of discounting CBI-real estate will not fly in Grenada.
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Breaking: Grenada CIP Cuts Minimum Investment Requirement on Real Estate to US$220,000
In a rule-change gazetted today, the Government of Grenada announces that the minimum investment requirement for the real estate option of the country’s citizenship by investment program is reduced from US$350,000 to US$220,000.
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5 Reasons for the Surging Popularity of Turkey’s Citizenship by Investment Program
Government incentives, unbeatable prices on prime property, visa-free travel, and access to a fast-growing Eurasia market are just some of the reasons investors have fallen for Turkey’s CIP.
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Grenada Amends CIP: Resold CBI-Property to Qualify – Siblings, Grandparents Now Eligible as Dependents
In a statement released yesterday, the Prime Minister’s Office in Grenada informs the public of a series of substantial changes to the country’s Citizenship by Investment Programme.
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Saint Kitts CIU Moves to Reassure Market Following Gulf News Rout – “Clients are Concerned,” Says Bayat
“Of course, I’m disappointed and sad that this issue has come to the public attention,” said Bayat during an interview with IMI at the Investment Immigration Summit in Dubai this weekend.
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Montenegro Invites Real Estate Developers to Apply For CBI-Approval
Project must have five stars (or four in less developed regions), a total investment of at least EUR 15M (or EUR 5M), 80 (or 25) staff, and at least 60 (or 35) rooms.
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Saint Kitts’ New Escrow Law to Prevent CBI Real Estate Tricks
The new escrow law will make developer payouts contingent on construction milestones.
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St Kitts Police Open Criminal Investigation of CIP Document Fraud Claims
“The police have launched a full investigation, and it is our intention those responsible are brought to justice,” said the foreign minister.
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Saint Kitts CIU to Instate Real Estate Escrow: Payouts Contingent on Developers Actually Developing
The Saint Kitts & Nevis Citizenship by Investment Unit reports it has been consulting with developers over new regulations in a bid to prevent improper promotion and procedures related to the program’s real estate option. The developers, said the CIU, had pledged to ensure that their promotion of real estate would reflect the statutory requirements
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