Montenegro Approves Three More CIP Hotel Developments
Three out of four projects so far are in the North, where the required investment is lower. Several more project approvals are expected by the end of the year.
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Investor Migrants Becoming More Sophisticated, Favoring Fund Investment Over Real Estate
Portugal’s recent focus on private equity investment funds for Golden Visas reveal investor migrants are now sensitive to sound tax and exit strategies.
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Three More Hotels Slated for Montenegro CIP Approval in Coming Weeks
So far, the Montenegro CIP has had only one approved development. But many more are slated for CIP-designation in the weeks and months to come.
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Portuguese Govt. to Review Residence by Investment Program
Portugal’s government wants to channel more golden visa funds into non-real estate projects to address concerns about housing costs. That will not be easy.
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Cyprus Luxury Home Sales Slump on Introduction of CIP Contribution Requirement
Following the Cypriot citizenship by investment program’s introduction of a €150,000 donation requirement in May, luxury property sales in Cyprus have taken a hit.
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Saint Kitts’ Real Estate Scrape Has Blown Over – What Has Changed to Prevent Future Ones?
The troubles that came to light in Saint Kitts’ CBI real estate sector this year appear to have subsided. What’s been done to prevent future instances?
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The Tax and Price Advantages of Picking Madeira For Portuguese Residence by Investment
Not only is corporate tax 76% lower on the island; real estate prices are still well below their pre-crisis peak, writes economist Miguel Pinto-Correia.
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Grenada: CBI-Developer Promises 500 Jobs During Construction, 300 Once Operational
Mohammed Asaria, Managing Director of Range, describes the project as “transformative” and vows to make La Sagesse “the second tourism capital in Grenada”.
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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”
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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
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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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