Brazilian Property News by Brazilian Homes en-us Thu May 17 06:05:50 2012 Thu May 17 06:05:50 2012 http://www.propertybrazil.com/news/rss-feed Substans 1.0 info@propertybrazil.com info@quickform.net 1 Brazilian Homes is proud to launch this very exlusive developement with only 12 high quality apartments in Pipa. Set in front of the very famous beach "Praia do Amor", this development enjoys a very unique position. Whether you are looking for a lifestyle project or a solid investment property in Brazil, this development does indeed offer the very best of both worlds. Sat Feb 11 00:00:00 2012 http://www.propertybrazil.com/news/new-beach-property-development-in-pipa-brazil-48 The last couple of years the growth in the Brazilian middle class, usually referred to as “class C”, has been receiving a lot of attention in the international press. With over 30 million Brazilians having entered the Brazilian middle class C since year 2003, the media attention is hardly surprising. Despite this phenomenal growth in the C class, the two economical segments that are actually growing fastest in Brazil... Wed Sep 21 00:00:00 2011 http://www.propertybrazil.com/news/the-fastest-growing-economical-segments-in-brazil-47 The year 2010 was a decent year for Brazilian Home's investor clients who purchased a property with the intention of renting out the property while not using it. Majority of our clients purchased an apartment in our flagship Pipa property development #1056, and the development has been going from strength to strength ever since completed 2 1/2 years ago. The months of December 2010, January and February 2011 became fully booked already several months prior as most clients reserved well in advance. The occupation rates for these three months lies at 95% with only a few gaps in between client arrivals. Tue Feb 8 00:00:00 2011 http://www.propertybrazil.com/news/rental-property-in-brazil-increasing-rental-returns-for-brazilian-property-investors-46 Brazilian Homes is about to launch an exciting new off-plan property development in the Brazilian hot spot area of Pipa Beach on the Natal coastline. The project has already obtained all building licenses and sales will commence in the beginning of year 2011 once the final registration procedures have been completed. The exlusive project features only 8 semi-detached villas which feature a very upmarket and modern architecture. With prices starting from only 178 000 Euros for these upmarket villas in a very central location in Pipa center, the investment potential is certainly very promising.... Thu Dec 23 00:00:00 2010 http://www.propertybrazil.com/news/new-off-plan-property-development-in-pipa-brazil-45 This articles aims to explain why buying a pre-construction property in Brazil might not always be the best option for Brazil property investors. Many investors still have a preset idea that buying an off-plan property in Brazil always gives the investors better value for his money purely because it is “off-plan”. The article will show that in many cases, a pre-construction investment in Brazil can actually turn out to be an inferior investment than an already built property... Tue Nov 23 00:00:00 2010 http://www.propertybrazil.com/news/brazil-pre-construction--off-plan-property-not-always-the-best-property-investment-in-brazil-44 The Brazilian Ministry of Tourism forecasts that year 2010 will beat previous records in the Brazilian travel industry. Last month the domestic flight departures reached 6 million and the forecast for the full year is 65 million domestic flight departures, an increase of 16% compared to last year. The numbers for international flight arrivals in Brazil for 2010 are estimated at 7 million, which also is a new record in the Brazilian travel industry... Fri Nov 19 00:00:00 2010 http://www.propertybrazil.com/news/growing-travel-in-brazil-new-records-in-domestic-and-international-flights-in-brazil-43 The growing economy in Brazil and the increased media exposure the country is getting has led to more people wanting to visit Brazil. The yearly event WTM, World Travel Market, has just taken place in London and Brazil is clearly one of the countries an increasing number of tourism companies would like to include in their product portfolio. During the World Travel Market event, a survey of 1257 senior executives in the tourism sector shows that no less than 47% of the respondents... Thu Nov 18 00:00:00 2010 http://www.propertybrazil.com/news/economical-growth-in-brazil-is-attracting-more-tourists-and-investors--42 The Brazilian government is creating the new Brazilian property inflation index to monitor the development of the real estate market in Brazil. The index is meant to act as a helping tool in avoiding similar property bubbles that occurred in most of the western real estate markets prior to the global financial crisis. The index will be called "Índice Nacional dos Preços de Ímoveis" and is expected to be launched during 2011... Fri Oct 15 00:00:00 2010 http://www.propertybrazil.com/news/brazil-is-creating-brazilian-real-estate-inflation-index-to-monitor-brazilian-property-market-40 According to a recent study, 37% of consumers belonging to the middle class segment C, is expected to invest in a Brazilian property during the next months. At the moment, the class C which is the official middle class segment in Brazil is estimated to be at 100 million consumers. This would mean that 37 million Brazilians are about to invest in a Brazilian property in the near future... Thu Oct 14 00:00:00 2010 http://www.propertybrazil.com/news/the-middle-class-in-brazil-is-expected-to-increasingly-invest-in-brazilian-property-41 The construction material industry in Brazil is forecasting an increase of the sales of construction material in Brazil of between 10 to 12 % for the year of 2010. The industry forecasts that the industry sales will double by the year of 2016 compared to today’s yearly sales of 96 billion R$ BRL. Currently, the construction material industry represents 9,2% of the growth in the Brazilian GDP and is operating at 88% of the potential capacity with the existing infrastructure... Wed Oct 13 00:00:00 2010 http://www.propertybrazil.com/news/construction-material-industry-in-brazil-forecasts-growth-of-12-for-2010-39 The growing personal income levels and increase in employment levels, both results of the growing economy in Brazil, has led to increasing rental prices in Rio de Janeiro. The average rental price increase in Rio de Janeiro for the last two years has been 40%, but in some parts of Rio the rental rates have more than doubled. Despite the fact that many Brazilians are increasingly buying property in Brazil with bank finance, there are also a high number of people opting for renting. Combined with a shortage of properties in good locations, the increase has been very fast in Rio... Mon Aug 30 00:00:00 2010 http://www.propertybrazil.com/news/rio-de-janeiro-property-rental-prices-increasing-fast-38 The growing economy in Brazil and the strong growth in the Brazilian middle class, has also led to strong growth numbers in Brazilian bank mortgages for properties in Brazil. Numbers from the first quarter of 2010 are the highest ever-recorded in Brazil. According to ABECIP, the Brazilian association of entities for real estate finance and savings, the numbers for 2010 already reaches 24 billion R$ BRL which corresponds to 187 000 Brazilian properties having been purchased in Brazil with bank finance... Thu Aug 19 00:00:00 2010 http://www.propertybrazil.com/news/property-mortgages-in-brazil-reach-new-record-levels-37 According to a new study, the average daily rates for Brazilian hotels, is among the fastest growth rates in the world. The average daily rates for hotels in Brazil have increased by 10,4% and is largely due to the well performing economy in Brazil. More than 340 hotels, resorts and condos in Brazil were included in the study. Almost 93% of the hotels in Brazil are not affiliated to a hotel brand, which represents 75% of the total number of hotel rooms in the Brazilian hotel market... Wed Aug 18 00:00:00 2010 http://www.propertybrazil.com/news/average-daily-rates-increasing-fast-for-hotels-in-brazil-35 The state of Alagoas will see the opening of 25 new hotels until the year of 2012. Maceió which is the state capital of Alagoas, will see most of the hotel investments which will amount to 450 million R$ BRL. In October, Accor hotels will inaugurate the new Mercure hotel in Praia de Pajuçara and later in the year, the Meridiano and Tropicalis hotels will open in Maceió... Wed Aug 18 00:00:00 2010 http://www.propertybrazil.com/news/alagoas-in-brazil-will-see-the-opening-of-25-new-hotels-until-year-2012-36 Ever since the international crisis started, the economical news coming out from Brazil has been exceptionally good. In the first quarter of 2010 the Brazilian economy grew by 9%. The economical growth in Brazil has lead to a fast growing Brazilian middle class, which with over 91 million consumers are more and becoming the target market for many international companies. One of the industries that are actively positioning itself to benefit from the new wealth in Brazil is the hotel industry... Tue Aug 10 00:00:00 2010 http://www.propertybrazil.com/news/hotels-in-brazil-international-hotel-groups-targeting-a-stronger-presence-in-brazil-31 Like their foreign counterparts, Brazilian hotel groups are also expanding their operations in Brazil. One of the biggest Brazilian hotel groups, Atlantica Hoteis Internacional, is planning to open 24 new hotels in Brazil until year 2013. The expansion will add another 5000 hotel rooms to the group’s hotel portfolio in the Brazilian hotel market. Currently the group operates 75 hotels in Brazil with a total of 12000 hotel rooms... Mon Aug 9 00:00:00 2010 http://www.propertybrazil.com/news/brazilian-hotel-industry-brazilian-hotel-groups-expanding-operations-32 According to a new study, during the second quarter this year, Brazil is the country in the world with the highest growth rates in foreign direct investments in commercial property. The direct investments in Brazilian commercial property almost tripled amounting to the record number of 1,6 billion US$. The majority of investors are domestic companies with only a small part being international investors... Sat Aug 7 00:00:00 2010 http://www.propertybrazil.com/news/commercial-property-in-brazil-brazil-is-the-country-in-the-world-with-the-fastest-growth-in-direct-investments-in-commercial-property-33 A new study from the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism indicates that the tourism industry in Brazil will see continuing strong growth for the next years. It is forecasted that by year 2014, the year the FIFA World Cup will be hosted in Brazil, the domestic flight departures will reach 73 million Brazilian passengers. In 2009, which set a new record in the domestic travel industry in Brazil, Brazil saw a total of 56 million domestic flight departures. The study also shows that total revenues from international tourism in Brazil by 2014 will amount to no less than 8,9 billion R$... Wed Jun 30 00:00:00 2010 http://www.propertybrazil.com/news/new-study-indicates-continuing-growth-for-tourism-in-brazil-30 This article aims to educate property investors so that they can avoid making bad investment decisions before buying investment property in Brazil. Along with the fast growing economy in Brazil and increasing international media attention, many foreign property investors are looking at buying real estate in Brazil. Due to the vast geographical dimensions of Brazil and a weak understanding of the country, unfortunately many foreigners make bad investment decisions. To make matters even worse, many novice investors take the investment decision over the phone without even visiting Brazil... Sat Jun 19 00:00:00 2010 http://www.propertybrazil.com/news/how-to-buy-property-in-brazil-top-4-mistakes-to-avoid-when-investing-in-brazilian-property-28 Our intention with this article is to educate investors considering buying land in Brazil. Typically foreigners have an extremely weak understanding of the dynamics on the Brazilian real estate market, and perhaps this is even more evident for land than normal properties in the traditional meaning of the word. Land for sale in Brazil can on paper or on a website look exceptionally cheap to foreigners as they are used to land prices in their home country which often have price tags many times higher compared to similar sized plots in Brazil... Sun Jun 13 00:00:00 2010 http://www.propertybrazil.com/news/cheap-land-in-brazil-not-always-the-best-land-investment-in-brazil--27 When the final whistle blows in the 2010 World Cup in 2010, the international promotion of the FIFA 2014 World Cup in Brazil will start. Even though the 2010 World Cup has only now begun, the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism is already present in South Africa for getting a head start to the international promotion of the 2014 World Cup. Located in the Sandton Convention center in Johannesburg and labeled as the "Casa Brasil" project, the aim is to introduce the "Brazil Sensational Experience” to the world... Fri Jun 11 00:00:00 2010 http://www.propertybrazil.com/news/casa-brasil-project-kicks-off-international-marketing-for-fifa-world-cup-2014-in-brazil-26 In this article we aim to illustrate how the Brazilian economical classes look so that readers can see how the Brazilian middle class is fast becoming the biggest segment of the market. Historically Brazil had a reputation of having an extremely unequally distributed wealth. However, along with the steady economical growth in this economical powerhouse, the middle class has also been growing. Today, it is fair to say that Brazil has a decently sized middle class and each year that passes, more and more Brazilians are entering the middle class and enjoy a higher purchasing power... Wed Jun 9 00:00:00 2010 http://www.propertybrazil.com/news/the-emerging-middle-class-in-brazil-25 Brazil has reported that during the first three months of 2010, the Brazilian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has grown by rates that would bring the yearly growth rate to 9% compared to the same period in 2009. This is the fastest growth rate in the last 14 years and clearly shows that the Brazilian economy is growing despite the problems that are evident in Europe and the United States. Majority of the GDP in Brazil comes from the domestic market as export only stands for approx. 14% of the Brazilian GDP... Tue Jun 8 00:00:00 2010 http://www.propertybrazil.com/news/brazil-gdp-shows-strong-growth-of-9-for-first-quarter-in-2010-24 The local government in Natal Brazil, has started talks with American Airlines about offering flights from Miami to Natal in the northeast of Brazil. Later in the year, an event will take place in the USA discussing the issue at greater details and other cities in northeastern Brazil will be represented as well. Lately the city of Natal has been making good progress with attracting more flights into the city, and recent numbers from leading Brazilian operator CVC reveals that Natal is the Nr 1 tourist destination in Brazil. Along with an ever growing interest for the "sun city", it is forecasted that the tourism market in Natal will continue to grow at a faster rate than many other regions in Brazil. Mon May 3 00:00:00 2010 http://www.propertybrazil.com/news/talks-about-flights-from-the-usa-to-natal-brazil-23 Our flagship project in Fortaleza has been a success story the past summer in Brazil. As expected, the majority of rental clients have been Brazilian families. Many Brazilians are more and more moving away from staying in hotels and the trend is definitely moving towards staying in self-catered vacation rentals properties. For our clients who have invested in our Fortaleza beach development, this is indeed very good news with regards to long-term rental potential. Tue Apr 27 00:00:00 2010 http://www.propertybrazil.com/news/fortaleza-brazil-properties-experiencing-strong-rentals-22 Brazilian Homes is proud to announce the release of this stunning property development in Pipa Brazil. Consisting of only 8 luxury villas, this Pipa property development is one of the rare opportunities that serious lifestyle investors can not afford to miss. Selling fully furnished at only 135 000 Euros, these villas for sale in Pipa offer outstanding investment potential... Tue Mar 23 00:00:00 2010 http://www.propertybrazil.com/news/unique-investment-properties-in-pipa-brazil-21 The Brazilian Ministry of Tourism has launched the world's first location based YouTube channel. The new channel, www.youtube.com/visitbrasil, aims to offer visitors with a true on-line experience of Brazil prior to visiting Brazil. The channel showcases more than 85 videos showing a waste range of destinations in Brazil ranging from the more traditional "sun and beach" attractions, to food, historical and business locations. Due to the waste geographical size of Brazil... Mon Mar 15 00:00:00 2010 http://www.propertybrazil.com/news/tourism-videos-of-brazil-brazilian-ministry-of-tourism-launches-new-location-based-video-channel-34 CVC, the biggest tour operator in Brazil has recently released numbers indicating that tourism in Natal Brazil is growing faster than other areas in the northeast of Brazil. In the month of January of 2010, CVC brought 36 % more domestic tourists to Natal compared to the same month in 2009. During the same time period, CVC brought 29% more tourists to Fortaleza compared to last year for the same time period. Besides showing the fastest growth, Natal was also the destination with the highest number of tourists, being second only to Porto Seguro in the state of Bahía... Wed Mar 10 00:00:00 2010 http://www.propertybrazil.com/news/natal-brazil-tourism-growing-fastest-in-northeast-brazil--29 The Brazilian ministry of tourism has developed a new international tourism plan. The plan labeled "Plano Aquarela 2020" sets the new goals Brazil intends to achieve until 2020 with regards to international tourism. With the FIFA World Cup coming up in 2014 and the Olypmic games in 2016, Brazil is set to attract an ever increasing foreign interest.... Wed Feb 10 00:00:00 2010 http://www.propertybrazil.com/news/brazil-international-tourism-plan---goals-until-2020-20 Brazilian Homes is proud to launch this stunning beachfront property development on the coastline of Natal in Brazil. The project only consists of 5 townhouses, and each townhouse will have stunning sea views. The beach in front is absolutely superb and is considered one of the very best on the entire Natal coastline. This is a unique chance to buy a beachfront townhouse for the price of a standard apartment... Sat Jan 23 00:00:00 2010 http://www.propertybrazil.com/news/tabatinga-natal-brazil---beachfront-property-opportunity-19