Scheduled price rises in property developments are often just a gimmick used by developers to motivate buyers to move quickly. But in Brazil, where construction costs and levels of wealth are rising rapidly, it is normal practice to increase prices at regular intervals to reflect market conditions. Residence Assisi is a residential buy to let [...]

International investors that move quickly to buy property in Brazil are enjoying a significant uplift on prices, thanks to the double whammy effect of a strengthening currency and steadily rising costs of construction. 12 months ago, the Brazilian Reais was sitting at around 3.8 to the pound, but since then the Brazilian currency has been [...]

Healthbase has helped a Mexican patient get hip resurfacing surgery in India. The unavailability of Birmingham hip resurfacing surgery drives not only scores of Americans and Canadians but also Mexicans and many others overseas to India and to other medical tourism destinations. Healthbase, a Boston-based medical travel facilitator that connects Americans and Canadians to affordable [...]

Recent economic stability and changes in lending laws are, for the first time, making it possible for the country’s working class to buy their own homes. For years, Brazil’s poor had little access to credit. And even if they could get credit, they could not hope to maintain payments on interest rates that were frequently [...]