By Ronan McMahon
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Dede joined RETA in 2010. She’s a Lifetime member of RETA and a freelance travel writer and copywriter based in sunny Arizona. She says that when she can escape to the beach, she does…and that was one reason why buying in Playa del Carmen on the Riviera Maya made good sense…
You’re probably most familiar with blockchain as the record-keeping technology behind cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. But it’s also touted to become the next big thing in real estate. Blockchain could change how we buy property, conduct our due diligence, track titles, and more.
Your fellow members are locking down lots right now. They don’t want to miss out on the amazing deal in Brazil…and nor should you.
As predicted, the phones have not stopped ringing. If some of you have been trying and failing to reach the sales team, now is a good time to pick up the phone and try again.
OPEN NOW: Your chance to buy a lot in a master-planned community in the stunning beach town of Fortim on Brazil’s northeast coast for only $250 a month.
The reservations team will soon be on standby. Right now, they’re completing their final “systems check” to make sure everything runs smoothly.
At any given time, there is one spot along a Path of Progress that jumps out to me as the “money spot.” This is the single point along a stream of new development where investors are set to make the highest gains.
I’ve been digging into opportunities in Italy for our little group. I’ve spent time pounding the pavement in the most promising neighborhoods in Venice, Rome, Florence, Verona…I’ve had members of my team exploring elsewhere…
Right now, Brazil’s main exchange-traded fund is on a tear. The $9.4 billion iShares MSCI Brazil ETF just had its biggest monthly inflow this year, setting off a bullish signal for Brazilian assets. Stocks are trading at an all-time high and the country’s risk—as measured by five-year credit default swaps—is at the lowest level since 2013.
John Jacob Astor started his professional life as the owner of a few fur and flute shops, but by the time of his death in 1848 he had acquired a net worth equivalent to $140 billion in 2019 U.S dollars. How did he do it? He used his earnings from the fur and flute trade to buy and hold land on an island on the East Coast of the U.S. called…Manhattan.
