Global Real Estate: Ready for a Rebound?

This article is a summary from a forum hosted by Knowledge@Wharton at the New York Stock Exchange in December 2009 called “The Road to Recovery: Investing in the Global Real Estate Rebound.” Let us know what you think about the economists’ presentations.

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Published: January 20, 2010 in Knowledge@Wharton

Foreign Investments and Local Economies

Here’s a great take on how international companies are investing in the US and the effects from PRI. What’s happening in your community?

While foreign investments have created jobs in Mississippi, some feel the state’s pro-business stance could backfire.

More Americans are looking for work today than at anytime in the past 26 years. The dollar keeps getting weaker. Times are tough for many Americans. But for foreign companies looking to invest in the United States, America looks pretty attractive. Roughly five-and-a-half million Americans work for foreign companies operating in the U.S. States across the country are vigorously competing for their business. But there are pros and cons to foreign investment. What does a state get out of the bargain?
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Philippine Real Estate Investment and Retirement

The Philippines offers affordable real estate investments and retirement opportunities in a tropical climate

2009-11-02 14:34:19

For many British, Australians and Americans, retirement time is just around the corner. At home, with low interest rates and high cost of living, the prospect of trying to live on a pension, in old age, is a daunting one unless you are prepared to substantially downscale your lifestyle. For some, moving to retire in another country is an option which has been successful in the past with Spain, Portugal, Mexico and Puerto Rico being among some of the more popular destinations. But why not consider retiring in the Philippines?

Over the past decade, the Philippines has become a retirement haven for thousands of foreigners, particularly the Japanese, Korean, and Northern Europeans. Along with Thailand and Malaysia, the Philippines developed communications, infrastructure, and service delivery systems specifically geared to meet the needs of foreign retirees. Better yet, unlike most European Countries and South America, nearly everyone speaks English in the Philippines.

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