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The desire to acquire a house on the seashore, and, on occasion, enrich itself with the help of speculative resale square meters in the far abroad a few years ago he took possession of the minds of the Russian middle class, and our people began to massively buy real estate in Bulgaria, Spain, Turkey and Egypt... But practice has shown that these objects for the most part, apart from hassle for their owners, did not bring anything. However, this does not mean that investing in overseas real estate is a deliberately unpromising project. How to Invest in Foreign Markets Correctly? The answer to this question was asked by Novye Izvestia experts from the real estate market.

In order to understand the current situation, it makes sense to recall the recent development of the market by Russians. overseas property... “The first period is the nineties to 2003, when such objects were acquired by racketeers, bandits and fugitive oligarchs. Thus, they laundered money or fled the country, - comments Igor Indriksons, real estate investment manager, founder of the Indriksons.ru portal. - Then, in 2003, the corresponding financial opportunities appeared among the middle class, which unknowingly and with pleasure bought up all the illiquid assets in the popular resorts of Bulgaria, Egypt, Tunisia and Thailand. Such purchases were very profitable for realtors, who receive 20% commission here versus 1%, which they are entitled to, for example, in England. As a result, buyers were faced with unfinished construction and the inability to sell the property bought in a fever. In 2008, with the onset of the global crisis, there was a sobering up. Many owners wanted to get rid of illiquid objects even more strongly, but this became almost impossible. But thanks to the crisis, the market has become more civilized. "

Until better times

There are no exact statistics that would show how many Russians have been trying to sell unclaimed villas in Bulgaria or Egypt for many years, but, according to experts, there are much more such unlucky investors than we would like. And, in fact, they have only two ways out of this impasse.

“It is possible to sell illiquid assets only with a large discount, so few decide to do this. The second way may not be entirely correct, but it is more effective. You can get rid of real estate by taking out a bank loan for it. Then you have to declare a default and take the money, ”says Mr. Indriksons. The third way, namely the expectation of better times, also has a right to exist. But if we are talking, for example, about the same Bulgaria, you will have to wait ten years.

No risk

For those private investors who have not yet decided on investment targets, the experts have only one piece of advice, namely: to pay attention to the stable markets of England, France, Austria and Switzerland. However, do not expect that by investing in local real estate, you can earn yourself a comfortable old age.

“Resale in a short time is always a risk,” warns general manager by JustReal Marina Alekseeva. - Such a deal may not pay off. In order to make a profit, you need to sell the object for the amount for which it was purchased, plus 10% spent on registration, plus direct profit. Only then will it make sense, but it will be very difficult to collect all the terms. "

Therefore, Mr. Indriksons, for his part, does not get tired of warning: in order to become rich, one must go to stock market; real estate investment is the privilege of already wealthy people. If we talk about specific figures, then the above countries can provide an average of 3% of income from residential real estate. Of course, we are talking exclusively about rental income - speculative resale is not honored here. That is why potential buyers should keep in mind that the real estate they buy now can be sold for the same money in ten years. So the main question becomes how optimal the rental income will be.

Expanding horizons

Inexperienced private investors looking for a suitable option abroad, for the most part, consider only residential real estate, which is not entirely correct in terms of profitability. Commercial properties have always brought a higher income - up to 12% per annum. Therefore, for a private buyer, experts advise, it makes sense to pay attention to hotel rooms, parking lots, student dormitories and even places in cemeteries.

But even the most exotic at first glance objects for investments of their owners will not be rich in gold. In stable markets, the rule of thumb is that the lower the profit, the lower the risk.

As for the threshold for entering the markets of England or France, then, according to Mr. Indriksons, the minimum amount is 4 thousand euros. “For this money, you can buy a cell at a self-service warehouse, which are very popular in Europe,” explains the expert. - Such an investment gives an average of 10% per annum. The minimum investor's budget is 50 thousand euros. But 200-250 thousand are considered the best option. For comparison, in Bulgaria the minimum amount to start with is several times higher, namely - 20 thousand euros. "

However, if an investor decides to aim at larger properties, he will have to fork out. “The most affordable real estate is offered in Germany,” explains Ms. Alekseeva. - You can buy an apartment here for 50 thousand euros. But Austria and Switzerland will cost significantly more. In the best case, it is 300-500 thousand euros for an apartment, but in general it is better to prepare for spending 1-2 million euros. Such prices are partly explained by the fact that the authorities impose certain restrictions on the purchase of housing by non-residents. As for the profitability, it averages 5% per annum ”.

A well-functioning system of real estate property management with the help of special companies is another plus of stable markets. Here, non-residents will not have problems with paying taxes, utility bills, any other expenses and collecting rental charges. Management Company for a certain reward, he will take all these troubles upon himself.

Attending relevant seminars is, perhaps, the first step of a novice private investor, without which it will be quite difficult for him to navigate foreign markets. Such classes are now in the arsenal of many specialized firms, so it will not be difficult to find something suitable. However, it is desirable that these firms are focused on analytics and not on sales, otherwise you will not have to rely on their objectivity.

In it, she directly accused the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, of killing 300 Serbs with the aim of selling internal organs for the needs of transplantology. Organ trafficking is an established practice in modern world, however, this is perhaps the first time in recent history when an official of such a high rank directly blames another high European official. Carla del Ponte told the world about the investigative measures that were carried out after the events of 1999, when Hashim Thaci led the Kosovo Salvation Army. Captured Serbs were transported by trucks to Albania, then all of them were waiting for a special medical examination and ... good food. Then in quiet inconspicuous clinics ...

Trafficking in human organs is strictly prohibited. Moreover, international humanitarian law prohibits the use of organs and tissues of prisoners, even with their consent. But 14 people from different countries met at the Bellagio Rockefeller Center in 1995 and joined forces to explore two simple issues, namely the transformation of organ donation into a worldwide trade and procurement network and the use of prison organs in individual countries. International practice organ donation required not only joining efforts of 14 people, but also support from Columbia University, the MacArthur Foundation, the Open Society Institute and the International Red Cross. The group's work continues to this day. The full report (and there were already several of them) is an interesting reading, to put it mildly.

By the beginning of the 90s, transplantation became common practice in many countries of the world. By that time, about 80% of operations were successful, which means that one could confidently talk about the tremendous success of the new industry. Only in the USA by that time the number of people on the waiting list for receiving organs for transplantation was approaching 40,000, and every year 10% of the hearts died without waiting for healing. The acute deficit of organs covered all countries and all continents, and one of the main tasks of public health was the task of providing transplantology with the initial material - fresh vital human organs.

The prerequisites for the immediate development, firstly, of the organ trafficking system, and secondly, the criminalization of the entire process and gross violations of human rights were already evident at the dawn of the development of large-scale transplantation, that is, by the beginning of the 80s of the last century. The organ market emerged as a self-evident addition, or rather, a universal stimulator for the development of a new branch of medicine. And, of course, it became a catalyst for the formation of numerous criminal and semi-legal networks of "production" and "sales" across all countries and continents.

In general, the traffic of "illegal" bodies followed the beaten paths of capital in the modern world of globalization - from South to North, from the third world to the first, from blacks to whites, from women to men.

The most scandalous center for the trade in human organs (especially kidneys) was India, in which, by a "strange" coincidence, there was no legislative control at all, so it was the most business as usual... Barry Jacobs, American doctor, founded the “international kidney exchange” back in 1983, and until 1990 was successfully organizing about 2000 sales per year. However, the mediators were not lazy to go to the Indian hinterland and tell semi-literate peasants there any fairy tales. Of course, transplant brokers have warmed their hands on the denseness of ordinary Indians so that you are simply amazed - that is, they often left the unfortunate "donors" without the coveted 2-3 thousand dollars, moreover, they managed to work with entire villages at once, that is. wholesale - easier to persuade, and cheaper.

Representatives of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Oman went to India for kidneys in the same way as citizens of the capital go to the Tishinsky market in Moscow. After the revelatory TV reports of the BBC, India was called the "organ bazaar" all over the world. Besides, why pay from 40 to 70 thousand dollars in European countries, if you could get, at first glance, the same thing for 15-20 thousand, but in India? For healthcare in India, that kind of money for just one kidney is a good help, and the "donors" themselves can get by even less. And only by 1995, India passed a law prohibiting direct trade in organs, but not in all states, however, according to experts, there are many gaps in the law itself, in a word, there are enough opportunities for trade to still flourish. India is still the only place in the world where you can get a kidney from a living donor, and not from a corpse, at any time of the day, like in a supermarket. And, despite the fact that according to the research results, the mortality rate after surgery with Indian organs is high, the number of people who want to buy an organ in India is not decreasing.

Few people in Russia pay attention to the numerous advertisements posted on various Internet forums - "I will sell myself in parts wholesale and retail", but already in the 70s such advertisements were published in full in Brazilian, Chilean and Argentine newspapers. In the same Brazil, despite a special law adopted in 1997, court cases on the facts of theft of children and theft of organs are still ongoing, and rumors and myths about "blue taxi vans" have turned into modern urban legends.

In South Africa, home of the world's first "dark-skinned" heart transplant (1968) into a "white" chest, shocking rumors and facts about abuse in police morgues and trafficking in people, especially women, specifically for the needs of transplantation, forced a special government commission Investigate and take desperate measures: The legacy of apartheid is not your cat's cry. Meanwhile, Israeli citizens were bringing in living donors with healthy kidneys and livers for their well-equipped transplant centers in Eastern Europe.

By the 90s, Turkey appeared on the organ donation market, where both donors and those who need a piece of someone else's body meet, but, alas, this country comes to the attention of international human rights organizations precisely as an active center for illegal transplantation.

A special place in the organ donation market is occupied by countries where the bodies of all citizens, without exception, are recognized. state property, and even more so for prisoners. Before the World Medical Association condemned the practice of organ trafficking in 1984, patients from many Asian countries were sent to Taiwan for criminal authorities, both literally and figuratively. Indeed, why just spend money on the execution of a prisoner, if you can compensate for the loss? They closed the market in capitalist Taiwan, when the doors of socialist China were thrown open.

China still attracts the attention of the entire international community and human rights organizations. The statistics of socialist ideology are kept under the carpet, but back in October 1984, the Chinese government issued a directive to the great people, recommending and, of course, obliging to use the corpses or organs of executed prisoners - kidneys, cornea, liver, heart and heart valves. Of course, this practice should be kept in the strictest confidence, the directive indicated, in order to avoid unnecessary negative consequences... Organs and tissues were distributed to Chinese comrades, primarily responsible workers and their families, and the excess was sold and sold to representatives of Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore - mainly Asian countries, which pay about $ 30 thousand per organ.

Until now, the Chinese government and the leadership of the Communist Party indignantly deny international accusations, but there are more than enough documents and testimonies (outside China) from the direct participants in such practices. In 1996, more than 6,000 death sentences were passed and at least over 4,000 were executed - not bad business. Anthropologist David Rothman visited China in 1997 and was allowed (!) To speak with transplantologists and others health workers... He discussed all the subtleties of transplantation and heard everything about the successes of Chinese medicine, but not a single word about the source of the organs was said by the Chinese comrades.

And what about the post-Soviet space? Keeps pace with the times, its Eurasian path. Neither our officials nor our security forces deny the existence of a criminal market for organs in Russia. A special investigative team and investigators in the General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation, in the Ministry of Internal Affairs have existed for a long time. There are cases, international scandals, and accusations against Russia of organ smuggling.

Moldova occupies one of the first places on the pages of Western newspapers in recent times- according to Western experts, the illegal business of the authorities has become rampant. No comments.

The cases of Kharkiv and Lviv doctors can easily compete not only with the famous case of the 20th hospital in Moscow, but also with similar cases of doctors in California and New York, Germany and France, Spain and Belgium. No comments.

Last summer, information appeared in the Ukrainian press about the detention by representatives of Israeli intelligence services in Kiev, members of an international gang that specialized specifically in organ smuggling. Kharkiv and Zaporozhye are known to the international community as "procurement offices" of live gold. The same is true for Kazakhstan. No comments.

Correspondents of one of the central newspapers talked face to face with a high-ranking Ukrainian official. It turned out that orphanages were the main supplier of organs from the USSR in the late 1980s. Allegedly under the guise of medical tours to European countries, such as Germany. Many returned not only without kidneys, but also without part of the bone marrow. In 1994, a number of officials in Ukraine were convicted of such "tourist" activities. No comments.

However, the General Prosecutor's Office and pathologists give the best comments, especially when they come across containers with organs intended to be sent to Europe during the inventory of regional or district hospitals. Where did it happen? In Novosibirsk? In Ekaterinburg? In 1992, the activities of an intermediary firm in a large Siberian city, the founders of which included the doctors of the city hospital, were "suppressed". They tracked down and selected the children of alcoholics, vagabonds, 8-10 years old, made false diagnoses and sent them to surgeries. So what is next…. Anything can happen on the operating table.

Carla del Ponte's book "The Hunt" provoked an immediate reaction from the Serbian government - the Ministry of Justice of Serbia has already sent inquiries to Albania and the Hague Tribunal. But even without official investigative measures, materials about the activities of the Albanian mafia have already appeared in one of the Belgian newspapers, for which one of the sources of income is the trade in human organs.

Where and by whom were the organs of the killed Serbs used? A pointless question.

In many countries with a Muslim population, the use of alcohol is completely prohibited throughout the territory / Below we have listed a list of countries with the most stringent anti-alcohol laws.

Alcohol is completely banned in Yemen, according to the principles of Islam. Yemenis are not allowed to consume and sell alcohol in all parts of the country with the exception of Aden and Sana'a, where the drink is sold in certain permitted restaurants, hotels and nightclubs.

Non-Muslim foreigners are allowed to bring limited amounts of alcohol into the country and only drink at home.

13. United Arab Emirates (in Sharjah)

In the United Arab Emirates, alcohol is allowed to be sold under very strict regulations, with the exception of Sharjah, where it is completely banned. In Sharjah, only those who have a government alcohol license (usually non-Muslims) are allowed to carry alcohol.

In addition, such valid licensees may only consume alcohol at home. Consuming, buying, or any other form of drinking alcohol locally common use is strictly prohibited and offenders are subject to imprisonment, flogging or other forms of punishment. In other parts of the UAE, alcohol is allowed to be sold in restaurants, hotels, or other places where the seller has a valid license to sell alcohol.

Drinking alcohol is allowed for non-Muslims, but only in their private homes or in the hotels and bars they visit. No other form of alcohol consumption is permitted. Foreign tourists are allowed to bring a limited amount of alcohol into the country for personal use.

In Sudan, a war-torn country in northeastern Africa, alcohol is strictly prohibited. The Islamic state has banned the production, sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages in the country since 1983. The alcohol bans bill passed by the Socialist Party of the Sudanese Union was established under that country's mandate.

However, this prohibition applies primarily to Muslims, non-Muslims can drink alcohol in their private chambers. But tourists are always advised to follow and respect local rules and customs in Sudan, including laws on alcohol consumption, so as not to get into any unpleasant situation.

The laws of this Islamic country located in the Horn of Africa are very strict when it comes to implementing laws related to alcohol. Here, alcohol production, trade and consumption are completely prohibited.

Although non-Muslims and foreigners are allowed to consume alcoholic beverages, they must do so in their personal space. Those who disrespect Islamic law face severe punishment.

To the kingdom Saudi Arabia, where the main place for all pilgrims of Islam, Mecca, is located, there is a complete ban on alcohol. It is illegal to manufacture, import, sell and consume it. There is a strict baggage check at the airport to prevent alcohol from entering the country.

Those caught selling or drinking alcohol in public places face punishment, such as long prison sentences or flogging. Foreigners are also advised to be extremely careful about this delicate matter and refrain from alcoholic beverages when visiting Saudi Arabia.

In Pakistan, alcohol has been allowed for three decades since the country's independence. However, during the reign of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, a ban was introduced, and after his removal from office in 1977, the ban continued to exist.

Currently, although Muslims are not allowed to manufacture, sell and consume alcoholic beverages within the country, non-Muslim minorities are allowed to apply for alcohol licenses.

Permits are often granted for economic growth. Typically 5 bottles of liquor and 100 bottles of beer - monthly allowance for non-Muslims in the country.

In the Islamic Republic of Mauritania in western North Africa, the possession, consumption, sale and production of alcohol is prohibited for Muslim residents.

However, non-Muslims are allowed to consume alcohol in their homes or in hotels and restaurants that have valid alcohol sales permits.

The Maldives, located in the archipelago in the Indian Ocean, is a popular tourist center, known all over the world for its beaches and exotic resorts, where alcohol is prohibited for the local population.

Only in resorts and in some hotels and restaurants, it is allowed to sell alcohol to visitors with special passes.

Tourists visiting Libya are advised to respect local customs and regulations. The laws regarding the sale and consumption of alcohol are quite strict here. The sale and consumption of alcohol is completely prohibited.

Those who disrespect the law and publicly sell or consume alcohol are severely punished. However, it is said that alcohol can be easily obtained by illegal means.

In Kuwait, the sale, consumption and storage of alcohol is prohibited by law. The country has a policy of intolerance against those who get drunk behind the wheel. If even a small amount of alcohol is found in the driver's blood, the offender will be severely punished.

Drinking alcohol in public places is strictly prohibited, violation of the ban may lead to imprisonment of local residents or deportation of foreigners.

In Iran, drinking alcohol is prohibited for Muslim citizens. However, the law is not so strict on non-Muslims who are allowed to produce and consume alcohol under certain conditions. Non-Muslims are allowed to bring alcohol when entering the country.

3. India (in some states)

In India, the rules and regulations related to the sale, storage and consumption of alcohol are a matter of government. In states such as Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland, and, more recently, Bihar, the sale and consumption of alcohol is strictly prohibited.

In Manipur and Lakshadweep, alcohol is prohibited locally, in certain areas. Kerala also has some restrictions on the sale and consumption of alcohol. There is no alcohol ban in other states in India.

In some places, dry days are held during some festivals, and the whole country also celebrates dry days during elections or any national holidays, for example, Gandhi Jayanti (birthday of Mahatma Gandhi).

In Brunei, a sovereign state in Southeast Asia, the consumption of alcohol in public places, as well as the sale of alcohol, is prohibited. However, non-Muslim adults can carry two bottles of liquor and twelve cans of beer per person upon entering the country.

They must definitely say that they are carrying alcohol at the customs at the airport. Drinking alcohol is only allowed at home.

In Bangladesh, the consumption and sale of alcohol is prohibited. However, non-Muslims living in the country or visiting the country are not subject to such restrictions, but only if they consume alcohol in their personal space.

Certain restaurants, nightclubs, hotels and bars, especially those working with tourists, are allowed to sell alcohol.

Top 10 countries where alcohol is not only allowed, but also consumed in large quantities there.

The Global Commission on Narcotic Policy, which includes former and current high-level UN officials, in June 2011 recommended that countries experiment with legal regulation some types of drugs admissible for possible legalization in order to combat drug trafficking.

Below is information on the states where some types of drugs are legalized to one degree or another.

Australia

Legislation regarding the use of marijuana varies considerably from state to state. In Western Australia, the storage and private use of a small amount of marijuana (up to 2 plants, for exceeding - a fine), in the Australian Capital Territory, storage up to 25 g (for exceeding - a fine) is allowed, in South Australia, New South Wales and Tasmania, the storage of hashish is also considered to be a rather frivolous violation.

Argentina

In August 2009, the Supreme Court of Argentina on a small scale. Previously, the use and possession of marijuana and cigarettes with its content was punishable in Argentina by imprisonment for up to two years.

Belgium

In 1998, it was decided to classify marijuana as a weak drug and to keep the persecution of its users to a minimum. In 2003, parliament passed a law to legalize weak drugs.

In practice, the use of marijuana by adult citizens of the country is one of the most minor violations from the point of view of the police. However, a marijuana user will be prosecuted if they violate public order as a result. Smoking in public places, storage of more than 3 grams or sale is prohibited. The use of cannabis (hemp) for medical purposes is allowed.

United Kingdom

In July 2002, a decision was made to move marijuana from class B to class C. This means that it is not a crime to own small quantities of cannabis and its derivatives. However, the police retained the right to arrest marijuana users in "severe" cases, such as smoking cannabis in the presence of children.

Germany

The consumption of medical cannabis is legal, and possession of small quantities is treated differently in different federal states. In most cases, possession of less than 5 grams of marijuana is not prosecuted. Since November 2007, some patients have begun to obtain, by way of an exception, approval for the use of medical marijuana from local health authorities.

Canada

The storage of "light" drugs in the amount of no more than 30 g is not punishable by law, any operations with "hard" drugs are severely punished.

V large cities The Netherlands, such as Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht and others, have opened coffee shops that have official permission to sell marijuana, hallucinogenic mushrooms and other soft drugs. The organization of licensed coffee shops was designed to protect soft drug users from hard drug addicts.

SSA

In the United States, the federal government does not recognize any legal basis for marijuana use. However, since 1996, Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Nevada, Oregon and Washington have passed laws allowing the use of marijuana as a medicinal product. In some US states (Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont), this is allowed with various caveats. The US National Institutes of Health also recommended the use of cannabis for certain diseases in its guidelines.

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On January 1, 2010, a government decree came into force regulating the possession of "small quantities of drugs." In the Czech Republic, it is now allowed to carry or store up to 15 grams of marijuana, 5 grams of hashish, 1.5 grams of heroin, one gram of cocaine, 2 grams of pervitin.

Switzerland

In a November 2008 referendum, 68% of Swiss polling stations voted to officially sell heroin to drug addicts. In parallel with the voting on the so-called "heroin program", the issue of legalizing marijuana was submitted to a referendum. However, only 36.8% of Swiss supported this idea, thus leaving the situation unchanged.

In countries like Luxembourg, Spain, Portugal and Jamaica... In the partially self-governing Free City of Christiania, geographically located within the city of Copenhagen (Denmark), hemp and hashish are also readily available and are not prohibited by Christiania's laws, although they are prohibited by Danish law.

The material was prepared on the basis of information from RIA Novosti and open sources

Every month, in search of real estate abroad, the website is visited by350,000 people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and other countries. During the year, they view 40 million pages with ads. We have studied the requests of visitors and compiled a rating of the most popular countries.

Montenegro

It wins due to lower prices (the decline continues on the "secondary housing") and a new law, according to which and live on the Adriatic all year round. Demand could be even higher if the purchasing power of the main investors - and in Montenegro they are Russians - for last years has not decreased.

USA and UK

They rose in the rating due to the information noise (presidential elections and). High-profile political events stir up interest in the country, but not always lead to an increase in the number of transactions. Demand remains limited - potential buyers are mainly interested in "elite", and there cannot be many such deals.

Czech

Stuck in the top ten. The economy is stable, construction is developing, prices, especially for new buildings in Prague, are growing rapidly, local banks issue mortgages at record low rates. Most buyers are still interested in apartments in the capital worth € 100-200 thousand. In 2016, a new trend emerged - an increase in demand for commercial premises(the share of those interested in "business" real estate reached 18%). In this respect, the Czech Republic began to compete with Germany.

Turkey

Due to the fault of "big politics", which has been difficult to build lately, it has lost three positions in a year. If the rating was based solely on the requests of Russians, the country would sink even lower. But the citizens of Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Ukraine are still actively interested in Turkey. The most demanded region is Alanya, where there are many proposals worth up to € 50,000. Interest in Istanbul real estate is growing, which rises in price by 10-15% per year.

France

The most popular country among buyers of luxury real estate (7 out of 10 are looking here for objects worth from € 500,000). She is consistently in the TOP-10, and if it were not for the high average check, she probably would have got into the top five.

Cyprus

One of the last countries in Southern Europe where prices were still falling in 2016. Every year the decline is slowing down, the first signs of stabilization are already visible - an increase in the number of transactions and the pace of construction. Some of the buyers are attracted to the island .

Finland

Losing to warm sea countries in the struggle for the attention of foreigners. Finnish dachas have a buyer (mainly from the border regions of Russia), but their financial capabilities have decreased in recent years, and prices in Finland have not become more affordable.

Latvia

She stayed in the top ten until 2014 - while she was issuing “cheap” residence permits for the purchase of real estate. After the increase in prices for "golden visas", interest began to decline. , the situation has not changed.

Thailand

For the first time entered the Top 15 popular countries. A couple of more years of such growth and it will turn from an exotic into an ordinary direction for buying a second home. Low real estate prices (compared to European resorts), high rental yields (again, by European standards) and an increase in the number of new projects on the coast speak in favor of the "land of smiles".

Portugal

It cannot yet repeat the success of Spain. The interest of Russian-speaking real estate buyers in it is significantly lower. Although the conditions in both countries are similar. Here, too, there was a crisis that brought down housing prices, and also ended. It has its own and even more affordable. Apparently, the lack of information affects - after all, we travel to Spain much more often.

Slovenia

She finished the year on the 16th line of the rating. For a tiny European country, this is a good result. Five years ago, potential buyers from the CIS confused it with Slovakia, and now they are interested not only in apartments in Ljubljana and on the coast, but also in commercial real estate.

Croatia

She was entrenched in the TOP-20 popular destinations. Its accession to the European Union has brought it more European buyers, and the demand from Russian-speaking investors is still not growing. Despite the simplification of the conditions for concluding transactions and .

Switzerland and Austria

We have strengthened our positions. These are stable European countries with strong economies, whose real estate is growing in value at a moderate pace. In short, excellent destinations for long-term investments... If it were not for the high average check, the demand for them would have been much larger.

Dominican Republic

It is still the most popular destination among the few fans of the Caribbean Sea (after all, it's a long way to fly). Keeps in the top due to the diversity of the market. There are both decent apartments in resort complexes for € 30-50 thousand, and luxurious villas for a couple of million.

Estonia

Although she won back a couple of positions in a year, she is still far from her own record (15th place in the ranking in 2012). Previously, the demand was more ambitious - buyers were interested in dachas in Estonia, inexpensive apartments in the regions bordering with Russia, now only Tallinn is in demand, and a small one.

United Arab Emirates

We lost three positions in a year. Apartment prices in Dubai are no longer rising, and in general, the Middle East region is restless. The interest of investors from Russia and the CIS is waning. However, as the situation may change.

Hungary

In 2016, it dropped six places in the ranking. Because of decreased demand from those interested in immigration to Europe. The country has chances to win back its lost positions. The migrant buyers may be replaced by investors impressed by the rise in apartment prices in Budapest (up to 20% per year).

Israel

It attracts not only potential emigrants, but also investors. In large cities there is not enough housing, as a result, prices rise by 10-15% per year. In 2017, the country must maintain its positions.