I applied for a U.S investment loan with Citibank and HSBC. Neither were prepared to offer loan products for rentals to foreigners, however, HSBC were happy to offer me a loan for a 'second home' or a 'holiday home' in the U.S. They were also prepared to lend me up to 80% LVR for a second home or a holiday home purchase. You could always purport t…[Read more]

I think to blanketly rule in or rule out entire states is ludicrous. You have to look at markets within those states. Florida has a number of major cities and regions and each one has and will be affected in different ways and will have different opportunities moving forward,For example, miami beach has not been impacted anywhere near as badly as…[Read more]

I too am in the final stages of taking the plunge and choosing to invest in the U.S and specifically Miami.By background, i work in property development, so i have a good grasp of property fundamentals and the thing that makes investing in the U.S so much easier is the amount of research on residential property trends and analysis in the U.S. It…[Read more]