Landed Global: Key Knowledge You Need to Buy International Property - Paperback

by Christopher Dillon (Author)

In Landed Global, you'll find:

• Case studies about foreigners buying a California condo, purchasing a French farmhouse, buying a Phuket resort and building a Sri Lanka retreat
• Case studies for a variety of budgets: from a US$50,000 Tokyo apartment to a $10 million country estate in County Waterford, Ireland
• Information on all kinds of international real estate, from a ski chalet to a golf community and from a pied a terre to your own private island
• Resources for people looking for the best place to retire, a second passport, arts and culture, beaches, low taxes and more
• Opportunities-and risks-for international investors, including student accommodation, gentrification, distressed property and boomtown real estate
• Clear explanations of freehold and leasehold ownership; the Torrens and deeds registration systems; and property rights, including mineral and water rights
• Examples of how real estate is bought and sold in more than 110 countries and territories
• Sources of international mortgages, including property loans for investors and end-users
• Tips for managing risks-ranging from asbestos to meth lab clean ups and from money laundering to fraud-when you buy international property
• Information about how FATCA (the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) affects Americans buying international real estate
• Key international differences, like laws that prohibit dual agency in Singapore and forbid real estate agents in Sweden from representing either the buyer or the seller
• Tools to research your purchase and find lawyers, architects, home inspectors and other essential service providers
• Much more

Author Biography

Christopher Dillon is an award-winning writer and entrepreneur based in Hong Kong. In 2002, he bought and renovated a floor in an office building in Hong Kong's Central business district. Since then, he has purchased and refurbished a luxury apartment on the west side of Hong Kong Island and transformed a derelict steam laundry into a multimedia studio. He began investing in Tokyo real estate in 2010. That experience inspired four books: Landed: The expatriate's guide to buying and renovating property in Hong Kong (2008); Landed: The guide to buying property in Japan (2010); Landed China (2013); and Landed Global (2014). In 2015, he released an expanded and revised edition of the Hong Kong book under the title Landed Hong Kong. A native of Canada, Chris Dillon lived in Tokyo from 1989 to 1992. He appears regularly in the international media, as both a contributor and a guest.

Number of Pages: 296
Dimensions: 0.62 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: June 12, 2014