‘Maximum return at minimum risk’

GEM Estates (Global Emerging Markets) advises experienced overseas property investors, corporate clients and first-time overseas property buyers, on the hottest up-and-coming overseas property markets across the globe. GEM Estates has a portfolio of overseas investment property in emerging markets including Morocco, Brazil, Cape Verde, Egypt, Italy, South East Asia and the Caribbean, although we are constantly on the look-out for lucrative emerging property markets to suit our existing and future property investor clients. We recommend only the best off-plan overseas property developments which offer investors maximum return on investment at the minimum risk.

GEM Estates was established in 2004 in direct response to the fall from grace of the traditional, established second home markets. As ‘new’ overseas property markets entered the arena, suddenly the Côtes, Costas and Keys seemed overpriced, overdeveloped and perhaps most importantly ‘over’ as a vehicle for making a substantial return on investment. The second home market began to make its biggest shift in recent history and the world became the property investor’s oyster.

GEM Estates looks after experienced investors looking to diversify their portfolios, as well as first-time overseas buyers dipping their toes into an exciting world of opportunity. An in-house team of professionals is constantly researching and uncovering new markets; only recommending the very best which offer the maximum return at minimum risk. Entry level prices have to represent excellent value for money, the economic climate has to be ripe for growth, the government has to be committed to improved infrastructure and increased tourist arrivals, and the country must be politically stable enough to sustain that growth.

Once GEM Estates has pinpointed a true emerging market, the next step is to source top quality off-plan developments to present to its clients. This is often the most time-consuming part of the process as due diligence needs to be undertaken examining everything from build licenses and land ownership, to financial guarantees and examples of the builder’s previous work. Independent solicitors are instructed by GEM Estates to oversee this process. When all parties are happy, and only then, the product is added to GEM Estates’ portfolio. GEM Estates’ future as a business depends on the success of its customers, repeat business and referrals, so recommendations have to be spot on.

GEM Estates is conscious of the fact that the purchase of the property is just one small part of the whole procedure, particularly when crossing unfamiliar international borders, which is why the company offers clients the services of a choice of country-specific, independent, legal, taxation, mortgage and foreign exchange professionals which clients are free to utilise, or indeed decline.

For more information, please contact us using the information above. We look forward to hearing from you.