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May 17th, 2012
Currency Strength Robot Review – Any good or Is it another Scam?
Currency Strength Robot Review – Any good or Is it another Scam?
Article by Thomas Winston
Henry Liu has turned his extremely popular currency strength meter into a 100% automated trading robot!
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<p align=”left”>It’s tough to keep track of what’s going on in the market without at least comparing 4 to 5 charts at the same time, and to be absolutely sure that you didn’t miss anything, I would literally look over 10+ different pairs for a better picture.<p align=”left”>Even the fastest chartist will probably take 3 or more minutes per chart, considering different timeframes, and that’s about 30 minutes just to find out what’s really going on with the market… By the time you’re done, market has already moved; so you need to start this process again…<p align=”left”>Or consider this, you wake up to an overnight drop in the GBP/USD pair, but what caused the drop? Is it stronger USD? Or stronger EUR? Or stronger JPY? Wouldn’t it be great if you can just <em>see it </em>without having to go through the ritual?<p align=”left”>How about this, you are looking to SELL EUR after a strong negative comment from ECB Trichet, which pair would give you the best outcome? EUR/USD, EUR/JPY, or EUR/GBP? Because by choosing the wrong pair to trade, it could mean either addition 100 pips of profit or just barely breaking even…<p align=”left”>That’s why Henry Liu created this Currency Strength Meter, works with any MT4 (Metatrader 4) platform. All you need to do is enable all Forex symbols in your market watch and enable the DDE Server. <p align=”left”>You don’t need a live account with a MT4 broker, just download any MT4 broker platform with a demo account, then you are done.
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In case you have never heard of Henry Liu, he is a well-known Forex guru and has been featured all over the web; he recently hosted online seminars with Tradethenews.com with over 2000 attendees, he is an expert consultant for ForexPeaceArmy.com, and he publishes a daily newsletter with over 100,000 subscribers.
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The Indian rupee will soon join the elite club of major currencies like the dollar, euro, pound sterling and yen to have a unique identification symbol. The Cabinet will decide on the matter on Thursday and is likely to approve a symbol reflecting the Hindi alphabet standing for ‘R’. The proposal involves a list of 5 symbols for the Indian rupee drawn up by the Finance Ministry, which reflect India’s ethos and culture. The 5-shortlisted signs are simple, easy to write and designed to appeal to Indian and international community.
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May 17th, 2012
3 Things to Avoid While Buying Euro Millions Ticket Online
3 Things to Avoid While Buying Euro Millions Ticket Online
Article by Andrew Craig
Euro millions ticket can be purchased within a few minutes through any of the associated and dedicated websites dealing in these lottery tickets. The websites are also attributed with the huge international of the lottery draw actually taking place in Paris. People use these online portals and websites to participate in the game by spending a very lesser amount of time and efforts. Further, these online options can also be availed in those countries, where the authorities do not allow the selling of lottery tickets through the lottery shops and outlets. However, the experience of participating in the game through the online methods can be compared to a normal online shopping transaction. You need to understand the basic procedure to buy the Euro millions ticket online by selecting the numbers. Most of the websites offer a set of detailed and clear guidelines to make it easier for the beginners and new players. Also, you need to consider a number of basis points to experience a smooth and hassle-free online lottery playing experience.
Avoid Providing False Information
A player is required to submit a set of personal and contact information while subscribing to avail the services of a specific website. These websites are stored inside a secure database maintained by the online portal. Whenever a player uses the website to buy online lottery tickets in future, the same data are used by the website to the National Lottery Commission. You need to submit all the data in the most accurate and exact manner, as these will be used to establish you as the buyer and owner of the online Euro millions ticket. Some of the websites also help winners in claiming and receiving the prize money based on the various personal data submitted by the player at the time of initial registration. Only the accurate and exact personal information will help you during the entire process of participating in the game.
Avoid Sharing Your Login Credentials
Just like other online shopping websites, the online lottery shops also use a secure login mechanism to distinguish the orders places by each individual player. Only the authentic and real buyer can access the details of the online lottery tickets purchased by him after using his login credentials. So the security and safety of the Euro millions ticket depends on the way you preserve with other people. Your ticket can only be preserved in an effective and efficient way till your login credentials are not shared with a second person.
Avoid Using Unsecured Payment Gateways
Similar to other online purchases, you will have to make payment for the purchased tickets by using your debit or credit card. The mode of payment differs from one website to another and you need to select a website based on the type of credit card being used by you. You need to spend some time in understanding the security and privacy policy followed by a website, before providing with your financial and banking information. The transaction can only be effective, if you pay for the Euro millions ticket through a secure payment gateway. Also, an unsecured payment gateway may lead to misuse of the various financial details provided by you on trust and goodwill.
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May 17th, 2012
Real Estate Stats of Sold, Pending Sales and New Inventory in Phoenix Arizona
Real Estate Stats of Sold, Pending Sales and New Inventory in Phoenix Arizona
Article by Maureen Karpinski
Reproduction of this document allowed by Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service who provided the document
SALES Month over Month Total sales in March increased by 1,620 sales (22.3%) to land at 8,869. This continues the upward sales trend begun in January. SALES Year over Year March sales of 8,869 fell 10.7% below the March 2011 figure. However, it is slightly above the 12 month average of 8,453. High sales figures, a consequence of the Valley’s strong affordability, contrast sharply with the decade record low sales figure of 2,912 sales in January 2008.
ARMLS STAT APRIL 2012
NEW INVENTORY New inventory rose slightly (6.8%) in March to 9,492. New listings, which had been on a downward trend line since April 2011, reversed direction in January and have been following an upward trend since then.
TOTAL INVENTORY Total inventory, which began a decline from 56,227 in November 2009, continued to fall in March by 7.9%, to 21,863. The reduction in total inventory to this level is reminiscent of inventory numbers in 2003 and 2004, the Valley’s last normal market. 3
NEW INVENTORY New inventory rose slightly (6.8%) in March to 9,492. New listings, which had been on a downward trend line since April 2011, reversed direction in January and have been following an upward trend since then.
TOTAL INVENTORY Total inventory, which began a decline from 56,227 in November 2009, continued to fall in March by 7.9%, to 21,863. The reduction in total inventory to this level is reminiscent of inventory numbers in 2003 and 2004, the Valley’s last normal market.
MONTHS SUPPLY OF INVENTORY (MSI) Market wide MSI fell to 2.47 months in March, the lowest level since September 2005. While the market wide MSI is not indicative of inventory supply in smaller market niches, it does signal declining inventory and upward market pressure on pricing.
NEW LIST PRICES New list pricing continued upward in March. The median new list price rose 3.5% to 9,900. The last time the median new list price hit the 9,000 mark was in May of 2009, when pricing was still in free fall. The average new list price rose 1.4% to 2,900, continuing the positive pricing momentum started in August. 4
SALES PRICES After remaining relatively flat for the first eight months of 2011, median sales pricing began a slow and steady rise in September 2011, which continued in March to land at 9,900. The median sales price climbed 19.9% from the decade low of 8,300 in May 2011. The average sales price rose 8.4% in March to 0,600. The last time average sales price was 0,000 was in January 2009, while pricing was declining. Median sales price hit its decade high of 4,800 in June 2006 to tumble 59.1% to its low of 8,300 in May 2011. Average sales price fell 56.8% from its decade high of 0,400 in May 2007 to 1,368 in August 2011. The upward pricing we have seen over the last months is welcome, but should be seen only as the first steps in the right direction of a long climb.
THE ARMLS PENDING PRICE INDEX™ The Pending Price Index is a forecasting tool unique to ARMLS, which uses pending proper-ties in the MLS system to predict median and average pricing 90 days into the future. The thirty day predictions have proved to be the most reliable, usually within the acceptable margin of +/- 5%. The 60 and 90 day predictions are less so, as they are more heavily influenced by short sales, whose closing dates are less reliable. STAT depends solely on the data in the MLS system for its predictions, and postponed closing dates, particularly on Short Sales, cause deviations from STAT’s published predictions by unacceptable margins. Last month’s STAT predicted the median sale price for March to be 6,000, missing the mark by 3.10%, with the actual median price of 0,000. STAT predicts the April median price to land at 3,000. The average price prediction last month was 4,000, missing the actual April average price of 1,000 by 3.79%. STAT predicts the average sales price for April to be 0,000. The current market is relatively brisk with less than three months’ supply of inventory. While ARMLS will continue to track 60 and 90 day predictions, it is temporarily suspending its reporting on the 60 and 90 day predictions until their reliability settles down to more closely resemble actual pricing metrics.
ARMLS STAT APRIL 2012
PPI SUPPLEMENT The PPI Supplement focuses on newly pended properties added to the total pending pool each month. Looking back over the most recent four months of new pending data, STAT reports a shift in the makeup of pendings at the various price points. Pending properties in the ranges ,000 and under and the ,001 to 0,000 declined 3.7% and 7.64%, respectively, over the last four months. The 0,001 – 0,000 declined .93% over that last three months. Also noteworthy is the percentage rise during the December to March period, in the 0,001 to 0,000, the 0,001 to 250,000, the 0,001 to 0,000 and the 0,001 to 0,000 price ranges. These in-creased 2.46%, 2.25%, 1.24%, 1.14% and 1.21 %, respectively. Changes in the percentage of properties in the 0,001 and above are too small to be significant at this point. As the inventory in the lower ranges is absorbed, buyers are shifting to more plentiful inventory in the higher price ranges, which are still very affordable. Pricing recovery will first be seen in incremental gains in the pending pool. Pending Contracts Signed In March Price Range PPI Avg PPI Med PPI Units Units % of Total <=50,000 35,088 36,550 737 7.57% 50,001 – 100,000 78,338 80,000 2,186 22.46% 100,001 – 150,000 125,893 125,000 2,478 25.46% 150,001 – 200,000 173,230 171,000 1,507 15.48% 200,001 – 250,000 226,105 225,000 933 9.58% 250,001 – 300,000 275,100 274,000 554 5.69% 300,001 – 350,000 326,331 325,000 377 3.87% 350,001 – 400,000 375,754 375,000 266 2.73% 400,001 – 450,000 427,168 425,000 172 1.77% 450,001 – 500,000 478,457 480,000 76 0.78% 500,001 – 550,000 528,305 525,000 86 0.88% 550,001 – 600,000 577,791 575,000 71 0.73% 600,001 – 650,000 635,347 637,500 47 0.48% 650,001 – 700,000 679,768 680,000 37 0.38% 700,001 – 750,000 733,255 740,000 29 0.30% >=750,001 1,279,186 1,025,000 178 1.83%
PPI SUPPLEMENT – $ /SQ FT The PPI – $ /SQ FT report examines on a rolling four month basis incremental gains and losses in the price per square foot of newly pended properties, added to the pending pool each month. Since ranges above 0,001 have relatively small numbers of pendings each month, they are more vulnerable to influence by one or several atypical sales, and are thus not statistically significant. In the ranges from ,001 through 0,000, there were only small price per square foot gains, with the 0,001 to 0,000 and 0,001 to 0,000, showing increases of 3.13% and 1.89%, respectively. Pending Contracts Signed In February Price Range PPI Avg PPI Sq Ft PPI Units Avg Pending Price SqFt <=50,000 34,898 1,166 769 30 50,001 – 100,000 78,183 1,501 2,334 52 100,001 – 150,000 125,661 1,805 2,397 70 150,001 – 200,000 173,788 2,079 1,422 84 200,001 – 250,000 226,283 2,353 781 96 250,001 – 300,000 275,802 2,604 476 106 300,001 – 350,000 326,449 2,762 306 118 350,001 – 400,000 374,685 2,976 217 126 400,001 – 450,000 427,532 3,095 122 138 450,001 – 500,000 477,282 3,388 100 141 500,001 – 550,000 530,024 3,460 55 153 550,001 – 600,000 577,562 3,388 56 170 600,001 – 650,000 629,825 3,748 36 168 650,001 – 700,000 669,182 3,646 22 184 700,001 – 750,000 730,287 3,959 27 184 >=750,001 1,394,592 5,195 166 268
FORECLOSURES PENDING Foreclosures pending in March increased by 196 units, to end at 18,029. Foreclosures pending remain on the steady downward trend line, begun from a high of 50,568 per month in November 2009. Foreclosures pending are the precursors to lender owned inventory and sales. Steady declines in properties are good news for the Valley’s pricing recovery. This is the third month in a row foreclosures pending has hovered around 18,000. Prior to January, this level was last seen in second quarter of 2008.
AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET (DOM) Average Days on Market dropped another day in March to 92. This metric fell below 100 in September, and has remained in the 92-95 day range since then. Market wide DOM is not reflective of DOM in smaller markets, which are influenced by the supply and demand of that specific market niche. DOM as reported in STAT is a barometer of overall market health. STAT recorded its highest DOM of 138 in February 2008.
DISTRESSED SALES Distressed sales as a percentage of total sales fell 4.6% in March, to 46.8%. This is the first time since ARMLS began tracking this metric that it dipped below 50%. Distressed properties have unduly influenced Valley pricing for some time. In September of 2010, its percentage reached an all-time high of 74.1% of total sales. In March, there were 2,275 short sales closed compared to 1,872 lender owned sales. In the past foreclosures dominated short sales, but in November 2011, the trend reversed, and short sales have eclipsed lender owned since. This possibly reflects greater lender appetite for workout
COMMENTARY March STAT reports a continuation of good news seen over the last several months. A 7.9% decline in inventory to 21,863, coupled with a 22.3% rise in sales to 8,869, exerts positive pressure on pricing. Once again STAT reports gains in all four pricing metrics: median and average prices, for both listing and sales. The upward pricing trend that began in the August/September time frame continues. Although not robust, it is steady and definitely upward. MSI dropped to 2.47 in March, which makes for a brisk market, fueling Subscriber complaints over lack of adequate inventory. The current forces of supply and demand should support this upward pricing trend. Valley pricing fell approximately 60% between June 2006 and the Q2/Q3 2011, leaving much ground to be made up. Many doubt that the high average of 0,400 or the high median of 4,800 will be matched in this recovery. At the Scottsdale Area Association of REALTORS® Economic Forecast on April 2, NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun reported on the recovery and forecasted some trends and concerns for Phoenix Metro, Arizona and the nation. While the Valley has record affordability and historically low interest rates, other factors are impeding recovery. As the Valley watches inventory dwindle, particularly worrisome, according to Dr. Yun, is that builders are not restocking to keep up with the US population growth of 3 million per year. Some areas are seeing shortages already. Large builders have been able to tap their stock holdings to get the necessary capital to build, but other medium to small builders are stuck without access to funding. While interest rates are historically very low, many homebuyers are still denied credit. Banks have tightened their lending standards, keeping many buyers out of the market. The FNMA average credit score is 720, and the FHA average score is 650. Consumers with credit scores of 720-760 rep-resent only 20% of the population. If lending standards were set back to the year 2,000, Dr. Yun believes that sales could be 15-20% higher than they are today. Banks, though profitable, have not seen their stocks rise. Investors are staying away from bank stocks, fearing the negative effects of lawsuits. There has been only partial implementation of the Dodd-Frank legislation1, which has left banks and investors uncertain of the implications of full implementation. This further encourages them to hoard cash, and hold firm on restrictive lending standards. Arizona, California, Florida and Nevada, where job losses were the most severe, are now leading U.S. job expansion. Arizona posted a 40,600 job growth year over year through February.2 From August through December, the four above states added 222,100 jobs, 28% of the U.S. increase in employment, according to Labor Department figures.3 While unemployment for Phoenix is 8.3%,3 greater Phoenix job growth increased by 37,800 jobs (1.6%) from a year ago, according to Economist Elliott Pollach’s March 12 publication.4 While important indicators are moving in the right direction, and there are many positive metrics in March STAT, there are still hurdles and issues to overcome. As STAT has said in months past, this recovery is steady as she goes.
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May 17th, 2012
Why You Should Choose Forex – It is a Better Investment Area Than Stocks and Commodities
Why You Should Choose Forex – It is a Better Investment Area Than Stocks and Commodities
Article by Lero
It is no doubt that forex is a better way to make money than the stocks and Commodities. There are 7 reasons for this.
1. Forex is the worldwide biggest market. Every day, over 2 trillion dollars are traded. Compared to forex, the stocks and commodities are relatively small, which are about 200 billion dollars daily. So the forex market provides greater chance to win big money than the other 2 markets because of stability, fairer price and better trade execution.
2. In the forex market investment leverage can be as high as a 200:1 margin. This means you can control ,000 with only 0. In the futures market, your average margin is only 4:1. So with the same amount of money you will win more in the forex market.
3. You can open a trading account with only hundreds dollars in the forex market. In the stocks and Commodities, the investors are expected to fund several thousand dollars to open an account.
4. You only pay a spread on the currency pair you are trading when trading forex and the cost is very low. In the stocks and commodities markets, you must pay transaction fees which do not exist in the forex market.5. There is no limitation and difference in risk when buying long or selling short any currency pair in the currency market. This is different from the equity market which has more risk and more limitations for short selling.
6. Forex market opens 24 hours a day from sunday to friday. This gives forex traders the opportunity to trade at any time they like. Compared to currency market, the equity and futures markets are not very satisfied because of a time limitation of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m Monday to Friday.
7. It is easy to manage your account in the currency market because you can only concentrate on several major currencies.
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Gold and silver bullion: bars of beauty and value
Gold and silver bullion: bars of beauty and value
Article by Tim Bridges
Investors have been buying and selling Gold and silver bullion for many years. Both as a symbol of purchasing power and as a unique investment, gold has fascinated due to its beauty. Ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans and traders today prize gold as a valuable commodity. Silver is valued for its industrial metal use, uses in health, and uses as sparkling jewelry ornaments.
It is easy to dabble in gold, to experiment with it, and then trade it in. Gold bullion is seen as real money, a rare good that does not wear like lesser metals or paper as it is passed from hand to hand. Even the smallest amount of gold is portable and can be used to buy goods and services. Universally accepted, gold can be easily bought and sold around the world. Certainly if you want to diversify your investments, gold is a good option to have in your mix.
The 10-ounce gold bullion bar of at least.995 fine purity is the standard bar in the industry. Historically it has been used for storage and trading, and one can also have it delivered personally. Individual gold bars are hallmarked by a certified refiner to guarantee its weight and purity.
An even purer bar of gold is known as the troy ounce gold kilobar, a one kilogram bar of fine gold bullion of at least.999 purity. Here too, manufacturers guarantee weight and purity of the bullion content by imprinting their stamp or hallmark on each bar.
Silver bullion on the other hand has been used primarily as a monetary metal, durable, divisible, very convenient, and able to provide optimum utility. Today, silver is most commonly used as an industrial commodity. Industrial demand for silver has grown consistently for the past three decades because of silver’s many unique properties, including its unparalleled electrical and thermal conductivity, sensitivity to and high reflectance of light, and its ability to endure extreme temperature ranges.
The 1,000 ounce silver bullion bar is the standard industry unit and traditionally used for trading and storage, but can also be taken for personal delivery. Each bar is hallmarked to certify weight and purity. Actual weight can vary up to 10% in either direction.
The smaller and lighter 100 ounce bar enables investors to more conveniently store and transport their silver. Many kinds of.999 fine silver bars have been created, including bars from the Royal Canadian Mint, Engelhard, and Johnson-Matthey. Unlike the larger 1,000 ounce bars, smaller 100 ounce silver bars are preferred for stacking and storage in a safety deposit box or a home safe.
The experts at goldsilver.org understand that Gold and silver bullion bars are real, tangible assets, and are known to retain their value during inflationary and deflationary times, and times of political uncertainty. They are extremely liquid investments, easily stored and transported, and can be a wonderful way to preserve one’s wealth.
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May 17th, 2012
Sand Casting
Sand Casting
Article by Galenw
Sand casting means the production processes that need sand as the main molding material, it also means the casting products made by these processes.
1. Casting Process
We need make wooden, resin or metal patterns according to the drawings or samples. Then, we put patterns into the sand boxes, then put green sand or resin sand into the boxes, then make the sand become solid by pressure come from molding machines or manual methods, then take the patterns out, and so, the space taken by patterns will become hollow, then inject melted liquid iron into the hollow space, then after cooling, the hot iron water will become iron parts, the after sand blasting process, remove the sand on the surfaces, and we will get the clean cast iron parts.
2. Casting Prices
The prices of sand castings depends on rough casting cost, machining cost, surface coating cost, heat treatment, packing and delivery costs. You could find the FOB China prices on the main page of Dandong Foundry in China.
The prices of exported sand castings will be mainly affected by the exchange rate of USD to RMB and pig iron prices. Therefore, the prices are not stable.
3. Main Equipments
There are many equipments for producing sand castings.
3.1. Pattern Making
Normally, metal foundries do not make wooden and resin patterns in-house. However, some large foundries with machining capability could make the metal patterns by themselves. But as for the complex metal patterns, only the professional pattern workshops could meet the requirements.
As for wooden and resin patterns, the workshops need some manual tools and simple lathes. As for metal patterns, the workshops needs some CNC centers, numerical control milling machines, wire-electrode cuttings.
3.2. Molding Equipments
3.2.1. Manual molding, it is very traditional molding method, which is also called as hand molding. Workers use simple tools and sand boxes to complete the molding process. This method still has very wide application. Almost all metal foundries are still using this method to deal with small batch production or special sizes of castings.
3.2.2. Molding machines. These machines include mechanical molding machines or simple Leak mould machine. Leak mould machines do not have wide application since their low production rate and dimensional restriction. Molding machines are still widely used, they have their advantages, however, because of their comparatively low production rate, they have been replaced by automatic molding line step by step.
3.2.3. Automatic molding lines. These molding lines have very high production rate, so more and more iron foundries are importing them, and they are perfect for producing automotive parts.
3.3. Cleaning and Grinding Equipments
3.3.1. Sand blasting equipments are the main cleaning equipments, and there are mainly hook-type, crawler, transfer desktop shot blasting machines. After sand blasting, the castings will need workers to grind them by grinding tools to remove the burrs and sharp edges.
3.4. Furnaces
The melting furnaces main include medium frequency induction furnace and traditional cupola. More and more metal foundries have imported induction furnaces to replace cupola in order to improve the production rate and casting quality.
Machining Equipments
3.4.1. Most of metal foundries in China have their own machining equipments in-house. At least, they could complete the simple or rough machining by themselves. Some larger foundries have high precision machining tools.
4. Materials
Foundry sand is the main molding material for sand castings. The main sands include green sand, resin sand, pre-coated resin sand and water glass quartz sand.
According to the metal materials, sand casting can be divided into cast iron, cast steel, cast aluminum, cast bronze castings.
5. Casting Defects
Sand castings have many defects, such as sand holes, air holes, sand inclusion, cold shut, shrinkage, cracks etc. Less casting defects will be the main quality issue.
6. Casting Products
Sand castings could be widely used for many industrial and residential fields, mainly include stove and boiler parts, agricultural and engineering machinery parts, pump and valve bodies, pipe fittings, drainage parts etc.
7. Quality Inspection
Metal foundries normally completes the visual inspection, dimensional inspection, physical properties (hardness, tensile strength) and chemical component. As for some special tests, such as the sharp impact test, pressure test, x-ray inspection, magnaflux inspection and ultrasonic test, some professional suppliers could complete them in-house, but most of suppliers will have to entrust professional labs.
8. Casting Suppliers
In China, there are some different metal castings suppliers. Some are professional machining workshops, but they have their foundry partners. Some are professional metal foundries. Some are just trading companies, which have their own sub-suppliers.
Sand casting process has thousands of years history, and the products made by this process have taken over 80% of total castings in the world nowadays.
This article was from Dandong Foundry. For the whole article, please check Dandong Foundry Blog.http://www.iron-foundry.comhttp://www.iron-foundry.com/sand-casting.html
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May 17th, 2012
Five Reasons to Buy Sharm El Sheikh Property.
Five Reasons to Buy Sharm El Sheikh Property.
Article by Mark Burns
1: Low Prices made lower by Currency ExchangeBecause Sharm El Sheikh is an immature emerging market, property is nothing short of cheap by western standards. It is made cheaper still for British buyers by the fact that the Egyptian pound is a very cheap currency, which has been largely unchanged by the weakness of GBP.
2: Mostly Off Plan Property Means Discount BonanzaAgain because it is an immature market, most Sharm El Sheikh property on the international market is currently in development stage, which means most properties are for sale off plan. Off plan property purchases come with a certain level of risk and this is factored into the deal in the form of a substantial discount off the property’s market value on completion.
Not only an immature market, Sharm El Sheikh is a tourism driven market, which means most of the properties are within resorts. Resort property is often worth up to 30% more than its off plan price when the resort is fully completed and operational.
It is a commonly known fact that extensive due-diligence into the developer and development can minimise this risk, which means the discount equals instant equity and fantastic value for money.
3: Opportunities for strong rental returns. Because of the rapid growth in the tourism sector, coupled with the low prices of property, and the fact that resort’s are being developed for sale to property buyers and managed rental, owners of Sharm El Sheikh property are currently earning rental yields of between 8% and 12% from holiday rentals. It is little wonder then that so many properties in Sharm El Sheikh are offered with strong rental yields guaranteed for fixed terms.
4: Massive Scope for Capital AppreciationAgain, because of the low property prices, and the massive economic growth, as well as growth in tourism and foreign property investment, Sharm El Sheikh property is forecast to see massive capital growth in the next 10, 20 and 30 years. Similar resort-driven markets have been known to see considerable capital growth year on year, and with demand for accommodation in Sharm El Sheikh at an all time high, it is likely this demand will continue for many years to come.
The economic growth alone will lead to rising property values; as affluence grows within the population, wages and the cost of building materials are likely to increase. This in turn will push up property prices in Sharm El Sheikh and the surround areas including Shark Bay and Nabq Bay.
5: Minimum Risk of Over-DevelopmentAnother benefit Sharm El Sheikh has is that most of the region is protected from development, as part of government nature reserves and such like. This will lead to supply of property for rent and for sale falling short of demand, increasing rental yields and capital growth.
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