International Real Estate for Foreign Buyers: Country Guides

International real estate means buying or holding property outside your home market. These guides are for foreign buyers considering a home, investors comparing rental markets and families weighing property ownership alongside residence and succession plans. Country guides cover purchase rules in places including Greece, Portugal, Dubai, Italy, Spain, Singapore, Switzerland and the Americas. The collection also examines mortgages, holding structures, currency exposure, rental yield, off-plan risks and taxes on purchase or exit. A property purchase is not necessarily a route to residence and foreign-buyer restrictions differ significantly between markets. Begin with the country guide for the location you are considering, then read the relevant financing and risk articles. The table below uses only figures already stated in each guide's key facts. Those figures are not a substitute for a complete transaction budget, due diligence or local legal advice. Check current official rules before committing to a purchase.