International Property Advice

Age Pension overseas is one of the first things Australians ask me about when they think of retiring abroad, and the answer is not a simple yes or no. According to Services Australia, you can keep receiving the Age Pension while you live overseas, and you do not have to remain an Australian resident to do so. But the rate you receive can change, depending on how long you have lived in Australia, and some...

Moving to the UAE is one of the most common questions I hear from people who want a lower tax bill, year-round sunshine and a fast-growing international hub. The UAE government states that it does not levy income tax on individuals, and it charges 5 per cent value added tax on goods and services. That is a real draw, but it is only part of the picture. Housing is usually the biggest cost to price...

Europeans moving abroad is a bigger story than most people realise, but not the one most headlines tell. Germany's statistics office, Destatis, reported a net loss of about 97,000 German citizens in 2025, up from about 81,000 in 2024. Yet the top destinations it named were Switzerland, Austria and Spain, so most people who leave stay inside Europe. That distinction matters if you are deciding where to go....

Moving from Australia to Thailand is no longer a niche idea. The Australian Bureau of Statistics recorded a net loss of 17,000 Australian-born residents in the year to June 2025. That figure covers every destination and includes people who later return, so it is not a count of who is heading to Thailand. It does show that leaving is a real conversation for many households, driven by housing costs, a...

Why are Americans leaving the US? For most, it is not one dramatic event. It is the sum of a monthly budget that feels harder to control, concern about violence and safety, and the exhaustion of living in a society that can feel permanently divided. Gallup found in 2025 that about one in five Americans would like to move permanently to another country if they could. That measures aspiration, not actual...

Buying property abroad as an American is straightforward, and US law places no restriction on it. What matters is the destination country: whether foreigners can own outright, how the purchase has to be structured, and how you pay. Most US banks do not lend against property overseas, so American buyers typically pay cash or release equity from a home in the US. The purchase itself is not an IRS reporting...

Moving abroad from the US is easier than most Americans expect, and in a few countries buying a home can help you stay. A completed freehold condo in Thailand worth at least THB 3 million, about USD 89,000, supports a renewable stay for as long as you own it. Cyprus offers lifetime permanent residency for a EUR 300,000 new build. Cambodia offers a retirement visa from age 55, with our first properties...

Cambodia is joining our portfolio, with property in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap expected before the end of the year, and it brings something few markets in our range can offer. Own the right property here and you are not just buying an apartment, you are opening the door to a second home in Southeast Asia. Cambodia runs a renewable long stay visa tied to a qualifying investment, a straightforward retirement...

Cambodia is the next market joining our portfolio, and I expect to have properties in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap before the end of the year. It is worth knowing about now rather than when the listings appear, because it does several things that no other market in our range does at the same time. Foreign buyers own condominiums outright in their own name. The whole economy runs on US dollars, so there is no...

You can buy a condo in Bangkok as a foreigner, own it outright with your name on the title deed, and use it as your way to live in Thailand. That combination is rare anywhere in Southeast Asia. Our current Bangkok range starts from about USD 92,000 for a fully furnished one bedroom apartment in Rama 9, which is priced right around three million baht. That figure matters, because a completed freehold condo...