The best destinations for property investment
10 places where a home is both an asset and a part of life: sea, climate, open borders. Look first, then we will do the numbers.
What draws you?
Tap what matters most to you — the destinations that fit stay bright.
UAE
Sea and skyscrapers, a winter without a coat, no tax on rent
Spain
Sun, sea and cities you want to live in all year round
Turkey
The Mediterranean, two continents and a passport with a purchase
Thailand
The tropics all year round and a currency that has stood still for eleven years
Cyprus
The European Union by a warm sea: euros, English and clear paperwork
Montenegro
A bay, mountains above the water and euros in your wallet
Georgia
Mountains, sea and hospitality, and the simplest way into a market
New destinations in the base: Cambodia, Egypt, Panama
Cambodia
Cambodia is known above all for Angkor — the temples of the Khmer Empire, whose heyday fell in the 10th–13th centuries.
Egypt
Egypt is known above all for its ancient history on the banks of the Nile.
Panama
Panama is known above all for the Panama Canal: it joins the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and opened in 1914.
A home abroad is more than income
It is also a place you want to return to, and the freedom to choose where to live.
A plan B
A second passport or residence for the family: which programmes are open to your citizenship.
Markets side by side
The same five questions for every destination. Click a row to open the country.
| Destination | Ownership for a foreigner | Currency | Purchase costs | Status with a purchase | Price above inflation, in dollars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAE | Full, in designated zones | Dirham, pegged to the dollar | About 6.3% (Dubai, ready flat) | Residence for 2 years at any price; 10 years from AED 2m | +5.4% a year (2020–2025) |
| Spain | Full, in your own name; in border and protected zones a non-EU citizen needs a permit | Euro | 10–15% with taxes (lawyers’ estimate); regional tax from 6% to 13% | Residence by purchase was abolished in 2025 | +3.7% a year (2015–2026) |
| Turkey | Full, across the country, except protected zones | Lira; a foreigner counts prices in dollars | 6–10% on the resale market | Citizenship from $400k; residence from $200k | +0.9% a year (2015–2026) |
| Thailand | A flat: full, within the 49% quota; a villa: a 30-year land lease | Baht: 32.7 per dollar in 2015 and 32.6 now | About 1% plus a lawyer (ready flat) | A yearly renewable visa with a purchase from 3m baht | −0.3% a year (2015–2026) |
| Cyprus | Full; a non-EU citizen needs a permit, up to two properties | Euro | 4–8% on a ready home; a new build adds 19% VAT | Permanent residence from €300k with an income from €50k a year | +0.6% a year (2015–2026) |
| Montenegro | Full, on the same terms as a citizen | Euro | 3–6% tax on the resale market; in a new build 21% VAT is already in the price | Residence with a tax valuation from €150k | No price index in our base |
| Georgia | Full, in your own name; farmland is closed | Lari, floating rate; prices are often quoted in dollars | 0.15% to 3.35%: there is no purchase tax | Residence when the property is valued above $150k | No price index in our base |
Not in the table yet: Cambodia, Egypt, Panama — the destination arrived from the base recently and the editor has not filled its row.
How prices have behaved
Home prices in dollars, adjusted for inflation, 2015 = 100. Anything above 100 is growth above inflation.
Dubai is measured over another period: from Q1 2020 to Q4 2025 homes rose 36% above dollar inflation. We have no price index for Montenegro or Georgia. Source of the series: Bank for International Settlements, country-wide indices.