Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa December / Jan 2016 | Page 57

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EXPERT Q&A

SPAIN IS TOP TARGET FOR COMMERCIAL REAL
ESTATE INVESTORS IN EUROPE, NEW POLL SHOWS
Jenny Ellinas
CYPRIOT REALTY
More and more South Africans want to acquire
permanent residency in Europe to secure a ‘Plan
B’ for themselves and their families. And Cyprus,
an ex-British colony, full EU member and not part
of Greece (!), currently has the most attractive
residency programme on offer.

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ctive commercial real estate investors see Spain as the top investment
target in Europe for next year as values are still below peak, new research
suggests.
This is a sign of the Spanish commercial market’s recovery, with Germany
following close and Germany is next on the lis X